Off to the South 2021/22

the "revenge for the conquista" is green, has two blue-tipped wings, and makes a lot of noise. the spanish refer to the violent colonization of latin america as the conquista. from there comes the riposte in the form of the monk parakeet, a very prolific parrot species, originally native to northern argentina and the neighboring states. people are alarmed and divided into two camps: some say every bird must be protected, others point out that the invaders are displacing native bird species, especially songbirds. they are the offspring of escaped or abandoned cage birds. the significantly larger ring-necked parakeet, which is also green, is also spreading in europe. originally he was at home in india and the countries south of the sahara. now it has adapted to the comparatively harsher winters in spain, which bring night frost and sharp north winds. the spanish heartland of the ring-necked parakeet is barcelona. these appear to be ring-necked parakeets and they definitely make a loooot of noise 🤪.Lue lisää