Yesterday my son and I took a bike ride near the River Congost, stopping to have a look at the monk parakeets (
Myiopsitta monachus) which are nesting in some trees there. These parakeets are beautiful, noisy and social birds. They are an invasive species and some people are concerned about the effect that such animals have on native flora and fauna. They are successful here, building their large communal nests and, obviously, managing to raise plenty of young because there is clearly a huge population here. As we cycled away we were impressed by the size of the flock that flew over our heads!
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| Monk parakeet / Cotorra argentina (Myiopsitta monachus) |
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| Communal nest |
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| Monk parakeet / Cotorra argentina (Myiopsitta monachus) |
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