Evil Elvis Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Was walking through some woods and saw what looke dlike a bird of prey all tucked up on a branch, could see a hooked beak, the sun was behind it so it was difficult to see, once i got around the other side i could see its colour....It was a bright green parrot!!!!! It was very happy looking and didnt respond to any calls, it was green with black edges to the featers and about the size of a female sparrow hawk....not well up on parrots!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanhutchison Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 one of these? http://www.google.co.uk/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1R2ADFA_enGB406&biw=1259&bih=576&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=ring+necked+parokeets&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 No, not a ring neck, i know what they look like, seen them in the wild in middlesex, no this was bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 More like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 If you look at the markings on this fellow it was like this but coloration green and about the same size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Was walking through some woods and saw what looke dlike a bird of prey all tucked up on a branch, could see a hooked beak, the sun was behind it so it was difficult to see, once i got around the other side i could see its colour....It was a bright green parrot!!!!! It was very happy looking and didnt respond to any calls, it was green with black edges to the featers and about the size of a female sparrow hawk....not well up on parrots!!! There seems to be quite a few "escapees" out there in the wild. When you said it didn't respond to any calls but seemed happy, did you try "Whose a pretty boy then" I find this sometimes provokes a response!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Perhaps it was tired after a long squawk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 "Whose a pretty boy then" I find this sometimes provokes a response!!! I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerousDave Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 I did & did it reply....................NOT YOU, YOU UGLY ****** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Probably was a Parakeet... Lot's of them around the London / Surrey area these days, AFAIK they are now on the GL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STOCKY A391 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Get a lot of these around the Teddington area of london , understand a few breeding pairs were accidentally released in the late 80's. however , saw 1 in a neighbours garden last weekend and i'm down on the south coast. Beautiful creature, left some scoff out for it, took some footage with the video camera and left it to its own devices. It looked happy enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Probably was a Parakeet... Nope defo not a parakeet, too big and wrong markings, seen loads of those in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezbear Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Like this one Evil Elvis as they are about the right size, Yellow naped amazon http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/amazons/images/YellowNapedWBA_ApFpB104.jpg&imgrefurl=http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/amazons/yellownapedamazon.php&h=383&w=400&sz=29&tbnid=71nlw66dyj1vOM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dyellow%2Bnaped%2Bamazon&zoom=1&q=yellow+naped+amazon&hl=en&usg=__GVHIRO2-I_UjAKhXHlgoIDqjGY8=&sa=X&ei=OcAHTYOBDoWFhQfNtMTuBw&ved=0CCQQ9QEwAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 I'll ask the woman down the street. She should know. Everyone says that she's had a cockatoo in the past :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 I'll ask the woman down the street. She should know. Everyone says that she's had a cockatoo in the past :yp: good :lol: one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 More like this: is it a shutterstock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peck Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 could it have been one of these.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 If it looked sick,you could always give it a paraketamol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonsterandmerlin. Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Do you think we should change the forum name to Parrotwatch now. Cheers OTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermincinerator Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Was it one of THESE? Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 From the description I would say its a Norwegian blue...and its most probably pining for the Fjords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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