Black-capped chickadees, dark-eyed juncos and cardinals congregate around a backyard feeder as birdseed falls to the grass like sprinkles. Suddenly, from the sky comes a flash of vivid green and blue, ...
Amateur wildlife photographers have been flocking to a north Belfast park to spot a tropical new arrival. Bedecked with emerald green feathers and a rose-red beak, the ring-neck parakeets have become ...
Wildlife experts want to capture exotic birds before they drive native Irish species out of their natural habitats A rose-necked parakeet in Dublin. Photo: Mark Carmody The parakeets forced some stock ...
Parakeets used to be relatively widespread in Pakistan as recently as a generation ago, with many older residents of South Punjab especially being able to recall a time when they were a regular sight, ...
After a small group of parakeets were released from a zoo in Brussels in the 1970s, their numbers soared. A population increase has also occurred across the continent. A rose-ringed parakeet roosting ...
Pakistan’s wild parakeet populations are facing a severe crisis, with experts warning that the iconic birds could soon disappear from the country’s forests and plains altogether. High demand for the ...