Here are a couple of shots of a ring-necked parakeet taken at Broad Colney Lakes nature reserve in Hertfordshire.  For once it was a pleasure to observe a parakeet feeding in relative silence as they are infamous for being very noisy.

Ring-Necked Parakeet

Ring-Necked Parakeet

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