Blue Parakeet -SE London (1 Viewer)

Hi all,
I am new to the forum. We love watching the different birds on our feeders. Today, along with the usual green ring necked parakeets, we had a powder ble coloured parakeet. It was the same size, type, just a light blue instead of bright green. Any ideas? Is this a familial genetic mutation from the green or are my looking at parakeets that are unrelated and different?
I have a photo but I am having trouble uploading. (4 parakeets on a bird feeder...3 green ring necked and one blue parakeet!).

Many thanks,
Nic

Hi Nic and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

Sorry, I've really no idea on what this bird might be, but let's see if we can help you upload a picture. In your photo processing programme try and re-size your picture to between around 900-1000 pixels on the longest side and save as a medium file size. Then save it to your desk top.

Start a new thread in the ID forum, then scroll down below the message pane till you see a grey bar called Manage Attachments. Click on that and browse for your picture. Click on Upload, wait a few seconds till you see the file name appear then close that box. When you submit your post, the picture should be attached.

If you need more help, please don't be afraid to ask.

Hi Nic and a warm welcome to you and good luck on finding a name for your bird

There is a blue colour variant of Ring-necked Parakeet which is common in captivity. Do a Google search and you will be able to tell if that's your bird.

Welcome to BirdForum! I am sure you will find lots to interest you here, and I hope you enjoy your visits.

Hello Nic, and welcome to the forum. Can't help with an ID, hopefully with Delia's instructions you'll get it loaded.