The bird feeders hanging from the big tree in my yard attract many visitors, some more unexpected than others. Ever since I was a little girl, I would watch bright green Monk Parakeets fly around and nest on top of telephone poles, and I would hear them squawk loudly to one another. I always thought it was amazing that there were parakeets- birds I would expect only to be kept as pets or in the jungle- flying around in my neighborhood. One day, a parakeet stopped by the tree in our yard to eat from one of the bird feeders. Soon a couple of its friends joined it, and then some more until there were about ten birds. Some were just resting in the tree, others savoring the bird seed. It was interesting watching them try to eat out of a bird feeder! I wasn’t able to get pictures of them the first time they came around, but I was happy to see them come back again so I could snap photos and just admire them up close. Since that time they have become more regular visitors- much to my delight.
