Wild Parrots at Brooklyn Bird Feeder
July 17, 2010 Seed Bird Feeder
Somewhere in South Brooklyn, on a cold and windy St. Patrick’s Day, a raucous flock of wild Quaker Parrots digs into a bird feeder.
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Comments (7)
Hummingbirds are fun, entertaining, full of energy and it’s easy to attract hummingbirds.
that was so cool!! has anyone done any kind of documentary about the wild quakers? Please keep posting videos like these.
Thanks much!
To answer your question, I don’t know of anyone else doing a documentary project on the wild quakers. I actually met Werner Herzog recently (the director of Fitzcaraldo and Grizzly Man) and he thought this was a good idea (although he warned me that it would take a lot of time, which it is!)
They did a video with the one in San Francisco. It was a great video. Please post when yours is done. I’d love to see it.Thanks!
Where did they come from and since parrots are supposed to be tropical birds how do they survive the winters?
Hopefully the cold does not kill them….
The birds originally come from South America, primarily Argentina (which is has a temperate climate, unlike the warmer, tropical areas in the northern parts of the continent.) It’s still pretty impressive that these birds can survive in such a cold climate, though. I think a lot of it has to do with their large, communal nests, which are able to retain a lot of heat, especially when they’re full of birds.
I’ve seen and heard Quakers with increasing frequency in NE Queens, where they hadn’t been before. I love them! Any suggestions of feeder foods/treats that they would enjoy that the pigeons wouldn’t? They are really raucous, too, lol. Should I even try to attract them or will I make enemies of my neighbors who enjoy peace and quiet? Especially if the Quakers decide to nest here? I know they don’t spread quickly.