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Amazons & a buzz

Discussion in 'Pets and Wildlife' started by Brant, Aug 23, 2009.

  1. Aug 23, 2009 #1
    Brant

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    Feral reproducing flocks of Amazons have made themselves at home all over So. Cal and other places i imagine. This flock roosts in pines and eucalypts near my house and it's numbers vary from 12 to 20, here are a few the other morning SCREAMING a good morning to the world. and a bee on some lavender.
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  2. Aug 23, 2009 #2
    Alexis

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    Are Amazons a type of parrot? We have parrots that have colonized here in South Florida, and they do put up quite a ruckus. I love watching them go screeching overhead...
     
  3. Aug 23, 2009 #3
    Brant

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    oh indeed Amazons are a type of Large-Loud parrot. I think Amazons are one of the top parrots kept as pets. I am sure they are naturalized from escaped pets in Florida as well.
     
  4. Aug 23, 2009 #4
    Clark

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    We've had parrkets by the flocks in Central Florida for more than 20 years.
     
  5. Aug 23, 2009 #5
    Brant

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    Budgies won't cut it out here, too many predators.
    Amazons being BIG really only have to worry about Red Tailed Hawks & maybe Owls.
    These flocks have been here as long as people have kept Amazons as pets.
     
  6. Aug 24, 2009 #6
    Home Grown

    Home Grown Hakuna Matata

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    I would be the crazy neighbor who feeds the wild amazons at 5:30 every morning:D That is so cool.
     
  7. Aug 24, 2009 #7
    Dale

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    Could be worse, Brant. It could be a pair of Moluccan cockatoos.
     
  8. Aug 24, 2009 #8
    Karen

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    Up in LA we also have flocks of cockatiels and macarws. They're lovely, and fun to watch fly. I'm glad they don't roost at my house....