Parroting : A day with the parakeets

I must say that my favourite place for birding is the rooftop of my in-laws place at Rishra. The pond beside the house attracts all sorts of birds, as well as other animals. A variety of birds can be photographed just by standing at the corner of the roof. The bamboo grove has become green again because of abundant rain this year, but one dry stem stands out from all that greenery, acts as a perch for the birds.

 

Parakeets too, have become regular visitors here, especially during the evening hours. They sometimes roost on the nearby trees. On one such day, I photographed three different species of parakeets from that place.

First, the more common ones, the Indian ringneck or rose ringed parakeets (Scientific name: Psittacula krameri). They were perching on a coconut tree, on the far side of the pond. They are very active and pretty noisy

 

The noisy lot, indian ringnecks

this leafy tree is good for resting. how many can you see??

Flying away. male ringneck

Then there were a pair of Alexandrine parakeets (Scientific name: Psittacula eupatria). They are larger than the ringnecks, and have a distinct red patch on the wings. The male, obviously has ring on the neck.

 

Balancing act, the male alexandrine parakeet trying to balance itself on thin bamboo stems

 

Female on the left, male on right (alexandrine parakeet)

 

Lastly, there were a couple of rose breasted parakeets ( Scientific name: Psittacula alexandri ) feeding on a nearby guava tree. They flew away as soon as I tried to photograph them, only a few flight shots.

 

rose breasted parakeet, probably a male, flying away

 

Hope to see them very soon.