READER John Hancock took this photograph of a parakeet at Chorlton Water Park.

He said: "The resident Parakeets were very active near to the bird feeding area. In total four birds were spotted.

"The parakeets are becoming a problem in some areas where they take over nesting hole and affect the breeding woodpeckers.

"At the moment these parakeets are a novelty and have lovely colouring. It will be interesting how long it will take before the novelty becomes a nuisance."

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