Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) at nest-hole

Poking its neck out of its nest-hole in the tree-trunk of a bakain or Persian Lilac tree, this tota surveys the world outside before venturing out, lest it expose its nest location to potential predators or baby bird / pet hunters! <br /><br />Melia azedarach, commonly known by many names, including bakain, white cedar, chinaberry tree, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, and Indian lilac, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia. <br /><br />Source - Wikipedia <br /><br />The Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the Ring-necked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical parakeet species that has an extremely large range. ‘<br /><br />Rose-ringed parakeets measure on average 40 cm (16 in) in length including the tail feathers. Their average single wing length is about 15--17.5 cm (5.9--6.9 in). The tail accounts for a large portion of their total length.<br /><br />The Rose-ringed parakeet is sexually dimorphic. The adult male sports a red neck-ring and the hen and immature birds of both sexes either show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck rings. <br /><br />Source: Wikipedia <br /><br />This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.<br />