View Full Version : You can grow bananas when you see these birds
momoese
01-13-2008, 12:14 AM
I think when you have these birds around it's ok to grow bananas. We have a rather large population of these in Southern California but rarely do they land close enough to get decent pictures. These were taken in front of a friends house and about 10 blocks from my house.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/p1-1.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/p2-1.jpg
Here is some info on them.
http://www.californiaparrotproject.org/mitred_parakeet.html#photos
klemmthamm
01-13-2008, 12:22 AM
Neat... wish we had some around here, they are really pretty birds.
Richard
01-13-2008, 12:24 AM
If you have those birds around, you need all your naners and fruit trees in a greenhouse for protection :islandsharkbanana:
AnnaJW
01-13-2008, 12:42 AM
Beautiful birds, and awesome pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lagniappe
01-13-2008, 01:11 AM
They 're flyin in some sort of attack pattern in that second pic . Gives you the feeling that you're bieng bombarded .
Remember the classic Hitchcock movie "The Birds" ?
microfarmer
01-13-2008, 02:01 AM
I think when you have these birds around it's ok to grow bananas. We have a rather large population of these in Southern California (snip)http://www.californiaparrotproject.org/mitred_parakeet.html#photos
I guess you can grow bananas in Brooklyn, New Jersey, and Chicago. All have populations of wild parrots...
http://www.brooklynparrots.com/2006/05/photo-essay-fabulous-wild-parrots-of.html
...and Yacolt, Washington...
http://www.brooklynparrots.com/
Lagniappe
01-13-2008, 02:07 AM
I saw a group of quaker parrots here . According to the homeowner , they had been feeding in the same cluster of pecan trees for several days .
STEELVIPER
01-13-2008, 02:24 AM
There are a few wild parrots out in my area. Not sure what species, but they are very fat and healthy.Lots of fruit trees in the area, so i assume that they are eating good.
island cassie
01-13-2008, 04:04 AM
Nice pictures Mitchell. We have a number of species here but they are very wild and fly high and fast to avoid the trappers - often hear them screaming as they fly overhead! In the Staines area in London there are several thousand parakeets that live alonside the River Thames. They are the descendants of a few that were released about 30 years ago.
Cassie
SteveW
01-13-2008, 04:30 AM
We've got a population of ringed tail lorikeets in the UK.
They're mainly seen in and around London and the surrounding areas just outside of the city,but I've started seeing them a few miles from where I live now.They've got a very distinctive call so you allways know when they're nearby.
Fantastic looking birds,they'd definately add a tropical feel to any garden.
musa_monkey
01-13-2008, 08:22 AM
We've got a population of ringed tail lorikeets in the UK.
They're mainly seen in and around London and the surrounding areas just outside of the city,but I've started seeing them a few miles from where I live now.They've got a very distinctive call so you allways know when they're nearby.
Fantastic looking birds,they'd definately add a tropical feel to any garden.
I have a colony of parrots living in the wood next to me. The local legend is that a pair escaped some years back and have bred. They have survived here for the last 5 years i know of but we haven't had a bad winter in that timeframe. It is good to see and hear them though,still a very rare site in the UK.
CookieCows
01-13-2008, 09:17 AM
Pictures can sure put a smile on your face!! :jumpingonbednaner: I never knew there were wild parrots in the U.S. !!
Deb :)
Lagniappe
01-13-2008, 09:46 AM
We should all be glad that they're birds and not macaques !
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7055625.stm
:ukkibannana:
Taylor
01-13-2008, 11:04 AM
I haven't ever seen a wild Parrot here but it sure is cool that they are around there!
I love The Birds, seen it many times. Creepy thought, eh?
magicgreen
01-13-2008, 11:58 AM
Thankyou, that was a real ni-iceeee picture! Put a smile on my face too!:)
SteveW
01-13-2008, 12:28 PM
I have a colony of parrots living in the wood next to me. The local legend is that a pair escaped some years back and have bred. They have survived here for the last 5 years i know of but we haven't had a bad winter in that timeframe. It is good to see and hear them though,still a very rare site in the UK.
The lorikeets are supposed to be a tough as old boots,thats why they're slowly moving out of London and into the surrounding countryside.I live at least 30/40 miles out of town and I saw them just a couple of miles away in Cobham.i'd guess that if I were to look in the local woods that they're probably already here.It'd be fantastic if they are.
Theres a small population of green parrots in London aswell,they regularly go one of my old customers garden in Bromley.When I was fitting their kitchen a few years ago they told me about the flock of lorikeets that came every morning to feed at first light.Obviously not believing them I went to look outside,didn't see the lorikeets,but did see a couple of green parrots in one of the trees.Very surreal
dablo93
01-13-2008, 02:43 PM
we have also birds like that here, they don't live normally here in the netherlands but Amsterdam and Amstelveen (even sometimes in uithoorn, my village!:)) are full of that birds and I like them;)
the only difference is that they are completly green
Ahava
01-13-2008, 03:37 PM
Wow beautiful birds. That's neat I had no idea they came up as far as LA. That's awesome!
SteveW
01-13-2008, 04:47 PM
Looks like I got the name of our UK parrots abit wrong.lol
They're actually called ring-necked parakeets and they're over 5000 birds living in the SE of the UK,how cool is that
I just read up a bit on them on the RSPB website
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/ringneckedparakeet/history.asp
MediaHound
01-14-2008, 01:51 AM
We have wild Quaker parrots here, they nest in the powerlines.
There's also various Macaws as well, and even sightings of the Hyacinth...
MediaHound
01-14-2008, 02:26 AM
btw those are great shots! They look very interested in you :)
AnnaJW
01-14-2008, 03:26 AM
We should all be glad that they're birds and not macaques !
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7055625.stm
:ukkibannana:
Yikes! I'd better be really nice to the monkey on my new tattoo! It looks like the one in that picture. Only mine is smiling.... :)
AnnaJW
01-14-2008, 03:50 AM
A few weeks ago I saw four birds, which I guess were Conures, in our neighbors tree. I'm just guessing Conures because they looked very much like my Sun Conure.
I usually have my bird feeders filled now; but the Hawk's are hanging around.
I had a hawk at my bird bath one day that my Cockatoo noticed. My Cockatoo puffed himself out to like four times his size! I thought he ws going to nail me until I saw the Hawk.
Birds are very cool. And sooooo smart!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Hall
01-14-2008, 06:30 AM
Nice pictures Mitchell. We have a number of species here but they are very wild and fly high and fast to avoid the trappers - often hear them screaming as they fly overhead! In the Staines area in London there are several thousand parakeets that live alonside the River Thames. They are the descendants of a few that were released about 30 years ago.
Cassie
Cassie, I grew up in Staines and I know the area you mean.They breed on Penton Hook island. They also fly around here in Windsor and we do get the odd ones in the garden. They strip the apples from the trees during the summer and make a hell of a noise gut it is nice to see them. I guess with global warming we will be seeing more tropical birds in our county.
dablo93
01-14-2008, 11:17 AM
Looks like I got the name of our UK parrots abit wrong.lol
They're actually called ring-necked parakeets and they're over 5000 birds living in the SE of the UK,how cool is that
I just read up a bit on them on the RSPB website
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/ringneckedparakeet/history.asp
Yea steve these birds here are the same like you have there;)
mm4birds
01-15-2008, 11:42 PM
The pictured birds are cherry headed or mitered conures which also survive the winter here in new york city. I raise sun conures as a hobby and they are really beautiful. The birds apparently escaped a shipping container at JFK airport and have survived and bred in ny since.
AnnaJW
01-16-2008, 12:03 AM
The pictured birds are cherry headed or mitered conures which also survive the winter here in new york city. I raise sun conures as a hobby and they are really beautiful. The birds apparently escaped a shipping container at JFK airport and have survived and bred in ny since.
I have a Sun and he is awesome! Gorgeous, smart, and so sweet and cute. :)
I also have a Peach-faced Lovie, Maxi Pi, and Moluccan Too.
I think the four that were here awhile back were probably Cherry Headed Conures. Amazing to me how they survive in the wild around here!
Richard
01-16-2008, 12:12 AM
I would agree that they are better looking than ravens (most San Diegans call them crows). Do the same damage though. If you get a picture of 12 or more ravens in your yard at the same time, you can get a permit to shoot them on your property. Last I checked, they seemed oblivious to photoshop ... :2723:
island cassie
01-16-2008, 12:22 AM
Yes Mark - lovely to see them. Here in the Dominican Republic we have woodpeckers making a nest in the pergola at the back of the house about 20ft away. No doubt the top will fall off the post in time - but so nice to see them at such close quarters in the meantime - pictures shortly!! Here the parrots and parakeets fly by high and fast to avoid the trappers, and I am always happy to hear them screaming overhead. Go birds - go!
Cassie
AnnaJW
01-16-2008, 01:24 AM
Yes Mark - lovely to see them. Here in the Dominican Republic we have woodpeckers making a nest in the pergola at the back of the house about 20ft away. No doubt the top will fall off the post in time - but so nice to see them at such close quarters in the meantime - pictures shortly!! Here the parrots and parakeets fly by high and fast to avoid the trappers, and I am always happy to hear them screaming overhead. Go birds - go!
Cassie
I agree, Cassie. Go birds go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Richard
01-16-2008, 01:35 AM
I'd rather have mockingbirds and black pheobes.
AnnaJW
01-16-2008, 02:13 AM
Sadly, I haven't seen a Mockingbird around here in years. We have Black Phobes that nest here every year.
I had a Red-Tailed Hawk swoop down within inches of me today. Beautiful bird! But that means I stop filling my feeders for awhile...
Ravens are my friends. As are crows. Especially since they keep the Hawks away from my bird feeders. I have never had problems with ANY birds bothering my garden areas.........................
chong
01-16-2008, 02:28 AM
Personally, I love them all. In HI, the chickadees, the turtle doves, miniature turtle doves, and many others, would swoop down on the floor next to dining tables at several of the restaurants and make all kinds of cooing, chirping, and warbling sounds. They make it so relaxing. Though at first we were afraid of getting "bombed". But we noticed that they rarely, if ever, flew over the tables.
On mother's day last year, after shopping at Walmart in Martinez, CA, my wife noticed a "very pretty bird". When she asked what kind it was, I had to look, and saw a yellow and green parakeet. It took flight when I attempted to invite it to perch on my hand.
After some pursuit halfway through the parking lot, I was able to catch it. I went back into the store and bought a cage and feed. This baby must have escaped from its previous owner for some time because when we got home and fed it, he finished that entire 1-ounce container-full of feed. For all the time we were in CA, and subsequently in Vegas, he was singing all the time. The maids at the hotels wanted to adopt him.
AnnaJW
01-16-2008, 03:31 AM
Personally, I love them all. In HI, the chickadees, the turtle doves, miniature turtle doves, and many others, would swoop down on the floor next to dining tables at several of the restaurants and make all kinds of cooing, chirping, and warbling sounds. They make it so relaxing. Though at first we were afraid of getting "bombed". But we noticed that they rarely, if ever, flew over the tables.
On mother's day last year, after shopping at Walmart in Martinez, CA, my wife noticed a "very pretty bird". When she asked what kind it was, I had to look, and saw a yellow and green parakeet. It took flight when I attempted to invite it to perch on my hand.
After some pursuit halfway through the parking lot, I was able to catch it. I went back into the store and bought a cage and feed. This baby must have escaped from its previous owner for some time because when we got home and fed it, he finished that entire 1-ounce container-full of feed. For all the time we were in CA, and subsequently in Vegas, he was singing all the time. The maids at the hotels wanted to adopt him.
I love them all. too!!! :
I'm so glad you helped that baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
momoese
11-24-2011, 12:51 AM
Since my Bamboo and bananas have grown I now have a family of finches, a couple black phoebes, several humming birds, crows, sparrows, hawks, pigeons, doves, and the green parrots who fly above! :)
trebor
11-24-2011, 06:44 AM
We have wild Quakers here, They are a bunch of noisy critters! In a shopping center about a mile south on my house they sit in the trees planted around the center. I swear its like a tourist attraction :)
I have seen people show up with cages and sit them on the ground hoping one of the birds will fly in the cage! The city has put out bird seed with a tranquilizer in it to try to remove them. Its been pretty successful because now its kinda rare to see them .. Why on earth anyone would want to get rid of them is beyond me !
momoese
11-24-2011, 10:47 AM
Here they are! It sounds like they are a problem for the power company, but people love them.
Parrots in the City, AFA 2005 Video - Part II - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKDzXL2m1wo&feature=related)
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