At night, in some London parks, there are trees that seem to defy winter. 🌳
Their branches are completely bare, without a single leaf, but from afar they look green and leafy. The explanation has nothing to do with botany: thousands of ring-necked parakeets choose these treetops as a roost every afternoon, and their green feathers cover every available branch.
This species, native to Africa and Asia, found the perfect place to multiply in the city’s mild climate and abundant food. There are now thousands of them, and when they gather at dusk, they create a spectacle of movement and noise that no Londoner easily forgets.
