"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/29/2015 at 12:23 • Filed to: birdlopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/29/2015 at 12:23 • Filed to: birdlopnik | 1
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Wait, what?
This green/yellow parakeet, as well as a bright blue/white one, are regular visitors to our feeder.
$kaycog
> ttyymmnn
12/29/2015 at 12:30 |
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Do you think it might be someone’s pet that got loose?
Birddog
> ttyymmnn
12/29/2015 at 12:36 |
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They are surprisingly adaptive birds.
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ttyymmnn
> $kaycog
12/29/2015 at 12:37 |
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Either that, or let loose. Sometimes, people get tired of taking care of their pets and just let them loose. They seem to be doing pretty well, though I’m sure they aren’t used to this sort of cold (as cold as it gets in TX).
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$kaycog
> ttyymmnn
12/29/2015 at 12:39 |
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You’re probably right.................let loose. Not cool at all.
kanadanmajava1
> $kaycog
12/29/2015 at 12:48 |
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Unless this is from Australia those parakeets are likely former pets. I think that Florida is the only place in US where they can survive for long. Easy food might of course help them.
Berang
> ttyymmnn
12/29/2015 at 12:48 |
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I would try and catch them.
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$kaycog
> kanadanmajava1
12/29/2015 at 12:51 |
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This is from Austin, Texas. I’m sure you’re right that they are former pets.
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kanadanmajava1
> $kaycog
12/29/2015 at 13:00 |
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Texas should be quite good place as it doesn’t differ greatly from their native home. Especially if bird feeders and water are available.
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ttyymmnn
> Berang
12/29/2015 at 13:03 |
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They seem to be doing just fine. Who knows? Perhaps they’re enjoying their freedom. There is actually a fairly large population of wild parrots here in Austin. Presumably, it began years ago when somebody released some pets. That’s how we got buried by European Starlings.
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> ttyymmnn
12/29/2015 at 13:12 |
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birds are tough mother fuckers.
with feeder access I’m betting those budgies will be fine in Texas, as long as they avoid predators.
Not that i think it’s great they have been released/escaped... but they could be worse off.
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$kaycog
> kanadanmajava1
12/29/2015 at 13:15 |
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I do hope so.
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Berang
> ttyymmnn
12/29/2015 at 13:25 |
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From what I’ve heard budgies usually die in the wild because they’re used to living in large flocks and not by themselves. They’re also not really camoflauged as well for the environment as native birds.
I’ve seen those parrots around Austin, but I suspect they’re hardier.
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ttyymmnn
> Berang
12/29/2015 at 13:29 |
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I’ve been seeing this pair for a year or so.
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kanadanmajava1
> $kaycog
12/29/2015 at 13:31 |
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It’s good that people are helping birds.
This stubborn stork has decided to spend the winter in Finland. The local media is reporting about him nearly daily now. Currently he eats daily more than he weighs so he is pretty much entirely depended on the helping humans. We don’t have much storks here in Finland. During this year there was the first (partially) succesful stork nesting in the Finnish history.
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$kaycog
> kanadanmajava1
12/29/2015 at 13:43 |
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That is amazing! And very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
coelacanthist
> ttyymmnn
12/29/2015 at 14:00 |
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This is not one of them, but there are parrots thriving in the wild in Austin.
http://m.austin360.com/news/lifestyle…
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ttyymmnn
> coelacanthist
12/29/2015 at 14:19 |
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Yup. We’ve got a colony living very near our house.
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coelacanthist
> ttyymmnn
12/29/2015 at 14:30 |
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I'll take parrots over grackles any day.
Nymphicus Hollandicus
> ttyymmnn
12/29/2015 at 14:31 |
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There’s a massive colony of Monk Parakeets about a mile from my house, they’re really noisy. I’d rather have these birds out and about than European Starlings and House Sparrows.
If I recall there’s Blue and Yellow Macaws in Florida.
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ttyymmnn
> coelacanthist
12/29/2015 at 14:37 |
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Agreed.
Echo51
> ttyymmnn
12/31/2015 at 14:44 |
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All fun and games till you have a predator bird eating one of those in your hedge....
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ttyymmnn
> Echo51
12/31/2015 at 15:12 |
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We’ve got plenty of those around here. This is a red shouldered hawk was hanging out in the hackberry tree in our backyard. A few years ago, I was sitting at the desk by the back window when I heard a loud smack on the window. A mourning dove, either dead or stunned, was lying on the deck. The next time I looked out, there was a red shouldered hawk sitting on the railing. A few minutes later, both the hawk and the dove were gone.
