On 6 Oct, 17:38, jadel <delco...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Oct 6, 12:12=A0pm, The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly
> Known as Nina DiBoy' <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > Pete L wrote:
> > > This morning I watched a stork flying past my window. It was
> > > surrounded by squawking parrakeets. The stork flew on and was then
> > > swarmed with crows and seagulls. They were obviously trying to chase
> > > the stork away.
>
> > > Anybody an idea of what was was going on? Why should smaller birds
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> > > off a stork and are storks any great threat to other birds? I live
in
> > > Cliftonville, just next to Margate, Kent, UK. We have quite a large
> > > colony of parrakeets here who have lived in the local park for about
> > > 30 years now.
>
> > What kind of parakeets? =A0We have the same thing here is Northern IL,
> > USA. =A0I have a colony of Monk parakeets 5 or 6 couples strong which
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> > to feed at my feeder.
>
> Britain has a surprising number of =A0feral parakeet species. =A0The BBC
> website had an article about them some time ago.
>
> J. Del Col
I'm not too sure which breed they are. Asfar as I know they were the
result of a few pets escaping about thirty years ago. They certainly
seem to be thriving. I remember years ago that they never strayed far
from the park but you can now see them at least two or three miles
away. I have never seen one land in my garden but I do see the odd
green feather so perhaps they come down before I'm up and about.
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