| The parakeet flew up and landed on her shoulder with another peep, his little sounds were words that Nichol alone understood. |
| A number of these, such as the stitchbird and red-crowned parakeet, have gone from the mainland and survive only on small offshore islands. |
| They attack the birds that nest in holes, so a heavy seeding puts birds such as the kaka, parakeet and yellowhead more at risk. |
| The monk parakeet, a native of South America, has proved itself a hardy settler, able to survive the winter freezes of Chicago and Montreal. |
| The bird perching on his photo gear is an echo parakeet, a species he'd come to research. |
| Izzy is described as a green parakeet with an orangey-red ring around his neck, a big, red beak with a black moustache and 28-inch tail feathers. |
