The rise and rise of parakeets
We are surrounded by wildlife, even in large urban areas. Some species have adapted particularly well to living among humans, but not all of them are loved for it. I am going to write a bit about some of these species, starting with rose-ringed or ring-necked parakeets. The photo above was taken at Park Hill in March 2020. Male rose-ringed parakeet, Nottingham, Oct 2019 Back in 2019, I spent a few days in Nottingham and visited the Arboretum, a park close to the city centre which has some aviaries containing exotic birds. I was amused to see and hear a bird in one of the aviaries that I'm used to encountering in the wild almost daily. Parakeets, South Croydon, May 2020 I remember as a child, visiting somewhere in South West London, flocks of parakeets in the trees being pointed out to me. They had been in a few specific areas for decades. There are various theories about how these bright green birds from India got to be living in the wild here. Parakeets, South Croydon, May 2020 T...