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Crabapples are one of the parakeets' favorite foods. They are extremely plentiful in Hyde Park as they ripen in late summer. Notice how adept the parakeets are in manipulating food and nesting material with their claws and beak.
In early summer, the parakeets will also often feed on dandelions. They hop from plant to plant, biting the yellow heads off. As the dandelion supply runs out, they will feed on the seed heads of grass and weeds, especially right near the road where the grass isn't fully mowed.