I am wondering, how do these exotic birds keep warm in the winter? I had a parrot and one thing i remember is they are sensitive to cold..

By George | January 14, 2010 3:25 PM

Why are these birds considered to be a species that should be protected ? We once asked our local council (Zuideramstel) to get rid of some which were damaging a large tree with their nest, and were told nothing could be done. They are the city pidgeons of bird species, not indigenous and as shown by the statistics, breeding without any difficulty in what should be an alien environment. I bet there will be double the amount in another three years. I would much rather see sparrows and other indigenous birds back in Amsterdam than these birds, but our council does nothing to protect them and removes the habitat they require. On our local canal they have removed all bushes which the birds could shelter in and now we have almost exclusively pidgeons and magpies (the less said about these agressive birds the better !).

By Irene | January 14, 2010 4:22 PM

Exactly what we needed. The real state market for nests will boost again. Banks be prepared!! an avalange of mortgage requests is coming

By Alfredo | January 14, 2010 6:44 PM

Reading this from my home in Australia I can't resist a smile over the comment that one would rather see indigenous sparrows than exotic parakeets -- the exact opposite of the situation here, where sparrows are considered imported vermin and authorities try to prevent them spreading to Western Australia. As for the roseringed parrots, these escaped pets survive the coldest winter days by congregating around the ventilation shafts of large buildings. Evolution in action, no?

By Rob | January 15, 2010 3:15 PM