Cheeky Monk parakeets surveying their new domain

Seen in Vallecas, a suburb of Madrid.

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peachfront@toot.community · 3 pts · 163d (1 reply)
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JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 163d

Here nobody pays any attention to them, basically they're pigeons but greener and LOUDER. I believe they were eating trash. Alas.

Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 162d

Ha, look at them preening! 🥺

ada@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 163d (7 replies)

Their new domain?

JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 163d (5 replies)

An urban car park far from South America.

ada@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 163d (4 replies)

But how did they get there?

JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 163d (3 replies)

Feral population descended from escaped pets.

ada@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 163d (2 replies)

Now I'm confused again... They've been there since the 70s... Your caption said new domain, so I was thinking those specific birds were very new to the specific spot they were photographed at

JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 163d (1 reply)

The 1970s is pretty recent in evolutionary terms! It was just a way to say that these birds are beautiful and fun but they're also an invasive species.

ada@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 163d

Oh! Ok, that makes sense. This is what happens when I try and over think things before my coffee has kicked in :P

SPRUNT@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 163d