Parakeets in the park

Whenever I visit Hyde Park, there are always people feeding the green Ringed-Neck Parakeets in a tree-covered area near the Long Water.  The Parakeets fly around in the branches, looking down on the silly people with seeds in their hands and hoping that the birds will fly down and take it from them.  What a surprise to hear lots of screeches - from the people, that is, not the birds - when they get pecked on the finger or hand!

Here, a Parakeet is standing on a branch and checking out the offerings on the ground.

I don't know if someone is giving or selling seed to the public, but I doubt that they are bringing it with them.  They usually carry unsuitable food for the wildlife, such as bread for the ducks and swans.  The Parakeet in the photo below has taken a huge piece of biscuit.  Unfortunately, I did not have the camera in Landscape mode, so the leaves are in focus and the bird is not, but it shows you how greedy they are.

This Parakeet is looking very majestic as it sits on the top of the branch surveying the mad scene below.