Show us ya birds !

[Treemoose]

That's a stunner that get some close ups

[born2trot]

That's a stunner that get some close ups

 

Thanks TM , I'll see what i can dig up for you

[Treemoose]

a load of these chaps turned up in the garden

[David Humphries]

a load of these chaps turned up in the garden

 

Ring necked parakeets.

 

 

 

Roughly where abouts are you ?

 

 

 

 

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[Treemoose]

Meopham/Culverstone in Kent

I've heard/seen them for probably about 5 years 3 miles down the road but not had them hear yet and in the last week we have had flocks of them

 

As pretty as they are I do wonder what kind of affect they are going to have on our natives in the next 10/20 years they seem very prolific

and they are munching on the hornbeam in the garden. I guess they will eat a variety of nuts and seeds

[nepia]

Meopham/Culverstone in Kent

I've heard/seen them for probably about 5 years 3 miles down the road but not had them hear yet and in the last week we have had flocks of them

 

As pretty as they are I do wonder what kind of affect they are going to have on our natives in the next 10/20 years they seem very prolific

and they are munching on the hornbeam in the garden. I guess they will eat a variety of nuts and seeds

 

 

They'll eat bloody anything and destroy anything they can to get at it! I count my blessings that until two winters ago they'd never stopped in the garden here but now they're regular visitors, though few in number. They roost in hundreds if not more a couple of miles down the road on some marshes.

[David Humphries]

As pretty as they are I do wonder what kind of affect they are going to have on our natives in the next 10/20 years they seem very prolific

and they are munching on the hornbeam in the garden. I guess they will eat a variety of nuts and seeds

 

 

Potentially a very big problem

 

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/forestry-woodland-management/9980-fueling-invasion.html

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-health-care/17886-parakeets-pruning.html

 

 

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[nepia]

Nothing special in terms of quality but an uplifting sight 20 feet from the house.

[nepia]

And while I'm here why not celebrate another native.

[Treemoose]

Do feel like its an invasion It looked like around 50 birds at one point and they are a raucous bunch

 

Nice pics Jon like the woodpecker having a drink

And your tits look rather nice (longtailed)