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Feral Parakeet for *James*


Feral Parakeet for *James*
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5104 W: 178 N: 12503] (34135)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D-5000, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 500
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds from the Middle East and Europe, Bayram's Dedications-II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-13 2:17
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Psittacula krameri (Rose-ringed Parakeet) [in Turk. Yeşil Papağan]

Hi friends, today another bird beauty from Izmir while she was feeding:) and I would like to dedicate this posting to our great nature friend on TN, James PARKER (Jamesp) stating a “warm welcome back!” after a relatively long-term break! Hope you can like this!

TFL and Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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The Rose-ringed Parakeet, also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical parakeet species that is popular as a pet. Its scientific name commemorates the Austrian naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer.

This non-migrating species is one of few parrot species that have successfully adapted to living in 'disturbed habitats', and in that way withstood the onslaught of urbanisation and deforestation. In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call.
As is the case with all Psittacula (Afro-Asian Ringnecked Parakeet) species, the Rose-ringed Parakeet is sexually dimorphic. The adult male sports a black neck-ring and pink nape-band while the hen and immature birds of both sexes either show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck-rings and light (lighter coloured than surroundings) nape-bands.
Four subspecies are recognized, though they do not differ much:

• African subspecies:
1. (P. krameri krameri): African-ringnecked (aka ARN) Parakeet : West Africa in Guinea, Senegal and southern Mauritania, east to Western Uganda, Eastern South Africa, and Southern Sudan.
2. (P. krameri parvirostris): Abyssinian-ringnecked (aka Aby-RN) Parakeet : Northwest Somalia, west across northern Ethiopia to Sennar district, Sudan.
• Asian subspecies:
1. (P. krameri manillensis): Indian-ringnecked (aka IRN) Parakeet : Originates from the southern Indian subcontinent; and has feral and/or naturalized populations worldwide. In Australia, United States, and other western countries, it is often referred to as the Indian Ring-Necked Parakeet/Parrot.
2. (P. krameri borealis): boreal or Neumann's ringnecked (aka BRN) Parakeet :Bangladesh, northern India and Nepal to central Burma; introduced populations worldwide in localities.

Wild flocks also fly several miles to forage in farmlands and orchards causing extensive damage. They have been found to feed extensively on pigeon pea during winter in India. They also breed during winter unlike most other South Asian birds.

Rose-ringed Parakeets measure on average 40 cm (16 inches) long including the tail feathers. Its average single wing length is about 15–17.5 cm (6-7 inches). The tail accounts for a large portion of their total length. African ssp. are slender in bodies but usually display longer tail feathers (more so in mature male specimens) than Asian ssp. which are typically stockier in bodies. The former usually display darker (brownish-red) upper mandibles while the latter always display bright-red upper-mandibles.

The Rose-ringed Parakeet has established feral populations in India, a number of European cities, Turkey, South Africa and Japan. There are also apparently stable populations in the USA in Florida, California and Hawaii with a small but self-sustaining population in Tehran, Iran, mostly concentrated in the northern parts of city. They are also found almost throughout Israel.

Reference:
1. Wikipedia (ENGLISH).
2. Wikipedia (TÜRKÇE).
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Yeşil fasulyesiyle çok şirin olmuş.
Çok iyi zamanlama hocam ellerinize sağlık...

Dayi tam karsidan, yuzyuze cok guzel bir sahneyi cekmissin.
Sanki sana bakiyormus gibi. Eline saglik. Selamlar.
Merih

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 414 W: 0 N: 1030] (5550)
  • [2009-08-13 2:58]

Excellent photo of this Psittacula!

Bayram hocam çok güzel bir anda harika bir kare almışsınız. Leguminaceae grubu sebzelerle beslendiklerini bilmiyordum.
Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık.
Deniz

Selam Bayram,

Wonderful shot of the adorable Parakeet in action!
These parakeets are simply beautiful. I like watching them. In India and Japan, you will find many of them as I have seen many of them over there. The natural colors of the parakeet are well sown with great sharpness and from a nice POV. the DOF is simply superb. Well seen shot!

thanks and regards,
Paras Bhalla

Hi Brother Bayram.
Yine cok guzel bir cekim ve sunum olmus...
Dogada papagani izlemek cok guzel bir duygu olsa gerek...
Eline saglik...herkesten selamlar..
Leyla.

Dostum merhaba,
Yeşilin egemen olduğu,ışığın ve keskinliğin doyum noktasında bulunduğu çok güzel ve değişik bir çalışma olmuş.Eline emeğine sağlık.

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 15 N: 1629] (6333)
  • [2009-08-13 3:26]

Hello bayram
nice composition, great details and wonderful colors
regards
Razvan

Merhaba Bayram hocam. kampüste öğrenciyken çok görüyordum ama genelde yüksek yerlerde olduklarından bu kadar net izleyememiştim. Beslenme davranışı ile çok güzel sunmuşsunuz.
Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık.
Saygı ve selamlarımla.
Nazım

Bu fotoğrafı yorumlamak için tek kelime yeter : Mükemmel !
Tebrik ederim Bayram .

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16524)
  • [2009-08-13 3:44]

Dear Little Brother

What a surprise - and thank you so much - I am very flattered.

A great shot - excellent use of the frame - interest in all parts. Great action and superb detail.

Thank you once again

James

Bayram bey selamlar,
Maskara papağan ...:)
Çok hoş bir kompozisyon.
Canlı renk ve netliği ile başarılı bir çalışma.
Emeğinize sağlık,
Seyfi

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3001 W: 162 N: 989] (2897)
  • [2009-08-13 4:14]

Hello Bayram,
Oh, dear. this one has got something to grapple with!! A brilliant action capture of the Rose-ringed Parakeet in a fine pose. Great sharpness and I love all the green colours! A fine dedication to James too!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1066 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-08-13 5:18]

Hocam harika bir çalışma olmuş. Elinize sağlık.
Mehmet

Sanırım Ayşe kadını fasülye seviyor bunlar..fazlası zarar vermesin ama..:)
Nefis bir kare olmuş..Tebrikler...

Salam Bayram,

A great shot of this Feral Parakeet with beautiful coloration, sharpness & details. Nice done with care & TFS.

Regards

Umar

Hi Barea,

Huh, Bayram hocam maybe this is the biggest surprise today. I try to go into the details, but first of all about the technical aspects of the photo. Although green's dominating, the pic's quite colorful with nice warm tones. Sharpness, composition and DOF are all second to none, details are fantastic. For me a stunner + of course a great dedication to James.

I was quite surprised on this sentence from the note: "The Rose-ringed Parakeet has established feral populations in ... a number of European cities". I never heard there was a parakeet population in any European cities... Yes I know I'm not ornithologist, but does anyone know which are the mentioned cities? Do they also live in Izmir wildly or is this a zoo pic (don't take me wrong, not a mistake if You shot it in zoo)? Please enlighten me if possible. I 100% surely know this bird doesn't live in any Hungarian cities wildly, they can't survive our winter. I also didn't see them in Thessaloniki, Split or Genova from the Mediterranean region when I was there. So, thanx in advance for helping to solve the mystery.

Best wishes, László

What a lovely shot with wonderful details and a perfect frame!
Very well done, Big Bro!
Cheers!
Goldy

nice capture, they eat almost anything, scary birds, TFS Ori

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 56 N: 4768] (16394)
  • [2009-08-13 10:21]

Hello MF Bayram,
A wonderful composition. A very good moment to take the picture with the broad beans seed in its claws. Very good sharpness. Superb light and colours.
Best regards Siggi

Hi little bro Bayram.
an nice shot from these pakeets with good pov and sharpness.
Fine colours.
This birs also an exoot in the Netherlands.
They are breeding here with more than 9000 breeding pairs.

Gert

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2009-08-13 12:04]

Hello Bayram,
Hey, we eat the same food: French beans.
Like Gert said, we find them also here in the wild.
Excellent photo in very beautiful light and colours. Great combination of greens. Very sharp details and a nice composition. Fantastic POV.
Regards,
Peter

hello Bayram
great colored composition with very good details and beautiful sharpness
greeting lou

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-08-13 17:07]

Hi Bayram,i never thought that parrots live free in Turkey.This is a great surprise for me and a very excellent pic,you was lucky to have the best light....colors and sharpness really wonderfuls! Have a nice day my friend,Luciano

Kanka Günaydın! Nefis çekmişsin bu papağanı. Eline sağlık.
Gökhan

Bayram Harika bir an ve muhteşem bir görüntü almışsınız. Bizi yaklaştırmıyorlardı. Size izin vermişler demekki:)
Elinize sağlık.
Bahadır

Hello Bayram,
A great capture of this nice parakeet,nice framing and interesting note
Have a nice W-E my friend
Albert

Merhaba Bayram
what a beautiful shot of this parakeet taken with stuning details, great luminosity and beautiful colors, i like also his pose, the POV and the composition
Have a good night
Jacqueline

Merhaba Hocam,
Bornova'da özellikle uçuşlarının güzelliğiyle dikkati çeken bu kuşu çok güzel yakalamışsınız. Ayrıca antropojenik taşınmanın da güzel bir örneği. Elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

hello Bayram

a beautiful photo of this beautiful bird, with fine frontal POV,
beautiful luminosity and colour tones of the image,
and a wonderful eye-contact of the bird, TFS

Asbed

Selamlar Bayram hocam..
Yine renkler çok uyumlu yeşilin rahatlatici özelliği direk göze çarpıyor.. Güzel bir kompozisyon.. Tebrikler ve paylaştiginiz icin teşekkürler..
Saygılarımla
Özgür..

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