Episode 5: Ring-necked parakeet

10/5/2020

Bird Curious

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25:33

Love it or hate it, the ring-necked parakeet isn't short of quirky origin stories. Penny and Jo dig up the surprising truth about these loudly charismatic birds and ponder their extraordinary success. Plus: how Emma Turner's pioneering photography changed ornithology, the pros and cons of recording your sightings, and the cellist who performed with nightingales.

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Episode 5: Ring-necked parakeet

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More episodes from "Bird Curious"

Episode 5: Ring-necked parakeet

Episode 4: Common swift

Episode 3: Wren

Episode 2: Great spotted woodpecker

Episode 1: Goldfinch