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| Parrots' colour scheme is a real cracker |
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Monday, August 08 2005 @ 06:00 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
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 By Deborah Smith Science Editor
July 23, 2005
Now the puzzle of the unique colour scheme of the Australian eclectus parrot has been solved in an eight-year study by researchers who climbed tall rainforest trees to observe them in their nests.
Robert Heinsohn, of the Australian National University, said the males and females were so different-looking they were originally mistaken as separate species. "There is no other bird like it," he said.
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| Kitsap WA’s parrots remain free birds |
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Monday, August 08 2005 @ 05:34 AM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 8245
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BRENT CHAMPACO; The News Tribune Published: July 16th, 2005 12:01 AM
A now-famous colony of Quaker parrots, whose home atop a South Kitsap cell phone tower ignited a passionate animal rights debate, has gone on the lam.
Cingular Wireless was getting ready to replace the animals’ 60-foot-tall tower with one nearly twice as tall. State wildlife officials decided the birds should be captured and relocated to a more controlled environment.
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| Parrots Name Each Other |
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Monday, July 18 2005 @ 11:12 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 7920
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 By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News July 11, 2005
Humans invented the names Big Bird and Tweety Bird, but new evidence suggests at least one species of parrot creates its own names for friends and family members.
Since vocal labeling indicates that the namer must first be able to imagine the individual or object in its mind,the discovery likely means bird thoughts and communication are far more complex and closer to human levels than previously realized.
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| Monk Parrots in Greewood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY |
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Saturday, July 09 2005 @ 02:30 PM UTC
Contributed by: Birdlover
Views: 9645
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Does anyone know if it is possible to move the nests in Edgewater, NJ to a safer place for the birds? They have been nesting in Brooklyn, at the Greenwood Cemetery for years. There has to be some way to protect these birds.
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Most Recent Post: 07/29 10:05PM by EdgewaterParrots
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| Kakapo chicks ready to leave home |
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Friday, June 10 2005 @ 05:41 PM UTC
Contributed by: MikeSchindlinger
Views: 5692
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 Nelson's rarest chicks have become awkward teenagers, and it won't be long before they are kicked out of home.
Four kakapo chicks are being handraised at a rented house in a secret location in Nelson [New Zealand]. Five were taken from their home near Stewart Island in April after failing to put on weight in the wild.
Department of Conservation kakapo technical officer Daryl Eason said although one had died the remaining chicks were thriving.
10 June 2005
By SALLY KIDSON
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| Quaker Parakeet Nest Teardowns in Edgewater, New Jersey |
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Tuesday, May 17 2005 @ 08:09 PM UTC
Contributed by: brooklynparrots
Views: 12931
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This Monday, May 17th, PSE&G crews destroyed a significant number of nests built by wild Quaker (AKA "monk") parakeets in Edgewater, New Jersey. This action was not unexpected, but it was very painful to watch. What follows is my report.
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A conservation effort may be the last hope. - The Washington PostBlue-throated macaw, facts and photos - National Geographic
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