A friend of mine owns a couple of pet Parakeet birds and asked me to take a few pictures so that she could create a calendar and enjoy her pet birds every month at her office.

To capture these Parakeet pictures I used a Nikon D100 digital SLR with a Nikkor 28-80mm lens and some common household lamps for lighting.

Parakeets belong to the Parrot family and they are very social and friendly pets. They are also referred to as budgies or 'keets'.

There are over 120 species of Parakeets including the Monk, Quaker, Rose Ringed Parakeet, Plum Headed, and Derbyan Parakeets.