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OCTOBER 28, 2012

We had a Blue-faced Parrot Finch in our garden!! Blue-faced Parrot Finch and Peaceful Dove Blue-faced Parrot Finch It has a very shrill sound and it calls as it moves around the garden, which is very handy as it flits from one bright green bush or tree to another! Of course the Blue-faced Parrot Finch joined in!

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JUNE 25, 2022

Threats to the Great Green Macaw include habitat destruction (especially any cutting of Dipteryx trees used by macaws for nesting and food) and capture for the pet bird trade. Yellow-naped Parrot (Amazona auropalliata). Like the Great Green Macaw, in Costa Rica, this large parrot of the dry forest is fairly easy to see.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

And with it the existence of the northernmost species of parrot in the world, the only native parrot in the United States whose provenance is not questioned, and a piece of American natural history that is so bizarre that its existence seems impossible to people living today. It was called Incas. And some I don’t think I want to.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

So in celebration, here is a fun list of Five Famous First Pets. First Pet, 1963): John F. Kennedy’s family owned many pets, including a horse, which was a present to 5 year-old Caroline Kennedy. Polly the parrot. First Pet, 1789-1791): In addition to horses and hound dogs, George Washington owned a parrot.

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How many parrots talk to each other? of course that's not possible (due to biology or whatever); I just don't understand why more dog owners aren't giving their pets buttons, for example, or why the fact that parrots can pretty much talk to you and to other parrots with the language they learn isn't like.

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APRIL 25, 2022

When I read the description of the Mulga Parrot on a pet website, I first thought it was an advertisement for Thai mail-order brides: “The exotic appearance of the Mulga Parrot might be what attracts you first, but it’s their personality that will win you over” ( source ).

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AUGUST 29, 2022

When I was a kid (and don’t you hate it when blog posts start like this, with the author apparently just assuming that you care about how he spent his childhood), the first pets we had were a pair of Budgerigars. ” At the same time, they are popular as pets, as they may be the best talkers of the Australian cockatoos.

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JULY 7, 2022

Apparently, King Parrot are an Australian grindcore band formed in Melbourne in 2010. In contrast, the Australian King Parrot is an Australian bird species with only a very limited repertoire of grindcore songs. , little fieldwren, and speckled jack. The same website also warns that “Galahs are naturally destructive and noisy.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Noisy Yellow-crowned Parrots indicated that it was time to stop the car and get out. These large parrots are popular in the pet trade, and that’s a likely source of the population of this species on Trinidad. Yellow-crowned Parrot. Grey-headed Kite. Common Black Hawk. Zone-tailed Hawk. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2017

Plunk down some yen and, cappuccino in hand, you can while away an hour or so in the company of chatty parakeets, uncharacteristically friendly owls, and pretty parrots. The growing popularity of the cafes suggests that they represent a way for busy professionals, or folks whose leases don’t allow pets, to de-stress by interacting with birds.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

We can say with much certainty that the majority of people admire and are fascinated with the resplendent colors of macaws, parrots, toucans and hummingbirds. Great Green Macaw digiscoped at the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras For many centuries throughout the world mankind has kept birds as pets. It is quite simple.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2019

About halfway between Marymount Road and Upper Thomson Road we had the pleasure of sitting and observing Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots. Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot. The previous day in the Southern Ridges we had an odd encounter with what initially appeared to be a small bird flying through the trees.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2015

Red-lored Parrot. Bright blue Red-legged Honeycreepers perched at the tops of citrus trees, red and black Passerini’s Tanagers alighted on a dead snag near the river before flying off, as did a pair of Red-lored Parrots. Abel met us promptly at 6 a.m., Yellow-winged Tanager. Abel was amazing. Almost never.

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MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. At this hour I am a reluctant, under-caffeinated sherpa – and concentration must be given to the dangers of the footpath ahead.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

There are so many different types of pets out there. For some it is birds, and these can be great pets – while parrots will squawk at you, others are quiet, beautiful companions. This comes as a surprise to some people who see them as effort free pets. Birds also need a calm, quiet environment.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2011

There is a population of large green and red parrots in New York City? Mitred Parakeets are popular pets, commonly known as Mitred Conures. JFK Airport was a major hub for the importation of wildlife for the pet trade, and it is likely that birds escaped from quarantine during this period. What, you may ask? How many are there?

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JULY 24, 2014

However, the typical birding experience for someone down here also includes a large menagerie of other species such as Orange-winged Parrot , Mitred Parakeet , Egyptian Goose and Nutmeg Mannikin. Their loud, descending whistles, gurgles and screeches are a common feature of parks and suburban neighborhoods in parts of Miami-Dade.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The USA’s only truly indigenous parrot was wiped out by a combination of factors, although direct persecution through hunting seems to have been the major contributor. Today, if you want to see parrots in the USA you need look no further than Miami. But its not just parrots that are doing well in their adopted city.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

This article is about the parrots we have, not the ones we wish we had. Yes, Germany has parrots, or parakeets to be more precise. This is what happens when people choose their pet birds on visual factors alone without taking vocalizations into account. A Birdy New Year! Here in Germany, we don’t wish we had.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

But it is most probable that the birds are released or escaped pets. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released. Monk Parakeet is the only parrot species that builds its own nest. Not many survive, and very few flourish. The answer lies in the nests. And cell towers.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

My first thought was somebody’s parrot had escaped. Maybe a pet macaw or similar bird….but Please understand, my eyes are always trained in a downward angle, not only to assure that I stay on the dry portion of the dock, nearly but all of the birds to be seen, are in close approximation to the water.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Both Drone World and Parrot have sections in their safety agreements and user guides advising pilots to avoid domestic pets and wildlife. In 2014, the National Park Service banned drone use in all 58 national parks in order to protect wildlife and precious ecological landmarks.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Most of these birds are escaped/freed pets who have established breeding populations, and many of these populations are growing; others could be falconer’s birds, or part of a zoo or private collection.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

If you capture birds (to make them pets) from the wild, and they get out, they are good at avoiding predators. If you take birds that have been pets for generations and they get out, they are bad at avoiding predators. The bottom line is this. These results offer a link between behaviour, fitness, and the invasion syndrome in birds.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Various species of parrots and parakeets flew overhead and the birds kept coming even when we entered the forest. surprise White-fronted Parrots that fed in a fruiting tree, flycatchers and other species including excellent close looks at an uncommon Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet.

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JULY 21, 2022

Blog readers sharing their house with a noisy teenager may consider replacing him or her with a Brown-headed Parrot , given this statement on a pet website : “Brown-Headed Parrot boasts another very desirable trait – these are very quiet parrots! The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. Descriptions are similarly compressed–no icons or silhouettes or physical descriptions. I did learn that not every bird with “Cuban” in the name is a Cuban endemic.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Seeing Red-browed Finch in the wild instinctively makes me look for an exploded pet shop nearby. From a camouflage point of view, the color of the Scaly-breasted Lorikeet makes a bit more sense than that of some other Australian parrots. The Eastern Whipbird is named for its distinctive whip-crack sound. It feeds mainly on nectar.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Formerly described in 1811 by Johann Matthäus Bechstein, the Cuban Macaw was a primarily red, long-tailed parrot with beautiful orange feathering around the nape and blue feathering on the wings and tail. This bird was in serious trouble by the mid-19th century due to the adults being killed for food and young being taken for pets.

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APRIL 8, 2016

And I was pecked in the eye by my pet chicken, does that count?”. “I My parrots have nailed me harder than any wild bird,” said Jodi Swenson. We were working on his enclosure when he sliced my arm with his serrated bill! No need for stitches, but it took awhile to heal.”. “I I regularly check for snakes before entering cages now!

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

But many people who live closely with animals, whether as some of the more open-minded researchers or your average pet owners, have always been well aware that this simply isn’t true. This young Western Gull seems to have no idea what to make of this Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), or perhaps it prefers the company of unusual fish.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

The hollowed-out bones connected to the lungs for respiration that we see today as a key bird adaptation to the aerobically challenging behavior of flight existed in many dinosaurs that were as far way from being bird-like as, well, as a T-rex is from being your pet parrot.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2012

It’s easy to observe this attachment behavior in parrots, especially pets. But any mention of affection or “love” in parrots must include that other, unwelcome element: jealousy. But any mention of affection or “love” in parrots must include that other, unwelcome element: jealousy. I know one thing.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

One of the birds most likely to have been heard about in recent years is the Night Parrot. The removal of native trees takes away the nectar that so many birds rely on and even large dead trees are used for nesting by a variety of parrots and cockatoos. Handbook to The Birds of Australia, 1865. Preface,p.xxiv.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Dragan continues to be teacher’s pet simply by sharing as he goes. Orange-winged Parrot – Amazona amazonica. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

He blithely breezes past mentions of outdoor cats, pet parrots, and rehabilitating invasive species without so much as an eyelid flicker to indicate that these might be hot-button topics with his audience.

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