Hoping my local Monk Parakeets were there...

[htcdude]

...and they were! We have some Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) that nest not too far from here every year, and they're building again

Here they are:



An inturder!!



And all is well:



And this is what they nest on :




Also found a Sedge Warbler, a first for the site I believe!



He likes to sing:



Nige

[RoyW]

Originally Posted by htcdude

And all is well:

All may be well at the moment, but I can't see this nest being allowed to remain.
As an alien species Monk Parakeets do not have the same protection as other birds (I think that they may even have specifically been added to the general licence?), and I think that a reason will be found to destroy this nest before it affects the operation of the phone mast.

[htcdude]

Originally Posted by RoyW

All may be well at the moment, but I can't see this nest being allowed to remain.
As an alien species Monk Parakeets do not have the same protection as other birds (I think that they may even have specifically been added to the general licence?), and I think that a reason will be found to destroy this nest before it affects the operation of the phone mast.

I was wondering. This nest used to be the width and depth of the structure you see. I guessed there were 2 option:

1) The nest had been destroyed
2) The birds had decided to rebuild from scratch

I suspected the first.

Nige

[actionfinch]

some cool pics .love the second one..