The habits of Monks
The meadow here in Rome is full to bursting with thistles with huge flower heads. The sight is as gorgeous as walking …
2021 highlights of a wilder Italian life
2021 was another year spent on-hold, waiting with awful music playing, and the same repeated message, with no guarantee that I would …
Monk Parakeets
These Parakeets are meant to be in South America. They’re quite at home in the parks of Rome. They appear to appreciate …
Monk Parakeets at home
These Monk Parakeets are making themselves at home: They’ve spread in many European countries because of escapes from the pet trade. Their …
Monk Parakeets
Noisy, bright, squawking and quarrelsome, it’s me again. No, it’s the Monk Parakeets of Rome: Aren’t they handsome? I wonder what their …
The Monks of Rome
We’re wandering around a park in suburban Rome and there are squawks filling the air. I’ve seen the Ring Necked Parakeets here …