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RonW
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At least that is what some people call them. They say they compete with native birds for nestholes.
but even though these two were indeed squabbling with some jackdaws over the hole in question there is no evidence they really negatively affect any species in the Netherlands.
And I like them, their noise and color brings a bit of the tropics the the cold lowlands
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Stuart
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Ring neck parakeets..used to keep one of these many years ago..great little character
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Jas
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Excellent photo's. 
There are large populations of these in south london/kent area. I was working at a school the other day that had a flock of around 50 of these that use there water tower for drinking, wished i had my camera with me.
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SnakeGuy
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wow there lovely, didn't realise we get them over here!! Wish there were some down my way  |
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Jordi J
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Ah Halsbandparkietjes nice (dutch for Ring neck parakeets)
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kroakykaren
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They are lovely, wish we had them up here
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Scott W
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Terrific photos Ron.
| Jas wrote: | Excellent photo's.
There are large populations of these in south london/kent area. I was working at a school the other day that had a flock of around 50 of these that use there water tower for drinking, wished i had my camera with me. |
I used to see just 2 or 3 when I was a kid, near Petswood in Kent, their numbers certainly have exploded.
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MJ
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| Scott W wrote: | | I used to see just 2 or 3 when I was a kid, near Petswood in Kent, their numbers certainly have exploded. |
Well it's only taken them 35 years to do it  
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H.S.
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My brother gets them in the trees behind his garden, he lives nr Bexleyheath/Welling. Also used to see a few in the beer garden of a pub in Croydon, although they ring around they're necks was more of a thick gold band with a 'clahn' pattern on the breast. 
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