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Authorities have shown little interest in them. They do not do any damage apart from pinching the odd apple or two. Most people are pleasantly surprised to see them.
Some birders (really only one or two) though are not pleased with these potential alien invaders. We have explained them that there really is no threat coming from these birds to the native wildlife. Being depended on human handouts in winter they could never become invasive.
The farm where these birds are fed is just in the rural area. From there they have the choice to fly into an extensive wildlife reserve or to fly into town. Funny enough they are mostly observed flying into town. Even popping up in the down town shopping centre. We suspect this is because most fruit baring trees are situated in urban areas. But they are also observed in the more rural parts of the area and in the wildlife reserve. They range for several miles.
Outside of the breeding season they are very hard to track. Most days they roost close to the nest but beyond that we rely on fluke observations and a network of birders that gracefully report sightings of them.
In The Netherlands only this pair remain. We call them Toos and Nape. There have been as many as 7 Scarlets seen in a flock and several successful nests since the late 70ties. It is unclear what happened to them. (Please let us know if you have information on this). Reports are that a northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) took several as prey and birds electrocuted themselves while playing on train power lines (something we suspect only young birds do). Read on…
Nothing makes our heart beat faster than a pair of beautiful parrots flying in sync against a clearblue sky. Read on…
Now that they’re proven to be profitable, we’ve entered a golden age of intelligent nonfiction films about every subject under the sun. Made on a shoestring and lovingly passed from one art house to the next, many of the best recent documentaries are made by people who see the world through their lens, with far-reaching ambitions to teach, incite and unearth universality in their subjects. But since Hoop Dreams, it’s been common knowledge that the most resonant documentaries usually are narrow tales about remarkable lives. In storytelling, less usually means more, and it’s hard to imagine much simpler abundance than in The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. Read on…
From coast to coast an influx of exotic parakeets is bringing eye-popping color and ear-popping chatter to even the coldest locales. At the same time, these imports are raising all sorts of questions about their environmental and economic costs. Read on…
HAMBURG - It’s autumn in Germany and barges ply the romantic Rhine and Main rivers on a chilly December day as meanwhile a flock of graceful birds fly overhead - screeching, bright-green tropical parrots. Read on…
Flocks of bright green parrots that drown out traditional birdsong with piercing squawks are becoming a familiar sight—and sound—in Britain, according to a new study. Read on…
