I am intrigued by this,I had absolutely no idea about these Parakeets! I hope they don't have to be culled,but if they are having a detrimental effect on the native birds,I guess it will happen.
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Interestingly, the Ring Neck parakeets' progress / geographic expansion is quite slow. They seem to be happy in a fairly small area and are building numbers there.
It turns out that Monks parakeets do indeed talk. It adds a whole new dimension!
I am so pleased......yesterday early morning I saw a Coal Tit on the peanuts outside my kitchen window. I was lucky enough to get a good look at it and it definitely was one.
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Hello Liriodendron, Yes, that's the Mrs. eating on the suet block and Mr. in my hand. Those two I have known for a few years and they scream at each other if they land on me at the same time.lol
Hello Fairygirl, I don't know this to be a fact but I think the downy woodpeckers are very territorial. I never see young ones so I think when they leave the nest they go off to find a mate and a territory for themselves. Now these two in the picture I know, but I can walk 3minutes down the path and there will be a couple there who won't land on me nor eat seed. they do like to visit me, hopping on a branch beside me and pecking around for bugs.
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It turns out that Monks parakeets do indeed talk. It adds a whole new dimension!
Is that a female woodpecker in the last photo?
Yes, that's the Mrs. eating on the suet block and Mr. in my hand. Those two I have known for a few years and they scream at each other if they land on me at the same time.lol
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I don't know this to be a fact but I think the downy woodpeckers are very territorial. I never see young ones so I think when they leave the nest they go off to find a mate and a territory for themselves. Now these two in the picture I know, but I can walk 3minutes down the path and there will be a couple there who won't land on me nor eat seed. they do like to visit me, hopping on a branch beside me and pecking around for bugs.