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Old 01-13-2008, 08:22 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Default Re: You can grow bananas when you see these birds

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Originally Posted by SteveW View Post
We've got a population of ringed tail lorikeets in the UK.
They're mainly seen in and around London and the surrounding areas just outside of the city,but I've started seeing them a few miles from where I live now.They've got a very distinctive call so you allways know when they're nearby.
Fantastic looking birds,they'd definately add a tropical feel to any garden.
I have a colony of parrots living in the wood next to me. The local legend is that a pair escaped some years back and have bred. They have survived here for the last 5 years i know of but we haven't had a bad winter in that timeframe. It is good to see and hear them though,still a very rare site in the UK.
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