Monk Parrot in Hidalgo Texas
by Debra Martz
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Monk Parrot in Hidalgo Texas
Artist
Debra Martz
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Photograph - Photography-digital Framing
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Monk Parrot in Hidalgo Texas by Debra Martz While visiting the Historic Hidalgo Pump House in south Texas during January, an employee, realizing I was bird watching, informed me of the large amount of Monk Parrots and nests just on the outer edge of the property. So of course I went looking.
It was not hard to find their nests!! They build huge stick nests, and most were on utlity poles. (I read that their large nests have been known to cause power outages!) A large number of these birds will share one nest which has many internal compartments. It is thought that this helps them keep warm and tolerate colder temperatures.
They were fist introduced into the US in the 1960's to be sold as pet but over time, through escape or release, they have populated a number of areas in the US as wild birds. They are, also, called Monk Parakeets, Quaker Parrots and Green Parrots.
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January 30th, 2018
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