Ring-necked parakeet

[ctrollen]

Taken in Windsor Great Park on a sunny day last week. Having failed to successfully stalk a buzzard, and seeing neither red deer nor red kites (the only one in range all the time I was there was as I was parking the car ) I had to make do with a few shots of ring-necked parakeets. Certainly not my favourite bird but at least it's colourful!


Ring-necked Parakeet by Chris Trollen, on Flickr

[Stan]

Re: Ring-necked parakeet

lot of these in London and often see them at Barnes WWT

Nice blue sky to compliment the bird

[tigerburnie]

Re: Ring-necked parakeet

Seems there's some in Glasgow, never seen one out in the wild so to speak, nice capture though.

[Silvertouran]

Re: Ring-necked parakeet

Seems there's some in Glasgow, never seen one out in the wild so to speak, nice capture though.

Ive seen them in Victoria Park ,Whiteinch, Glasgow.

[ctrollen]

Re: Ring-necked parakeet

Cheers chaps.

[Trev B]

Re: Ring-necked parakeet

Excellent, what a colourful bird. Your comment, re not your favourite bird - reason?

[ctrollen]

Re: Ring-necked parakeet

Excellent, what a colourful bird. Your comment, re not your favourite bird - reason?

Thanks Trev.

It's mainly because they're non-native, but have successfully populated areas around here in their hundreds (or thousands!) following a number escaping in the 70s.

[pelliott1954]

Re: Ring-necked parakeet

Well caught, super colours and light

Paul