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The above photo was taken by Ann Britton who submitted it as a user submitted photo to the ABC. It shows a flock of budgerigars at Boulia in far west Queensland (15 October 2009).
Budgerigars (also called budgies) are such a common (bird) pet that it's easy to forget that they are native to Australia and flock in the wild.
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Close up of a pet budgie by Amos T Fairchild from Wikipedia.
The budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) is a very hardy species.
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