The Wild Parakeets (Ringneck) of Hyde Park in London, U.K.
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- The parakeets will fly onto your hands, shoulders, head and arms if they see that you have food for them. At times, it can feel overwhelming but also lots of fun to have them all over you.
These parakeets actually look closer to the size of a small parrot, and I guess I'm thinking of the domesticated parakeets that I've seen. Perhaps in the wild, they simply grew larger. According to various websites, the official name for them is ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri).
Here are some links to various articles that describe more about them, how they came to be and growing in large numbers (and the problems they now face from predators):
www.citylab.co...
www.independent...
londonist.com/...
Ed did the camcorder filming & narrations at the beginning & then utilized iphone video to shoot the latter scenes of the birds feeding from our hands.
Had these eating out of my palm today....fantastic.
Handfeeding a wild bird is a very poor idea.
By making them comfortable around humands you massively lower their survival-rate
@Taznaz Z I know. What I wrote, while true in someway, is just an over-simplification of what's the real danger of artificially enhancing their food supply.
Short and simple: They are non-notive/invasive. If left alone they might be able to intergrate into the ecosystem without doing much, if not any, harm.
But by feeding them/enlargining their food supply we enhance their population growth capicity which in turn causes them to compete native species out of the ecosystem (or atleast littling their population) and ruin the ecosystamic balance.
Don't blame the poor ringneck, of course. They are only trying to survive in the dire situation we put them in. But if we keep continuing this, we'll only run into the danger of ruining ecosystems and the ringnecks image.
Pigeon 1: "Those green buggers sit on their hands and get a lot more food. Why don't we do that?"
Pigeon 2: "uhm......"
Was fun having these and a bunch a pigeons sitting on me shoulder
Godwilling when i come back to London, im definitely coming to this park. Wish i would've known sooner about this park.
The Gray Squirrels do the same in Hyde Park they come right up to you if you have food for them. Its a really cool place to go if you Love animals and just to hang out during the Summer days
Yeah I got some of those guys in my video can’t believe how tame all the animals are at Hyde park
If only they were the native reds instead of the diseased invasive grey squirrels
oh, I am so excited to go to London and see these beautiful boys. :)
Have fun!
Aw they’re so cute and beautiful birds! Saw loads in Regents Park last time I went. Must visit Hyde Park at some point and take loads of seed!
2:00 the pigeon is like yo u forgot me.
Beautiful birds. So tame and perfect looking.
Tons of them miles out from Hyde park, I live in Hampstead, and they are everywhere, they are very vocal and love screeching at each other.
Love doing that with pigeons. Used to be fun at Trafalger Square feeding them from your hand, till mean Ken Livingstone put an end to that pleasure, and huge tourist attraction.
Yep, mean old miserable Ken always had the makings of a labour London mayor.
In Bristol now aswell ..hopefully they will be all over the UK soon.
Hello there - we visited Bristol for the very first time this past May 2023 & absolutely loved it !! Did not see any parrots, unfortunately....maybe they were hiding from us....🤣🤣Glad you are enjoying them there ..... 💝
I saw a group of these in the park, thought someone set their pet parrots free...now i realise
Probably that's what happened originally..lol so your still right.. !😊
Awesome man. Where I live In East London I always see a pair of Parakeets in the local park, it's very nice to see. I also see a few bats late at night...If I am out looking at my window and I make the slightest sound they'll fly basically right past me, it freaks me out sometimes haha.
I had this in Venice they were on my head and everything lol but pigeons lol.
Incredible
Yes and no
Handfeeding a wild bird is a very poor idea.
By making them comfortable around humands you massively lower their survival-rate
God, I love the internet, a two minute search and just by typing green bird in London I found the name. Then typing that in to yourube i found this video and confirmed its the same birds just by the sound they made in the video. (I couldn’t see the birds well so I wasn’t even sure if they were 100% green because they were flying too fast and almost looked white then a faint green at points. They’ve been dancing around my bedroom window for a while, about a dozen of them. Adorable! Wish they’d come and help me clean my room like they did in Cinderella 😂 really reminded me of those birds form the film
their call sounds like a squeaky toy doesn’t it! We get them in Sheffield but they’re not anywhere near as numerous!
I don't think I'm high enough to get that one.
In Germany we have thousands of wild ringneck parakeets too
We just returned from Spain and noticed quite a few in Barcelona in some of the parks.
@@TheWWWatson visit cologne or Düsseldorf you won't believe your eyes, they're are as common as pigeons
I have two in my garden I live in Oxfordshire
Wonderful!!!
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Those are ringneck parrots which are commonly sold as exotic pets in the United States. This is either one of two scenarios.
One, she could be in Hyde Park in the UK which does has a small population of feral ringneck parrots. Ringnecks are known to social and friendly so this happening isn't far-fetched.
Or two, these are her pet parrots and letting them out to enjoy some free air.
There are some small populations of feral ringneck parrots in parts of California, Florida and Hawaii but not sure if there are any parks that they've been known to congregate to because that there is a park she's at. I personally believe she's probably at Hyde Park in the UK. Also, she's got food people. When animals are used to humans and they see food, they'll come. This isn't Disney magic 😆😆 But it does look cool!
They are 100% wild and can be found all over the UK. I've seen some in Tenby, Wales
The first recorded breading colony was found in Thetford Norfolk in 1850
I saw my first wild parakeets quite recently on a trip to Kew Gardens. I live in the New Forest and as yet there are very few here. What a joyful experience to have them land on you - I wish I'd thought to take bird seed with me. Is there a particular seed - or other food - that they prefer? Thanks for sharing this video.
The guy there was passing out feed for people to give to them - looked very similar to the wild bird seed formula that I feed birds in my backyard in the U.S.
Hey i have one as pet they love food ... especially. Peanut ,green chilies,fruit(mostly sweet ones) and gram pea ...btw they are really intelligent can learn anything u say 😂...great listeners though ..
No way! I had no idea they were tame... the ones in Blackheath are like ninjas, always heard screeching, never seen unless they zooming past in a flock pissing off every cat in earshot!
LOL
the ones in sheffield just live in the trees and hide at my secondary school but nobody takes notice because they dont know what a parakeet sounds like and have never seen a wild one in the uk ever lol
What is the impact on native birds?
Ahhh over by the Peter Pan statue! I have been there many times to feed the lovely green "Posh Pigeons"
wondering video
thank you very much
Thanks and welcome
I haven't seen this video Wedigo. Very cool!
Hey Ivan, thanks for commenting. We did not expect to see these fun birds at all & glad we filmed it. What is really weird is that of my 200+ uploads in the past 7 years, this video has been viewed 14,000 views in just 8 months, a record breaker...was not expecting that...wow. Guess cute animal videos are the ones that are guranteed to be instant winners. More importantly, I'm loving all the comments people are leaving.
ahhaahha Record breaker! I see that.
Hope all is well with you and the missus. We've booked several hotel rooms already, rental car, etc. so we are almost done for our trip to Greece/Istanbul in 3 months..... getting more excited by the day.
Excellent Wedigo. All is good! I was at the Science center in Los Angeles to see King Tut, it was amazing! I took a lot of footage.
Great ! Can't wait to see it. Saw the exhibit many years ago here, in San Francisco, & really enjoyed it
sooooo cute
Omg I am at Hyde park all the time but never seen this, where's about is this my little girl would love that
I just got ny own ringneck parakeet. I never knew there was wild 1s in the uk. 1 I had last year escaped so maby he's still alive hope so 🙏
Hope so too.... They seem to find each other somehow in the wild. That is how all these flocks get started, it seems.
I have them come visit my garden, to eat the beans from my indian bean tree in Essex UK
I see Hyde park sounds just like New Delhi does in the early hours of morning. 😊
Was it uncle Jimmys fault??
We got loads of them overhere in my area as well. I always feed them in my garden. They are really clever birds but also little destroyers and thiefs, they steal the nests the tree holes of other birds
Thousands of Monk parakeets and Indian Ring Necked parrots are scheduled to be killed in Seville, Spain as part of the city's plan to eradicate them as an 'invasive' species. Most species of animals were non-native at some point in time. If you would like to find out more, please help me in my cause to save them : chng.it/t9WfmLTF
Can u take home as a pet
They are in Wanstead flats too loads
MUCH nicer than shite hawks! {pigeons}
Wao amazing so beautifull
Why haven't we got any down in Brighton! I'd love them outside of my door, I'd feed them every day ☹️
I know Wright! I live in Brighton and I wish there was wild parakeets ☹️😭
Seen 2 yesterday in Sheffield
I've seen parrots flying in West Midlands
I saw one of these flying in Croydon. Thought I was going mad.
In Pollards Hill, Mitcham I see them every evening
I went here and 2 parrakeets came on my hand
I prefer parakeets over pigeons.
Yours are very tame
The ones where I live are cute but if you piss them off they can be your worst nightmare
Unfortunately London has been invaded by lots of different species
I want to capture them and take them home is that allowed ?
Why would you imprison a bird ?
No you cannot. They are wild birds & are protected.
@@natewilson2378 Sadly, they have no protection at all.
Rather than embrace them as a tourist attraction, as San Francisco has done with its wild Cherry Headed Conures, our Government has decided to allow them to be killed.
MrHistorian123 Aww no. Silly thing is, all life at some point migrated to another part of the planet. Ok, they are escapees but it’s still natural to occur. They’ve established themselves there. It’s better to let them be.
Even if it's allowed I don't think it would make a good pet. You are way better off it you get captive bred ones
They congregate in a tree on the a406 in north west London early in the morning , they must all sleep there . Hundreds in one tree
Funny there's is no any male parriot
Handfeeding a wild bird is a very poor idea.
By making them comfortable around humands you massively lower their survival-rate
@huawei thirteenmegapixel And the biggest problem of all is that, "artificially" largening this spiecies' foodsuply will also do major harm towards the ecosystem (in long term).
People feed them --> The population grows ---> the population grows larger then the ecosystem would have let happen, simply because we artificially largened their foodsuply ---> the birds strip the lands and leave little for other spiecies --> these birds (unrightfully, because it's our fault) get seen as a nuisance and will be culled
All because we (us humans), were too stupid.
It truly is a shame.
But hopefully rules will be set, and people will be educated before we're this far down the road. ;)
2:00 My thoughts exactly!
I have a indian ringneck parrot but it never eats from my hand
Me bru wild are tamed but not mime
Beautiful bird however they are invasive. Shame really.
A message from my parakeets:
* "We are not scared. We will invade. We and other birds will invade you humans. Cry in fear! This is not a joke! Your precious so called cities will be our lair, our nest, OUR TREE!!! AND WE DONT LIKE TRESSPASSERS!!!" *
I saw them flying I'm my neighbourhood and i thought they were budgies cuz I had budgies
I love how no one is trying to feed the pigeons- like they need food too ;-;
I would most certainly feed the pigeons. Love them, people should not be mean to them
This should not be aloud there an invasive species that prey on native song bird eggs and chicks
Unfortunately, these are not native birds and can have an adverse effect on native species. I saw parakeets and grey squirrels squabbling over a woodpeckers nest. The poor woodpecker, having done all the work, was ousted. We should be looking after native birds and animals - not encouraging others.
Thanks for the info
And is it possible, for example, to take one home? Is this possible, just interesting ❤
Can anyone just go with there own wild bird food? And at any time?
Fun as this may be, I don't think feeding them up should be encouraged. Beautiful yes, but they are thriving to a fault, They have become invasive and are bullies to our native birds whos food sources are already depleted. Also they nest in holes in trees, like squirrel holes and my sister saw a parakeet kill a squirrel. I like all animals and birds but do feel we owe it to our native wildlife to protect them from these overly prolific earsplittingly squarky pretty boys that have been allowed to become too prevalent to manage. Culling should have been done more frequently. At this rate a peaceful summer day listening to the sounds of birds and bees will become a thing of the past, drowned out by squarking flocks. Very sad. Give me flocks of funny harmless pigeons any day. They feed from your hand too.
If it was a grey squirrel then that doesn't matter because they're invasive as well and kill our native red squirrels.
Take one home
its wild you knobhead
As are most parrots...
:D
Why would anyone dislike this video
I live in North Yorkshire and just this year we've started to get Indian ring-necked parrots visiting our back garden on a regular basis.
they r indian ringneck parrots ...they r so cute ...peoples r loving it
Thank you, also, for your input....it is appreciated.
They bite though
They are featured in a lot of Indian carvings and brass work... are they a sign of good luck in India?
@@Oakleaf700 yeah
@@Oakleaf700 I mean they are cute and of course largely harmless unless you don't grow fruits and crops that they like
I woke up this morning and actually saw a parakeet on a tree outside my window, I was so happy knowing they fly all over the UK.
OMFG THERE ARE INDIAN RINGNECKS IN LONDON!? GUESS I'M MOVING TO LONDON!!!
This is amazing. I just found a flock of these just outside my house in Wolverhampton. They're so beautiful. I am so surprised they're in UK! I hope that winter isn't too bad for them.
poor little pigeons...they get no food
We get the wild parakeets in the garden--since one landed in a bush about 2 years ago--The most we have had is 17 one afternoon all vying for position on the bird feeders--now we get the stalwart 2 or 3 back every day--The parakeets are great--it's the bloody squirrels that are a pain LOL see the video th-cam.com/video/xSY8m2xaCQ0/w-d-xo.html
Aww...the squirrel is kinda cute with the stuff piling up on his nose...lol
There both noisy bastards time for squirrel and ringnecks pie
I love seeing these birds when I visit London. There has been talk of culling them as they are invasive but why do they not just catch them and find a home for them like they would a feral cat or dog? I am genuinely interested, does anyone know? There is probably a sensible reason that they don't consider this but I don't know what it is. People catch wild birds for the pet trade in other countries which is often devastating to the native species. Why not do this with an invasive species if the alternative is a kull?
How lovely to hear all these wonderful comments 😊❤😊
Thank You - I'm certainly appreciating them, even years after I created/uploaded this video. 🥰🤩
@@TheWWWatson It really is a beautiful video, 😍 ❤
These birds are living it up .
My god these wild ones are more sociable than my mine 😶
We can all thank that older man in the distance holding a bag. He distributes the seed to people, so I'm guessing he's largely responsible for some of the "tame" behavior of the birds.
Is it funny that I had an add for Peri Peri chicken before this video?
Wow
So cool... Are they only to be found in London?? Or have they spread to other regions too??
All of the South East of england
How did they originate and could you just take one home ? I live in FL and own one.
@@bosbrostransport1505They are native to India but they adapted to all climates.
If these birds were about in 19th century, Sherlock Holmes had easier ways to catch the culprits.
Why All are females Ringneck Here :D
Not a Single Male... WHY ?
It takes about 18 months for a male's ring to show up, they could just be young birds.
WTF I NEVER KNEW
I managed to catch one...
Living in London is a gift I am proud to have
An invasive species, i prefer native species & most of ours are having a hard time. These have been put on the general license & are legal to trap & shoot, that's what my friends & i are doing to protect what we have got. Helps that i hate the colour green. They don't need to put a bounty on these things as the harm they cause native species is enough for me.
I get your point of view. But moraly speaking, you arn't doing the right thing.
These birds didn't fly here by choice. It's all because of human meddling to begin with.
Don't blame the poor bird. They are highly intelligent (and inocent, like I mentioned before) and it pains me to see anything bad happen to them.
You are cruel and sound like a typical white supremacist. Lol
Lol, no, they're protected under our laws in regards to birds, idiot. Read up on it.
Wow this brings back memories of Australia from 20 years ago. There are areas like this where you just hold a handful of seed and call and like here they all come down and land on you