The budgerigar, also known as the common parakeet or shell parakeet and usually informally nicknamed the budgie, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot. Budgerigars are the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus and are found wild throughout the drier parts of Australia where the species has survived harsh inland conditions for the last five million years. Budgerigars are naturally green and yellow with black, scalloped markings on the nape, back and wings, but have been bred in captivity with colouring in blues, whites, yellows, greys and even with small crests. A mature male's cere is usually light to dark blue. #nature_good #nature_photo #nature_lovers #nature_seekers #birdwatching #birds #birds_n_branches #birds_of_instagram #birds_bees_flowers_n_trees #parrot #budgerigars #budgerigarsofinstagram #animalovers #esolympusigers (en Málaga, Spain)