During my annual trek up to Telegraph Hill to observe the cherry-headed conures, I was treated with the opportunity of getting very close to them. I hope the flock remains free and safe for years to come.
They eat figs in the Mission District, the hawthorn berries in Noe Valley, the apples and pears in Parnassus Heights, and the pyracantha in Brisbane according to Judy Irving in a flock update. Nourished by these plants they can be wild and free.
I have one of these Mitred Conures. Very friendly birds. Very social. Pasadena has wilds ones also. About 30 years ago a truck crashed with all different parrots aboard. They flew and found their own homes lol
Many years ago, a parrot breeder was in downtown San Francisco to deliver some Cherry Headed and Blue Crown Conures to a pet store and dropped the carrying case, resulting in the parrots escaping! They have since multiplied and you have the results sitting all over you! Lol!
Agoura Hills and Calabasas we have Nandsy Conures Green bodies and Black heads flying around. And they are loud. Nice to see they can survive this climate
That's awesome, in Long Beach their numbers have been growing, "the red crowned ones"... I"m wondering if I could use a drone with a camera feed to record them, I think I'll just plant a a guava tree since I know they love guava fruit and record them from there.
Mine loves carrots, corn, apples and dried mango sweet potatoes and oranges. Never feed them an avocado they are toxic to them. They love corn things like Fritos.
Ive lived with one of these guys for going on 34 years now. Their very gregarious species. Escapees from the now defunct importation of wild caught birds. Sad thing is in their native country they are suffering loss of habitat and growing in numbers in California
Because they're comfortable, happy to be eating, and *they* made the decision to go to the food (on the person). They only bite to show anger or fear when they feel cornered or are defending their territory. If someone tried scaring one of these birds on someone's hand it probably would fly away but there is the chance that it would instead stay put and bite whatever was closest at hand (ha ha).
Baserocklove I find your comment interesting because it applies to all kinds of animals, including ourselves, humans. We too do not want to be overly controlled by others, in effect caged. Overly controlling behavior from another makes all of us living creatures grumpy in our own way. Because they are free, these birds are happy and not grumpy, therefore not biting. A lesson for us all on respecting others' boundaries.
•Sirius_ Power• was that the bird grabbing her figure to see if she had something worth fighting for in her hand then went off and had a fight with another bird...there like huge love birds..there shape..what are they.
