10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. The story of the Puerto Rican Amazon, also known as the Puerto Rico Parrot, Parrots Over Puerto Rico is illustrated with deeply hued collages created by Susan L. The parrots called as they looked for deep nesting holes in the tall trees. Other Europeans came.

Puerto Rico 241

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 241

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

Monk Parakeet is the only parrot species that builds its own nest. Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released. Not many survive, and very few flourish. The answer lies in the nests.

Chicago 209

Chicago New York City New York Illinois 209

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2019

By 1595, protective mercantilist policies ordered by the Crown banned the creation of new vineyards in Peru, along with a later prohibition on exports of Peruvian wines to other Spanish colonies. At some point, probably by the early sixteenth century, distillation of wine into brandy also began in Peru.

Peru 126

Peru San Francisco Parrots Chile 126

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2011

In particular there was a large are protected on the eastern side of the island (about a third of the island) as ‘Eua National Park.The island is less populated and quieter. I barely got more than a seconds glance, but it was obviously not a Red Shining-parrot. All they could be, and were, were Blue-crowned Lorikeets.

Tonga 166

Tonga Fiji New Zealand Parrots 166