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Photo Essay: Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult

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Nick wrote a guest post on Forpus passerinus and the Ornithologists of Masaguaral which was full of passion, humor, and insight into his work while on location in Venezuela. Green-rumped Parrotlets: from egg to adult Text and photographs copyright Nick Sly (except Rae Okawa where indicated) and are used with his permission.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”. Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans. He is now a director of the Phelps Foundation.

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