Quaker Parrots I couldn't get close enough for a good…

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Posted by: Hubbard Original: 9/26/2005 2:20 PM Comments: 9 eProps: 18 Read Comments Post a Comment Back to Your Xanga Site

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Monday, September 26, 2005

Quaker Parrots

I couldn't get close enough for a good picture before I scared them off, but here is a photo that I took in my yard on Saturday morning. Those are three "Quaker parrots" that are feeding at one of my feeders. There is a group of a dozen or so of them in my neighborhood, and there are in fact several other groups of them around town in Dallas. I see them and hear them all the time, but it has taken me a while to get them to my feeder. This is only the second time that I have seen them feeding. They are apparently descendants of escaped pets. They are not native to Texas, although they clearly thrive here.

Posted 9/26/2005 2:20 PM - 9 comments

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They look like pets, don't they? ("descendants of escaped pets...") Certainly don't look like the typical bird we see in this part of the world. Very pretty!

Posted 9/27/2005 7:37 AM by Gooch - reply

Cool!

Posted 9/27/2005 10:39 AM by warweasel

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Nice to see that nature finds a way.

Posted 10/7/2005 12:28 PM by hoosier_red

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I like your site! Random props! Hit me back nugget! :D

Posted 10/8/2005 3:46 AM by boomheadshot - reply

We actually have hundreds of feral Quaker parrots in Brooklyn, right in our neighborhood...

Posted 10/15/2005 12:21 AM by forklift

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I have one in a cage in the 'birds room'. Noisy little buggers they are but they talk though mine is unable to whistle like the cockatiels.

Posted 10/16/2005 8:06 PM by BLB

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We always are amazed to see such wonderful birds nearly even if they are pet descendant become back to the wildlife ( or almost ) , to freedom at least .

In friendship

Michel.

Posted 10/18/2005 4:30 AM by fauquet

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merry christmas

Posted 12/26/2005 1:52 AM by Jaz

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There is parrot-like bird here - called a black witch. It looks like a parrot with a very long tail but is completely black. They congregate on bushes and chatter away very noisily but I've never managed to get them to come and get them tofeed.

Posted 11/12/2006 9:26 AM by SavonDuJour

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