A bit of fun from Avalus,
In my parents garden, we had a visitor recently: this young parakeet (I guess it is a rose-ringed one, Psittacula krameri). It was a bit roughed up by the neighbour’s cat, but it stood its ground and was not injured. The cat on the other hand has a new appreciation of sharp beaks, I guess. The bird did not mind us too much and tried to climb everything. We later had to save it from drowning in our rainwater barrel and it then for a while did not want leave the net on a stick we used on him. Still determined to climb something, it finally scaled our toolshed walls and a few hours later flapped away. The photos are a bit of a searching puzzle.
DonDueed says
Nope, I only see the one keet.
… I’ll be going now.
Marcus Ranum says
“Mad ninja skills!” thinks parakeet. Better not wear that outfit against a gray background, though!
Marcus Ranum says
That’s a cool birdhouse architecture, too.
quotetheunquote says
Isn’t it a bee house?
johnson catman says
Took me a few minutes to find him in the last pic. He is good! Or maybe, I am just not that good at the “Find X” puzzles.
Nightjar says
Cute! Could it be an escapee or are there introduced feral populations nearby?
Ice Swimmer says
The last one required a 24 inch display with 1920x1200 resolution (at school) and some magnification, before I was able to spot the parakeet.
I think the first picture is extra cute.
Lofty says
In #3 the anomaly I spotted first was the shape of the tail feathers. Cheeky parrot attached.
chigau (違う) says
My default, when using “devices”, is to centre the subject.
That is where I look first.
It doesn’t alway work.
avalus says
Thanks all!
@ Marcus: it is an insect house.
@ Nightjar: In the rhine region there are a few stable poulations founded escapees. It’s parents observed the whole adventure from a safe distance.
A few years ago, I had a group of parakeets in front of my kitchenwindow, taking refuge from the snow and watching me cook with great interest. I felt like I was in a tropical version of “Birds”. On the plus side, they keep the pidgeons away.