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Monk Parakeets Are Highly Social Birds, but They Slowly ‘Test the Waters’ When Making New Friends
Monk parakeets are highly social birds. These bright green parrots live together in large groups, building sprawling, ...
New research shows that parakeets slowly build trust with strangers and manage the risks of forming new social bonds.
Making new friends has its challenges, even for birds. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that monk parakeets ...
Monk parakeets have been flapping around Houston for around 50 years. Having logged just 20 years in the city myself, I feel some reticence calling them an invasive species. Yet, technically, the monk ...
SAN ANTONIO – Peacocks and parakeets - two birds you might not have known live in the Alamo City. After KSAT published a story last week about wild peacocks roaming San Antonio, a viewer sent in an ...
If you live in California, chances are you've had Polly and friends show up in your yard. You're definitely not alone. California has thriving populations of wild parrots and parakeets, and their ...
Parakeets are likely to dominate garden bird feeders, pushing out smaller native species, like beloved robins, but there's a ...
Robins are a delightful sight in every garden especially during the winter months. However, they can easily be spooked by ...
To accommodate the influx of bird-watchers and photographers, Wang began constructing a three-story homestay in August of ...
Was it his sparkling personality or his neon-green shirt? Or maybe he was mistaken for a pirate. All Raymond Hedrick knows is he was playing tennis with his regular group of tennis friends over the ...
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