It turns out that seeing, and hearing, a green parakeet in the garden early on a Sunday morning is not an unusual thing (any more) in rural Worcestershire. Like muntjac deer, and children named Edmond, these were not a thing when I grew up nearby. But, they are now. - ThreadSky

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silversprite.bsky.social • 4 days ago

It turns out that seeing, and hearing, a green parakeet in the garden early on a Sunday morning is not an unusual thing (any more) in rural Worcestershire.

Like muntjac deer, and children named Edmond, these were not a thing when I grew up nearby. But, they are now.

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viviennesoton.bsky.social•3 days ago

We scattered my mother’s ashes on Saturday in the park in S London she played in as a child 80 years ago. As we scattered them a trio of green parakeets flew down and then did a fly past as we walked out of the park to get lunch.
Tropical birds instead of bombers and barrage balloons, she’d like it!

puggle18.bsky.social•3 days ago

In my little corner of the People's Republic Of Malvern, we have muntjac but not parakeets.... yet

graham-m.bsky.social•4 days ago

One winter, perhaps a decade ago, a flock of about a dozen green squeaky toys turned up, messed about a bit, bickered and then flew on. We've seen some of them most years since, but in smaller numbers. We live in Berkshire, a small flap from Windsor great park, which seems to have plenty.

graham-m.bsky.social•4 days ago

Impressive that they've made it out to Worcestershire. Do you have any red kites? We have some that are part of the disapora from the Chilterns repopulation exercise, came along from the M40 and various A roads. Usually a pair over or near our house.

blackwillow1.bsky.social•3 days ago

At least they didn't name him Blackadder. 😉

pzwarne.bsky.social•4 days ago

I was having breakfast in Cologne at Xmas and looked up at a wall opposite that was in sunshine. There were about 20 red macaws (called araras in Brazil, my wife told me) having a warm before flying off.

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