[Closed] How to entice a rogue parrot?

Do an impression of a peanut?

What would you do with it when you caught it?

One for the RSPB perhaps?

Its a ring necked parakeet.... are you sure its escaped? theres a small feral population of them in the uk now.

If its escaped, stick its own cage outside, festooned with whatever treat foods its owner says it likes....and sit in wait.

Polly wants a cracker

Cougar -
What would you do with it when you caught it?

Ransom - must be a good £10 in reward fees up for grabs 🙂 Nah, i'd likely use it to terrify the wife for an hour or two because she's scared of birds, then i'd teach it some awful language before asking the owner to come & get it - they've been posting messages on the local FB community page for a few weeks now.

It would be pretty cool to have a wild population of them flying around - good looking things - there's an RSPB centre nearby & might drum up some trade for them too!

I'll leave out some fruit tonight & see if we get any takers...

sweepy -
Polly wants a cracker

How could I have missed that - i'll leave some of those too... might as well put out some cheese & wine to complete the deal in case it's cultured 😆

Pieces of Eight are what you need.....arrrrr.....

Smear yourself in Primular cheese (smoky bacon flavour, nach) and flap about the place. Best to do it when easily offended old dears are about.

Text book.

Its a ring necked parakeet.... are you sure its escaped? theres a small feral population of them in the uk now.

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Of course, theres always the nuclear option....

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...frankly, you wont care if the bird comes back or not 😉

And there are a good few in Scotland - Dumbarton and Bishopbriggs have populations.

We had one in Maryhill for several years:

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It had great fun winding up the jackdaws.

New hat?
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There is a colony of 100s established in Richmond Park and they travel all over London, saw one in Wimbledon at the WE.

Mmmm, parrot pie. Much like pigeon pie but a bit more nutty...

Let it enjoy it's freedom far better than being stuck in a cage.

[i]New hat?[/i]

she looks like she's wistfully remembering holding a pineapple that she somehow no longer has.

footflaps - Member

There is a colony of 100s established in Richmond Park and they travel all over London, saw one in Wimbledon at the WE.

I live in Twickenham, they're one of the most common birds round these parts. Noisy buggers.

As for baiting a trap, try some mild pain killing tablets, as apparently the 'parrots eat 'em all' (gets coat and leaves).

Bencooper - that's reassuring, must be hardier than I thought - i'll leave food out for it & see how it goes, if that doesn't work & i'll leave out 20 Regal and a couple of cans instead in case it has acclimatized to the local environment already... could always buy another couple & release them so it's not lonely 😉

Its a ring necked parakeet.... are you sure its escaped? theres a small feral population of them in the uk now.

So... capturing it might be a parroty error?

(sorry)

If you're looking for somewhere to keep it post capture you need some;

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and you'll be feeding it

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See them in my parent's garden in Wembley quite often; been seeing them for getting on for 25yrs or so.

This thread escalatored quickly

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What would you do with it when you caught it?

Teach it some choice profanities, obscenities, curses and general insults.
Release it to educate the others...

Re crows and cats... Here in Cumbria we have the Kirkby Stephen feral Macaw population - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/mar/13/kirkby-stephen-macaws-celebrity-status - Local crows and cats do not mess with them at all.

Barry Cryer Parrot Jokes;

This is the best one but can't find it on youTube;
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A woman walked into a shop to buy a parrot, a beautiful blue-and-gold job, and she said to the man, "How much?", and he said, "Twenty quid".
She said, "Twenty pounds? He's beautiful."
He said, "Well, I have to be quite frank with you. It's got a bit of form. It's got a bit of history. He was in a brothel and, to put it delicately, he's got quite an extensive vocabulary."
She said, "I'll take a chance on that", took the parrot back to her flat, took the cover off. The parrot looked round her flat and said, "New place. Very nice".
Two daughters walked in. The parrot said, "New place. New girls. Very nice indeed."
And her husband walked in, and the parrot said, "Hello Keith."[/i]

Stun it. They stun easily. Especially Norwegian Blues I believe.

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I'm surprised no-one linked this pic!

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I would let it be, if it dies at least it will die a free bird rather than spend the remaining 50 years or however long they live in a cage

http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/wildlife/f/901/t/92775.aspx
They're a Himalayan bird by origin so can happily survive our climate, after all, there are hummingbirds in the Rockies around Denver.
Parakeets are now officially recognised as a pest, I've seen them flying alongside the M4 some way outside of London, but they've not really expanded out as far as Reading.

you are The Twits and i claim my five pounds

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Yes, it would be cruel to keep it in a cage after you catch it.

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There are loads of them in Surrey. In the 60's we used to see the "Betchworth Parrots", you would see a load of them sitting on the telephone wires near Betchworth house, with other birds. Now it's
not uncommon to see them in my garden.

These ring necked parakeets are [url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Rose-ringed_Parakeet ]all over the place[/url] despite what the [url= http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/r/ringneckedparakeet/ ]RSPB's map[/url] suggests. I heard about a small flock in Prestbury, Cheshire some years ago and they've been hanging around Didsbury, [url= http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/getinvolved/birdwatch/f/3711/t/35745.aspx ]Manchester[/url] for at least 4 years.

Seems there are [url= http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/mar/13/kirkby-stephen-macaws-celebrity-status ]bigger parrots[/url] about in the country too.

With a forum name like that I bet you live for threads like this 😉

I've seen Parakeets around Hagley Hall at the foot of Clent

Indian Ringnecks were very popular pets in the UK in the 80s and 90s. Over time, a number of them escaped from households, met up, and have gradually started colonising the British aisles.

They've bred for a few generations in the wild and can be seen flying solo or in large flocks around the country.

[b]Look for a leg-band[/b], an aluminium ring. If it isn't wearing one, chances are its wild.

If it has a leg band, contact The Parrot Society in Hertfordshire who will try to get you to read the ring number 🙂 this will have been registered when it was manufactured by 'Avian ID' in Cornwall. They in turn will contact the owner.

...but like I said, its probably wild.

prettygreenparrot - Member

Is that you up my tree? 😀

Seen it again last night - fruit bowl was empty so slim pickings round here until tomorrow i'm afraid, will stock up on parrot food so it remains well fed - might leave out one of those wee wooly hats you get on Innocent smoothies as it's a bit nipply out too 😛

I'll update this if I ever get a photo of it wearing a bobble hat & smoking fags perched on the end of a pint of Tennents.

Get a feeding mix specific to parakeets rather than parrots, the seed will be finer and the nutrients better targeted.

Also, do it a favour and don't give it aubergine under any circumstances unless you're trying to get rid of it. Aubergine is toxic to parakeets.

They love grapes chopped in half.