tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post4825188413445027229..comments2023-10-09T19:22:45.696+02:00Comments on The Balcony Garden: When Pets Become Pests ...Sue Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188212601918182noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-67583567509139566882009-10-20T11:18:48.304+02:002009-10-20T11:18:48.304+02:00I'm sure the usual demonising stories will sta...I'm sure the usual demonising stories will start appearing in the media. Some people think that wildlife should be seen, but not heard and never do any damage. The birds are not likely to spread out of warmer urban areas in the south. I think they should leave them alone.easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-16069351982357153082009-10-18T09:47:56.677+02:002009-10-18T09:47:56.677+02:00How amazing! I didn't know anything about thi...How amazing! I didn't know anything about this, and strange to think that if I'd stayed living where I grew up, then I would have. They used to say that escaped budgies would be attacked by native birds, but I suppose these are too large for that to be aa problem.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-61402174788167465672009-10-17T16:25:50.205+02:002009-10-17T16:25:50.205+02:00Sue,
Enjoyed this posting and learned a lot about...Sue,<br /><br />Enjoyed this posting and learned a lot about introducing things into the wild.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-1122282227151147752009-10-17T00:11:53.737+02:002009-10-17T00:11:53.737+02:00Well, for me, pets immediatly become pests! I did...Well, for me, pets immediatly become pests! I didn' about able these parakeets though. Interesting post!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-11390370122689640782009-10-16T19:50:10.974+02:002009-10-16T19:50:10.974+02:00Hello Sue, this was news to me. Thank you for the...Hello Sue, this was news to me. Thank you for the interesting post.Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-24575798182401430992009-10-16T11:46:23.598+02:002009-10-16T11:46:23.598+02:00Wow! I love these little clowns and so do we all I...Wow! I love these little clowns and so do we all Indians. It's fun to watch them playing with each other and how they bully crows! No, really, they do! LOL! I'd understand the wildlife authorities' concern, but I hope not many are culled. I can't even think of them as pest. My mom used to say that in her childhood, these parakeets would chomp on the mangoes in their backyard but they aren't considered pests here. Nice post, Sue.Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-44677284843749772912009-10-16T06:08:46.647+02:002009-10-16T06:08:46.647+02:00We sometimes see parrots in our back yard, and wer...We sometimes see parrots in our back yard, and were surprised the first few times it happened. Then we found out there is an exotic bird breeder close by, and the birds escape regularly. I hope they don't grow in numbers the way your parakeets have! A very interesting post.janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16978979417557447666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-88042911573713692632009-10-15T11:52:56.357+02:002009-10-15T11:52:56.357+02:00We have a problem with Rainbow lorikeets and cocka...We have a problem with Rainbow lorikeets and cockatoos in my parents garden in Melbourne. They'ed get all the fruit and nuts unless the trees were covered. And are really noisy. But so pretty to watch!Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556403160595972518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-77312128469171328032009-10-15T09:30:28.608+02:002009-10-15T09:30:28.608+02:00Thanks for your comments everyone. No Pam, they...Thanks for your comments everyone. No Pam, they're not budgies. Budgerigars are much smaller. By chance though, I did see a budgie in the garden this summer - clearly another escapee. Sadly, he's not going to make it through the winter. The parakeets come from the Himalayas and can take the cold. Budgies are from Australia and can't.Sue Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188212601918182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-88098098848104441082009-10-15T05:39:55.516+02:002009-10-15T05:39:55.516+02:00Are these what we called budgies (budgerigars) whe...Are these what we called budgies (budgerigars) when I was a child in England? We always had them for pets. Oh, dear ... it's a shame they became pests. PamelaPam'sEnglishGardenhttp://pamsenglishgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-86697552659989738342009-10-15T02:14:13.937+02:002009-10-15T02:14:13.937+02:00now this is just something else!
last summer I was...now this is just something else!<br />last summer I was weeding in my garden and one landed on my head. I nearly crapped myself...but then realized what it was...a short time later a woman frantically comes and asks if I had seen a little bird...to my surprise I was not "snow white" but a lady with the same color hair as the bird owner! <br />I helped her find her little bird and the story was a happy ending...but this story you tell is unreal! I had no idea anything like this happens in England! hmm...it makes me sad that they are so pretty and considered a pest!Tootsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313167135644565141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-85947167116205021892009-10-14T21:49:16.273+02:002009-10-14T21:49:16.273+02:00Huh, fascinating. I didn't know this about Par...Huh, fascinating. I didn't know this about Parakeets. That was truly an interesting read. They are so beautiful, but the havoc they cause sounds like is very destructive! How can a cute bird be so destructive? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-48167100040162711602009-10-14T19:31:47.268+02:002009-10-14T19:31:47.268+02:00I had no idea that they lived in England! When I w...I had no idea that they lived in England! When I was a young girl about 13-14 we had one of those as a pet. But we thought that it was an exotic bird =) from some country far away. Sad that they have become a pest / gittangittanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353416536540035191noreply@blogger.com