Look who came to say hello
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Red Bellied Parrot /
Ruppell's Parrot /
Bronze Winged Pionus /
English Budgie
Indian Ringneck female or juvenile male. Wild outdoors? Where do you live? I think IRNs are very pretty birds!
- Jan 19, 2014
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Red Bellied Parrot /
Ruppell's Parrot /
Bronze Winged Pionus /
English Budgie
It's interesting to see what wild birds are seen in what country. Hmm, Asian and S.A. species in Israel. Wonder how they got there? Maybe feral populations of popular escaped pet species, though pets don't often survive in the wilds... Who knows, but interesting.
In my part of the US, we see several Amazon species and a couple types of Conures. Probably cause it's fairly close to Mexico and Central America.
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MikeyTN
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"Willie"&"Lola"B&G Macaw,
"Dixie"LSC2, and "Nico" Scarlet Macaw.
I think it's very neat to see parrots flying free and foraging outdoors. When I went to FL that was one thing I search all over for was the Quaker population. I was so happy when I saw a flock of them in a tree at Disney. I sat there and watch them for a long time before they fly off somewhere.
henpecked
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Probably the nearest McDonalds ,They are always hanging out near fast food restaurants around here.
MikeyTN
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"Willie"&"Lola"B&G Macaw,
"Dixie"LSC2, and "Nico" Scarlet Macaw.
LoL....that's where I saw the Quakers it was outside of a fast food place at Disney. They get their free fast food to go from places like that.
Blancaej
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Very cool to see IRN out and about. Thanks for sharing!
Ring necks seem incredibly adaptable birds. In the UK we have about 20,000 wild ring necks - a large flock in London, several in the South East and one local to me in Manchester. A friend of mine has an allotment where they occasionally pass through raiding the bird feeders. Legend has it the London flock was imported to Pinewood Studios for the set of a Lawrence Olivier film, and they escaped and multiplied. There's a nice little documentary about them here:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUSw_2LNuC0"]Parrot Facts - feral Ringneck Parrots documentary - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUSw_2LNuC0"]Parrot Facts - feral Ringneck Parrots documentary - YouTube[/ame]
MikeyTN
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"Willie"&"Lola"B&G Macaw,
"Dixie"LSC2, and "Nico" Scarlet Macaw.
Maybe it started from wild caught pair who managed to escape.
Here is a picture that I took in the middle of Madrid:
These are Quakers aren't they???? It's a bit unclear on my end but that's what they look like to me.
Birdman666
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Presently have six Greenwing Macaw (17 yo), Red Fronted Macaw (12 yo), Red Lored Amazon (17 y.o.), Lilac Crowned Amazon (about 43 y.o.) and a Congo African Grey (11 y.o.)
Panama Amazon (1 Y.O.)
IN PLACES WHERE WILD CAUGHT BIRDS ARE STILL COMMON, THEY WOULD HAVE WILD FORAGING SKILLS. THEREFORE, THEY ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE IF THEY FIND FOOD AND WATER.
Here, most of our feral flocks are decendents of the wild caught imports, with the exception of the Mexican amazons that are migrating north during breeding season.
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