j j m 6,481 Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 noisy beggers them 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,785 Posted June 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Yup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Wow quite a lot there,you would think they would get hammered a lot by the corvids and native bops and numbers would not get so big? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,785 Posted June 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Wow quite a lot there,you would think they would get hammered a lot by the corvids and native bops and numbers would not get so big? seen sparrow hawks pursuing parakeets several times,never saw the culmination of the chase however,also seen groups of them mobbing crows,and magpies. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,759 Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Saw a flock of them in spring 2016 land in a fair sized tree, in the local park, which was just showing leaf buds and they almost stripped it in about 15 minutes, noisy b*stard things. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,785 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 10/06/2017 at 20:43, sussex said: Talking of unusual road kill see this little fella today .. Edited to say the ring neck parakeet is on the general licence .. My mate got one with his catapult today,he gets quite a few. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyg 1,862 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 There’s a well established colony a few miles out of Bham city centre. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,558 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 On 20/09/2016 at 22:11, jonnie bravo said: Some round here too. A bit exotic looking! I'm sure I've seen an airgun article or similar on controlling them? Obviously they have fallen victim to the prey drive of the 101st airgun brigade at some point I dread to think what those pictures were like, a green parakeet held up by a 48 year old fork lift driver in full realtree , almost invisible against his surroundings, using a cattle trough to shoot over . Carp fishermen with pellets 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,785 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: , a green parakeet held up by a 48 year old fork lift driver in full realtree , almost invisible against his surroundings, using a cattle trough to shoot over . My pic pales into insignificance,a green parakeet taken with home-poured lead ammo held up by a 5 year old in full ralph lauren in Windsor There used to be a guy called Jess Galen?American in florida,wrote at times for the airgun mags,he did an article once shooting tiny 6 inch lizards with FAC Sheridan airguns?But he posed alongside his prey in horrendous Hawaiian shirts and shorts for some reason that pic has stuck in my mind,maybe a false memory but I think not. Edited January 13, 2018 by mackem 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,558 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Bet you didn’t write a two page spread about it though mate! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,259 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 13 hours ago, mackem said: My mate got one with his catapult today,he gets quite a few. There seems to be a bit of an agenda to push the mustelid population at the moment, first otters turned out everywhere,polecats seem to be popping up in places not seen for years, I caught 10 on trail cams last year, and the pine martin seems next on the agenda, trouble is most of them depend on rabbits which are in decline in many area,s , another worrying thing I notice is your mate seems to be a little girl ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,785 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Greyman said: There seems to be a bit of an agenda to push the mustelid population at the moment, first otters turned out everywhere,polecats seem to be popping up in places not seen for years, I caught 10 on trail cams last year, and the pine martin seems next on the agenda, trouble is most of them depend on rabbits which are in decline in many area,s , another worrying thing I notice is your mate seems to be a little girl ? No,whats worrying is you think my mates son is a small girl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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