{"product_id":"in-pursuit-of-parakeets","title":"In Pursuit of Parakeets","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn Pursuit of Parakeets\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jordanputt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJordan Putt\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTwelfth Floor Press \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst edition of 25\u003cbr\u003e7 × 9 Inches\u003cbr\u003ePerfect Bound\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn early 2024, on my first trip to the UK, I met a 90-year-old man in an electric wheelchair gliding through Morden Hall Park. He heckled me as I tried, unsuccessfully, to photograph my first wild parakeet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs he continued on with his terrier, he shared two origin stories for London's parakeet population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe first dates to 1951, when the filming of The African Queen brought Katharine Hepburn and a flock of parakeets to London. Before the birds could make their on-screen debut, they escaped, settling in the city and spawning the parakeet population. The second story comes from 1968, when Jimi Hendrix allegedly released a pair of breeding parakeets, who went on to populate London's parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhether either story is true didn't matter. I returned to London in May 2024 for three months of work, charting my movements around the city's parks and commons in search of the vibrant, clamorous birds. Like the birds I followed, I found myself flourishing in the rare bursts of sun that broke through the gray city. This work is a record of that search, shaped in the borrowed weather where we briefly crossed paths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Twelfth Floor Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45552685973561,"sku":"1-0112","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9878\/5849\/files\/InPursuit_RealmBooks_02A8537.jpg?v=1772302820","url":"https:\/\/www.realmbooks.co\/products\/in-pursuit-of-parakeets","provider":"Realm Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}