Ring-necked Parakeet - with other birds Psittacula krameri
Is this the world's bravest Greenfinch? (He stayed to eat for several minutes).
The Great Spotted Woodpecker, usually shy but with a dagger-like beak, stands his ground against the Parakeet.
With juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker.
When Parakeets first arrive in the neighbourhood, other birds are wary, but they soon get used to having each other around.
Not what it seemed
The end result
But they have ousted Starlings and others from nesting holes.
They in turn have become used to other local wildlife.
With Stock Doves.
With Stock Doves.
With Corvids: Magpie and Jay (and Stock Dove/Wood Pigeon).
Parakeets are even brave enough to eat while the local fox is in the garden.
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Alexandrine and Ringneck Parakeets
Parakeets and Great Spotted Woodpeckers
Confrontation with Magpies
Jackdaws and Parakeets