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G is for… Green #AlphabetPhoto

Published on June 25, 2014 β€’ Last updated November 29, 2015 by Elizabeth Atia

parakeets in London

This time last week I was all packed and ready for my grand trip to London to attend BritMums Live, my very first blogging event. That fantastic adventure will be a separate blog post, but I wanted to share this photograph with PODCast’s Alphabet Project.

I stayed with a dear friend of mine while in London, someone I met when I first moved to Shetland 15 years ago. Time carries on and people move and my dear friend now lives in London with her husband and children on a farm (yes, a farm!) near the Thames. On the last evening I was there we went for a walk with her dog along the river. A cacophony of noise in the treetops made me look up.

“Green!” I pointed, with surprise.

The treetops were filled with bright green parakeets! My friend explained that they’d escaped from Kew Gardens some years back and that they’d bred and were now wild (and very noisy!). They moved quickly so they were difficult to photograph, but I quite like this action shot.

So, this week G is for Green. #AlphabetPhoto

A is for… Adventure

B is for… Brave

C is for… Coast

D is for… Derelict

E is for… Education

F is for… Fishing Industry

Category: PhotographyTag: AlphabetPhoto

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Daydream adventurer. Expat Canadian. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

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  1. Charly Dove

    June 28, 2014 at 11:59 pm

    Oh wow how amazing! Great photo too. I hope you had a great time at BritMums. Thank you so much for sharing this photo and joining in with #alphabetphoto

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      June 29, 2014 at 1:27 pm

      Thanks Charly πŸ™‚ I did have a fantastic time, a blog post will follow soon once I get a chance to write it!

      Reply
  2. Jess @ Catch A Single Thought

    June 27, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    What an amazing action shot. I love how the green of the parakeets is contrasted against the blue of the sky too. Fantastic capture πŸ™‚ #alphabetphoto

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      June 28, 2014 at 9:26 am

      Thank you! It’s the only image I took of the birds in flight and I’m quite pleased how well it turned out. I do love my new camera!

      Reply
  3. Becky Cowley

    June 27, 2014 at 5:27 pm

    What a fantastic photo! We visit London at least once a year to visit family, next time I will be asking for a trip to see the Parakeets

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      June 28, 2014 at 9:25 am

      Oh do keep an eye out for them!

      Reply
  4. sustainablemum

    June 26, 2014 at 9:11 am

    What a fantastic picture. We visit London occasionally and the children love it when we spot the parakeets.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      June 28, 2014 at 9:21 am

      I had no idea they even existed in London until I saw them first hand. Stunning birds!

      Reply
  5. Stephanie

    June 25, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    We’re in Greenwich and there’s lots of noisy parakeets here too – love the action shot.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      June 26, 2014 at 7:23 am

      Thanks Stephanie πŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. Alison

    June 25, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    How amazing to see paraquets in the trees. Gorgeous photo

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      June 26, 2014 at 7:22 am

      I thought they were stunning. Noisy, but stunning!

      Reply
  7. Tina Mansfield

    June 25, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    Great picture, and very green.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      June 26, 2014 at 7:22 am

      Thank you! πŸ™‚ They are very green, aren’t they!

      Reply
  8. Cheryl

    June 25, 2014 at 9:45 am

    A farm and parakeets. All in London. Not a stereotypical London break then? Great action shot. The green contrast looks very exotic. #AlphabetPhoto

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      June 25, 2014 at 9:56 am

      It was certainly not what I was expecting at all! πŸ™‚

      Reply

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