Ok, I mean this in humor and sincerely and note that I foundly refer to the occasional Parrot Fly over as a "Fly By".......Why does it look like the one parrot is saying "Talk to the butt!" :-) LOL
Actually, the two parrots on the right were cooing and "kissing." The one on the left eventually got pissed. He kept on moving in on the other two. Finally, the two birds on the end went at it squawking at each other behind the parrot in the middles back. It was something to see. Cute!
These are Nanday Conures, relatives of the extinct Carolina Parakeet and like their once plentiful cousins, very social birds even compared to other psittacines. This is probably a couple pairing for the first time being bothered by another suitor... or possibly last year's offspring that can't take a hint to go away while mom and dad plan a little brother. Like many parrot species, couples often bond for a lifetime.
They're highly intelligent animals, raucously demanding attention from one another. Naturally clownish ways make them fun pets if you have patience and plenty of time to spend with one. A flock near my shop is over 100 strong, their antics in the trees nearby worth watching. My 28 year old Red-crowned Amazon goes nuts when they're around.
Nanday populations have grown dramatically over the past two decades. It's an interesting thought that because of their diet, they and Monk Parakeets may end up occupying the ecological position once held by the Carolina Parakeet. Once North America's only indigenous parrot, wiped out by loss of habitat and human slaughter... the last wild example was killed in Okeechobee in 1904.
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ReplyDeleteOk, I mean this in humor and sincerely and note that I foundly refer to the occasional Parrot Fly over as a "Fly By".......Why does it look like the one parrot is saying "Talk to the butt!" :-) LOL
ReplyDeleteActually, the two parrots on the right were cooing and "kissing." The one on the left eventually got pissed. He kept on moving in on the other two. Finally, the two birds on the end went at it squawking at each other behind the parrot in the middles back. It was something to see. Cute!
ReplyDeleteThese are Nanday Conures, relatives of the extinct Carolina Parakeet and like their once plentiful cousins, very social birds even compared to other psittacines. This is probably a couple pairing for the first time being bothered by another suitor... or possibly last year's offspring that can't take a hint to go away while mom and dad plan a little brother. Like many parrot species, couples often bond for a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteThey're highly intelligent animals, raucously demanding attention from one another. Naturally clownish ways make them fun pets if you have patience and plenty of time to spend with one. A flock near my shop is over 100 strong, their antics in the trees nearby worth watching. My 28 year old Red-crowned Amazon goes nuts when they're around.
Nanday populations have grown dramatically over the past two decades. It's an interesting thought that because of their diet, they and Monk Parakeets may end up occupying the ecological position once held by the Carolina Parakeet. Once North America's only indigenous parrot, wiped out by loss of habitat and human slaughter... the last wild example was killed in Okeechobee in 1904.