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parakeet
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Monk parakeets in flight
Here we call them monk parakeets - others call them 'Quaker parrots'. Very well established invasive species here in South Florida, huge 'apartment' style nests can be found on the side of power poles and cell towers with 15-30 or more nesting chambers. And they are very noisy!- Zackiedawg
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- florida monk parakeet myiopsitta monachus parakeet parrot quaker parrot usa wellington
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- Category: North America
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Long tailed parakeet
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- long-tailed parakeet malaysia parakeet psittacula longicauda
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Long tailed parakeet
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- long-tailed parakeet malaysia parakeet psittacula longicauda
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Long tailed parakeet
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- long-tailed parakeet malaysia parakeet psittacula longicauda
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Carolina Parakeet...
Apologies for the somewhat mischievous post title. 😸 I was wondering whether any of the parakeet species currently living in a feral state in the former range of the Carolina parakeet will eventually fill (or partially fill) its ecological niche? Here in the south-east UK the rose-ringed...- Patudo
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- carolina parakeet feral parakeet
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- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Blue-crowned parakeet
One of Florida's many invasive species that have taken hold, this bird is found in a colony in North-western Broward County.- Zackiedawg
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- blue-crowned parakeet florida parakeet thectocercus acuticaudatus
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- Category: North America
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Parakeet
Indian Rose-ringed / Ring-necked Parakeet Heavy crop. Image re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.- drjpmenon
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- drjpmenon india. parakeet psittacula krameri rose-ringed rose-ringed parakeet
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 495
Himalayas - 495 ... Here's a closeup of a male ... and a female ... ... belonging to the gang of 30 odd individuals who plundered a field of ripe wheat ... ... braving hail and rain ... Male .. showing tha lovely shoulder patch ... and a glimpse of female below ... Here's another...- aloktewari
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- dist. almora india parakeet uttarakhand himalayas vimandeshwar valley
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 494
Himalayas - 494 Plundering in rain ... After a spell of hail ... it was drizzling ... ... rather heavily in the sacred Vimandeshwar valley of Kumaon Himalayas ... ... we were out birding and waited patiently for rain to stop sitting inside our vehicle ... parked alongside a field of near...- aloktewari
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- dist. almora india parakeet uttarakhand himalayas vimandeshwar valley
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 493
L'amour ... Nothing much to elaborate ... Their expression appears almost human ... ... they were in courtship ... when we reached the parking of the Heritage resort ... ... in the Himalayan Hill Station town ... ... and proceeded being completely unaffected by our presence below ...- aloktewari
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- himalayas india kumaon parakeet ranikhet uttarakhand
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 484
Himalayas - 484 Only ... quasi twilight it was before the crack of the dawn ... Earth ... called ... Sun for Celestial relief _________ Slaty-headed Parakeet Sat Tal Forest Alt. 5500 ft. Uttarakhand Himalayas India 15 November 2019- aloktewari
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- himalayas india parakeet sat_tal uttarakhand
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Brown-breasted Parakeet
Brown-breasted Parakeet, aka Flame-winged Parakeet. Endemic to Colombia.- bronze sunbird
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- colombia parakeet
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- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Himalayas - 475
Himalayas - 475 Woodpeckers weren't the only ones ... ... exploring the Pine cones ... This Himalayan local too ... was interested in local delicacies ...containing seeds ... and insects that would hide there ... ... richly available here Though ... the thicker bill of this...- aloktewari
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- alt. 7000ft. dalhousie_hill_station himachal_pradesh india parakeet
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 473
Himalayas - 473 This Himalayan lady ... caught the light of the setting Sun ... Exploring the bark of a pine tree for grubs ... later she explored the cones of the same pine for both seeds and insects ... 6.56 pm ____________ Himalayan Woodpecker - female Dalhousie Hill Station Alt...- aloktewari
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- alt._7000ft. dalhousie_hill_station himachal_pradesh india parakeet
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 471
Himalayas - 471 Twilight time in a Himalayan gorge ... Mesmerizing ... Moody Metamorphosing Into Melancholy ... Of A dark night Not ... mundane Though ... ____________ Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana Dalhousie Hill Station Alt. 7000 ft. Himachal Pradesh Western...- aloktewari
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- alt. 7000ft. dalhousie_hill_station himachal_pradesh india parakeet
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Monk Parakeet
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus monachus) A small flock was feasting on the seeds of Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua).- Stanley Jones
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- argentina buenos aires monk parakeet
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- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Having a snack..
I am always fascinated by the way these birds hold the fruits- drjpmenon
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- drjpmenon jayaprakash maruthamalai nikkor 500 mm nikon d7100 parakeet rose-ringed south india
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Alexandrine Parakeet
Happy New Year 1399 / 2579 (Norouz or Iranian New Year) Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus, 1766)- Houman Doroudi (Tormtay)
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- alexandrine eupatria parakeet psittacula psittacula eupatria
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- Category: Middle-East
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Monk Parakeet
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)- Stanley Jones
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- argentina monk parakeet
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- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Rose-ringed Parakeet
A Rose-ringed parakeet patiently waiting to raid a rice paddy.- the_kenyanbirder
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- asia birds birds of asia birds of sri lanka birdwatching parakeet psittacula krameri sri lanka
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Green-cheeked Parakeet
Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae australis)- Stanley Jones
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- argentina green-cheeked jujuy province la cienega parakeet
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- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Gray-hooded Parakeet
Gray-hooded Parakeet (Psilopsiagon aymara) Feasting on international cuisine, Pyracantha also known as narrowleaf firethorn (Pyracantha angustifolia: Rosaceae), native to China.- Stanley Jones
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- argentina cafayete gray-hooded parakeet salta province
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- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Mitred Parakeet
Mitred Parakeet (Psittacara mitratus mitratus) This parakeet is feeding in and on Ceibo as it is known in Argentina (Erythrina crista-galli: Fabaceae), their national tree.- Stanley Jones
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- argentina mitred parakeet salta province villa san lorenzo
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- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Blue-crowned Parakeet
Blue-crowned Parakeet (Thectocercus acuticaudata acuticaudata) Sexes similar for the most part but it is said that some individuals can be differentiated as males in breeding plumage but even then mistakes are made. Raiding the green fruits of the peach trees.- Stanley Jones
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- argentina blue-crowned capilla del monte parakeet thectocercus acuticaudata
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- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Nanday_Parakeet_Buenos_Aires
Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday)- Stanley Jones
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- argentina bosques de palermo buenos aires nanday nandayus nenday parakeet
- Comments: 14
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico