Wiesbaden Bibrich Park - feral parakeets

Bibrich is also known for its feral parakeets.  Yes, you read it right.. feral parakeets.  They are green in color – like a normal parakeet - but about the size of a small parrot.  They are strong, graceful and beautiful to behold. They fly in what appears to be a single flock.

But the other birds which live in the park and people who live around the park and have fruit trees, absolutely, hate them.  The parakeets are bigger than most other birds and quite aggressive. As a result, they eat all of the food that the smaller birds would normally eat. Moreover, there are a number of cherry trees in the neighborhood. In cherry season, the parakeets sit in the trees and eat all of the cherries. A flock can clean a tree, seemingly, within minutes.  That is bad enough, but the real problem is that they destroy the trees while they are eating. Instead of simply eating the fruit, one will  grab the branch with its claw, and then eat the fruit  from the branch. When it is done, it throws the branch down to the ground.  It is quite comical to watch (if you are not a home owner!!) … a little like eating a corn dog on a stick.