Tuesday 29 March 2011

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Parakeet in tree (2)

 

Since I last posted about the flock of parakeets that have been feeding in my garden, they have become a more and more regular part of the day.  They always come at around the same time (early afternoon) and they always send a look-out first.  This Very Important Bird sits at the top of the tallest tree and surveys the garden before he lets the others know it is safe to come over.

Parakeet on bird feeders

 

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They are becoming increasingly tame too.  Yesterday I managed to go from the back door to the edge of the deck with my camera to photograph them without them spooking and flying off.

 

Parakeet on feeder

 

It feels like such a treat to have them in my garden.

15 comments:

  1. Slightly more exotic than my fat pigeons!! Mind you, you have a much more impressive array of bird feeders too.

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  2. They are such a pretty green colour. Thanks for sharing.
    Anne xx

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  3. I love them! It's mad that they're wild in London. The visitors I have to my garden are raucous magpies and all the neighbours' cats.

    Maybe the Very Important Bird has a scout over my garden and thinks 'no way'!

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  4. How great to have such a lovely bird in your garden. So far they don't seem to be visiting this part of London.

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  5. I adore our parakeets. We have two flocks that zoom by the windows--and like you said always around the same time each day! But we have some very anti-parakeet people on the allotments. Sigh.

    K x

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  6. They're in a tree behind my house, too - they've only come so close during this past few weeks. I love that flash of colour. The first time I saw them, years ago, I thought I was hallucinating!

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  7. I didn't even know these were wild in London... how exotic. We have crows!!!

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  8. Wow. These images are fantastic. It was such a thrill to catch a glimpse of a few on Saturday and to hear them squawking. It must be fabulous to see them up close like this.

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  9. What fantastic photographs. When we lived in London (Peckham) we had them in our garden from time to time as they lived on Peckham Rye. I love your Magnolia photographs as well, I've just been trudging around taking pics of Magnolias in other people's front gardens - they are quite extraordinary aren't they?

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  10. Aren't they wonderful! Much more fun to watch than the little brown birds that frequent my garden!

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  11. Ooooh what a cuties these are! Yes, you should feel very lucky!
    Thank you for sharing these pictures.
    Emma (Littlehandsdreams)

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  12. What fab photos. My MIL in London has these in her garden all the time and they drive her MAD. Personally, I think it makes for quite exotic living...! Ax

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  13. Wow, very colourful. Can't wait for the photograph of one sitting on your shoulder.

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  14. I am stunned that you have wild outdoor parakeets. Cannot wrap my head around that one.

    GORGEOUS photos.

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