Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Monk Parakeets
A couple years ago we visited Calumet City near the Illinois/Indiana border south of Chicago to see the flocks of small green parrots that have made a home there. These monk parakeets have descended from local escapees who were brought from Argentina for the American pet trade.
In a residential neighborhood of small Calumet City, the parakeets live in communal nests weighing several hundred pounds. Truly worth a visit.
This article in the NY Times talk about the monk parakeet along with other animals that do well living in the human world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/31/science/31anim.html
In a residential neighborhood of small Calumet City, the parakeets live in communal nests weighing several hundred pounds. Truly worth a visit.
This article in the NY Times talk about the monk parakeet along with other animals that do well living in the human world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/31/science/31anim.html
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