No, I'm not on a trip to the tropics.
Parakeets have become a normal sight in my part of London. A few years ago you would very occasionally see one, but it now very common to see and hear them in Richmond Park and the surrounding area. This one was taking a rest in my garden.
There are various theories about how they have arrived in this part of London. One popular idea is that they escaped from a film studio during the filming of The African Queen.
