Socks and Flappers is an outdoor installation of faux-parakeets, made to mimic the movement and appearance of invasive Indian Ringneck parakeets feeding and in flight. Their design is modelled on ‘windsock’ and ‘flapper’ decoys used by hunters for luring in waterfowl. Whilst appearing abstract to the human eye, these sculptures are designed to look realistic and enchanting from a parakeet’s perspective. I made this work for Fitzroy Allotments in North London as part of the outdoors exhibition ‘Closer to the Veg’ curated by Sasha Galitzine and Olga McKenzie. The work was produced with the intention of luring a shy population of resident parakeets into conversation with human allotment-holders, exploring themes of identity, territory, migration, hosting, and interspecies exchange.