{"id":1345,"date":"2014-02-20T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2014-06-30T20:16:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T20:16:26","slug":"a-long-way-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=1345","title":{"rendered":"A long way from home."},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">After weeks of rain the clouds parted to allow a few hours of sunshine so we headed off to the local park to check up on the Ring necked Parakeets.          <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ringed necked Parakeet in Stenner Woods, Didsbury\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ringed necked Parakeet in Stenner Woods, Didsbury\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6905-Edit_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"903\" \/>           <br \/>Currently there\u2019s thought to be up to 30 Parakeets slowly colonising south Manchester.&#160; Whilst they\u2019re a long way from India &#8211; their natural home, they\u2019re incredibly adaptable and are normally seen eating fruit, berries and tree buds.           <\/p>\n<p>Their natural range includes the foothills of the Himalayas so surviving the winter in Manchester isn\u2019t a problem. This year we\u2019ve even managed to provide a Monsoon.           <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ringed necked Parakeet -  Stenner Woods\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ringed necked Parakeet -  Stenner Woods\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6910_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/>           <br \/>Ring necked Parakeet in Stenner Woods, Didsbury \u2013 one of the more regular haunts. Normally up to 12 birds can be seen at any one time before they head off towards the city centre to roost. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ringed necked Parakeet \" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ringed necked Parakeet\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6916_thumb.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"436\" \/>           <br \/>Although strictly speaking they\u2019re feral its difficult not to admire them.           <\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ringed necked Parakeet \" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ringed necked Parakeet\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6966_thumb.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"436\" \/>           <br \/>Normally heard before being seen with patience they will allow very close views.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of rain the clouds parted to allow a few hours of sunshine so we headed off to the local park to check up on the Ring necked Parakeets. 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