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Re: wild quaker in northern ohio for two summer now
Posted by electra on 6/24/07
I have been feeding a group of wild quakers in northern ohio for the past two winters/summers. I never say too much for fear of people coming to disturb them. I think its neat that they are reclaiming some of the lost carolina parakeet territory. On 6/23/07, Kim wrote: > On 6/16/07, jill wrote: >> On 6/09/07, Kim wrote: >>> I live in Northern Virginia and about three years ago I >>> was driving around my neighborhood and saw the brightest >>> bird I had ever seen. Highlighter green. Now the same >>> bird (or that's my guess) comes to my feeder regularly. >>> It holds its own fending off the other birds and seems >>> quite happy. Last winter it snowed for weeks >>> straight...Any guesses about whether or not it is the same >>> bird. Did it migrate and come back. I read on-line about >>> wild monk parakeets in my area but the pictures don't >>> match. Yellow head bright green body with balck wavy >>> lines on the wings. I know nothing about birds can you >>> help me solve the mystery? >> >> >> hello kim, >> budgies live anywhere between 5 and 10 years...depending on >> the overall health of the bird...diet climate etc. >> they have been kept sucessfully in outdoor avairy's for >> years....generally in less cold temps. the thing about snow, >> doesn't happen with really bitter temps as a general rule. >> it's quite possible that you are seeing a bugie that has >> escaped from someone's home during spring or summer and had >> enough time to adjust. sounds like he's figuard out where >> the food is sooooo......he'll probably be around a while >> longer. no other budgies to make a family with so no off >> spring but you will probably get much enjoyment from him >> until he does pass on...enjoy.... >> p.s. they are migrators by nature but i don't believe they >> will without other budgies to go with them.... > > > Thank you for the info Jill. It sounds like he is doing just > fine and he still comes to the feeder everyday and bullies the > other birds.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Wild Budgie in Virginia Is It Possible?, 6/09/07, by Kim.
- Re: Wild Budgie in Virginia Is It Possible?, 6/16/07, by jill.
- Re: Wild Budgie in Virginia Is It Possible?, 6/23/07, by Kim.
- Re: wild quaker in northern ohio for two summer now, 6/24/07, by electra.
- Re: Wild Budgie in Virginia Is It Possible?, 8/17/07, by joey.
- Re: Wild Budgie in Virginia Is It Possible?, 12/15/07, by Mallori.
- Re: Wild Budgie in Virginia Is It Possible?, 12/18/07, by Matt Rogers.
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