A baby Greencheek Amazon (5:43) fell from a tree when I was walking from school in Orange County, I took it home, looked up videos on how to feed baby parrots and now she's a lovely 11 month old parrot who I love dearly with all my heart!!
Lola Cookie no I didn’t, I took her to my home. For about 2 years. One day when I was taking her on a daily walk around my house so she can take in the sun, there was a loud bang from construction that they were doing near my home. It startled her and she flew away. I haven’t seen her since. I am heartbroken. This happened a couple months ago but i still miss her deeply. Some may say it’s for the best because she can be happy and free but she was perfectly happy with me. She only flew because she was scared. There were days when I would take her to get a burger or walk her to a park. Above that, she was bred to be a pet. She isn’t strong enough for the wild and she doesn’t know how to search for food. Nature has most likely taken her but who knows. Maybe she latched on to a random person. Thanks for asking.
I have flocks of yellow chevroned parakeets, lilac crowned parrots, yellow headed parrots, and red crowned parrots that interchangeably roost above my house.
Finally a great, detailed description of these mysterious flocks of wild parrots seen and heard doing amazing flight acrobatics and chattering in So. Cal. Wonderful characters, so clever and resourceful. I love their freedom; ancestors of many escaped captivity long ago, and these birds now thrive, loving life. We've seen large flocks of Amazon parrots (I think the yellow heads) in San Gabriel Valley area. And that squirrel at 6:53! :) All great footage, thank you!!!
I enjoy listening to the parrots' distinctive calls as they fly overhead. They have some really great camouflage - they're often much harder to see than hear.
You'll find escaped captive birds and their ancestors in any temperate climate. They're now the 3rd most popular pet after dogs and cats, so some are bound to escape anywhere. I used to live in Seattle and visited Vancouver and vicinity regularly. One of my best friends lives in Victoria. I also lived in Vancouver for a short time myself. I can almost guarantee you that there are such flocks living along the BC coast and adjacent islands, because the climate is temperate enough for them to survive and breed there. The down under their feathers gives them some protection from cold in general and they're smart enough to find warm spots in the coldest weather - they watch the local birds and learn how to survive from them.
@@shamanarian It's very unlikely we have feral parrots on the west coast. We don't have the resources for them to survive. What we do have is Anna's hummingbirds that aren't migrating south for the winter because people leave their feeders out.
This is awesome! It is also a classic! You do great work with capturing these beautiful creations of God! I had my Blue Fronted Amazon on my computer desk and he got very excited while watching!
that was amazing to watch! i defiantly want to visit California now! im in Georgia so i dont get to see wild parrots, I used to live in Florida though and sometimes i got to see parrots or Conures an once a Sun Conure fell out of a tree after a hurricane and wouldnt leave me alone so i figured she got out of a cage and i kept her.
thank u so much for your fantastic video's. i miss living in orange county. i live in the city of orange and remember seeing an assortment of amazons. now in the southeastern part of virginia where it is hot and humid with plenty of vegetation i hardly see any amazons etc..i here of an occasional quaker and maybe an indian ringneck.. miss living there .
Rumor has it that in 1987, a plane loaded with parrots at LAX , upon landing the Parrots all somehow escaped., Now today these lovely little creatures have turned California into Florida Gardens...lol xoxo
Thanks. Although a flock of Sun Conures is noted to live in Florida. The interest it had in you as a person indicated that it was indeed a once previous pet. When seeing these parrots I can never get close to them they demonstrate little tolerance for human spectators. Fortunately, this same behavior helps me study their interactions with each other and their daily lives.
I had a blue crowned conure. (Aratinga Acukticaudata) and he was so smart. Knew about 100 words and understood the meaning. Thats good, meant I want whatever you are cooking. Give me kiss was either a request for scratches or a invitation to be bit(had to read body language). Night Night was always a request to be put in the cage and covered up. Thats hot, well a burnt beak teaches best, he asked for it. Could sneeze on request, complete with claw to the beak. I miss Verde bird. Had him 29 years. RIP Verde bird.
Reports of a few nesting pairs of Blue and Gold's have been seen in San Diego during the nineties including a pair that nested behind a freeway sign, a park in Point Loma, and another in a residents front yard tree. Each incident resulted in a human capture of these nestlings. According to the residents, they were visited by a parrot rescue organization who later returned without permission and took these babies. Many locals still miss seeing this flock as they were gaining rapid popularity.
Thanks. I saw your video The calls are made from Red Crowned Amazon Parrots. Now is a good time to see them adjacent to Red Lored and Lilac Crowned Amazons. More than likely I do know this flock but would need facial close ups or a city to be exact.
What a racket they make. A flock of them flew over my car when I was in Fremont here in the SF bay area..and they were loud!. It must really intimidate native birds.
Thanks Lol There's actually footage in roughly thirty cities in California. I am familiar with the Anaheim flock but no clips pertain to the city. OC,SD,LA and both SF and SG Valleys and I think Bakersfield as well. Thanks Again.
Theory: pet trade most birds transported by plane so some wild captive birds escaped at airports. Also human hand raised birds may not have ability to forage for food in wild. Flocks of birds may have other species parrot join them how they accept others now that's another study. Maybe now wild bird populations on vulnerable list and birds sometimes seem as a messy nuisance and people who can't supple total needs of a big commitment to these birds, I hope they are be around and not die off like carolina parrot.
Occasionly an escaped Cockatoo, African Grey, or Senegal flys through but doesn't stay. My theory is as follow...Since they were a one owner bird over multi-generations and captive raised, their flock mentality is somewhat impaired.(unlike the others which derive directly from wild caught imported specimens which occurred when wild caughts were legal during the pre 1980's) The"new"escapees are more likely to either land on humans or even select flocks of pigeons,starlings, crows, than parrots.
That would be so so much interesting to study them,etc... like by exemple which species breed or not, how,where, when etc..etc.. etc... Too by exemple : which ones really borned there in LA so called "in wild" etc...etc.. So so many escaped parrots reflect and tells so so much about the size of these birds trafic business etc..etc..
I suspect this is not a complete accounting of wild parrots in California. What about quakers (monk parakeets), macaws (B&G, etc.), and sun and jenday conures?
Thank you for sharing these! I just stumbled upon you after to hearing every day the wild parrots here in San Diego :) I love parrots and used to have a Green cheeked amazon which I ignorantly when I first got "him" called him a Red Lored Amazon >_< haha but anyway thanks for sharing Where are you at in CA that you are able to capture such great video?
All from Latin America except the rose ringed. I'm surprised nothing from Australia. My Aunt had three cockatiels that escaped. Especially since Australia has desert adapted birds. Cockatoos have established in Asian countries from Taiwan to Singapore.
This is great! Does that mean that the hybrids cannot reproduce or is this unknown? It makes me want to move to California so my (maybe my hybrid) Blue Fronted Amamzon could have some interesting company. He has been so lonely for so many years.
A baby Greencheek Amazon (5:43) fell from a tree when I was walking from school in Orange County, I took it home, looked up videos on how to feed baby parrots and now she's a lovely 11 month old parrot who I love dearly with all my heart!!
Raymond Gonzalez did you set her free when she got better?
Lola Cookie no I didn’t, I took her to my home. For about 2 years. One day when I was taking her on a daily walk around my house so she can take in the sun, there was a loud bang from construction that they were doing near my home. It startled her and she flew away. I haven’t seen her since. I am heartbroken. This happened a couple months ago but i still miss her deeply. Some may say it’s for the best because she can be happy and free but she was perfectly happy with me. She only flew because she was scared. There were days when I would take her to get a burger or walk her to a park. Above that, she was bred to be a pet. She isn’t strong enough for the wild and she doesn’t know how to search for food. Nature has most likely taken her but who knows. Maybe she latched on to a random person. Thanks for asking.
@@hennessyman4201 any update after 4 years?
Wow I never thought California had that many different types of parrots...
Thanks for sharing
They all seem so relaxed and happy--casual about life--just hanging out and having fun. Comical.
I have flocks of yellow chevroned parakeets, lilac crowned parrots, yellow headed parrots, and red crowned parrots that interchangeably roost above my house.
can you ever sleep?
Finally a great, detailed description of these mysterious flocks of wild parrots seen and heard doing amazing flight acrobatics and chattering in So. Cal. Wonderful characters, so clever and resourceful. I love their freedom; ancestors of many escaped captivity long ago, and these birds now thrive, loving life. We've seen large flocks of Amazon parrots (I think the yellow heads) in San Gabriel Valley area. And that squirrel at 6:53! :) All great footage, thank you!!!
I enjoy listening to the parrots' distinctive calls as they fly overhead. They have some really great camouflage - they're often much harder to see than hear.
Great film. I had no idea so many different parrots were living free and thriving in California.
They are soooooo beautiful. Please protect them. Wish to live near this beautiful birds
I did not know that parrots are wild in so-cal. I have never been there, and live in Canada, so I learned a lot from this viseo,..thanks!
You'll find escaped captive birds and their ancestors in any temperate climate. They're now the 3rd most popular pet after dogs and cats, so some are bound to escape anywhere. I used to live in Seattle and visited Vancouver and vicinity regularly. One of my best friends lives in Victoria. I also lived in Vancouver for a short time myself. I can almost guarantee you that there are such flocks living along the BC coast and adjacent islands, because the climate is temperate enough for them to survive and breed there. The down under their feathers gives them some protection from cold in general and they're smart enough to find warm spots in the coldest weather - they watch the local birds and learn how to survive from them.
I grew up in So Cal and they weren't here in the 80s.
I really think they escaped from Busch Gardens. It was a big parrot exotic bird park in So Cal.
There’s also “coydogs” here and they aren’t very nice
@@shamanarian It's very unlikely we have feral parrots on the west coast. We don't have the resources for them to survive. What we do have is Anna's hummingbirds that aren't migrating south for the winter because people leave their feeders out.
Yes a truck crash helped that along. They flew and started breeding. The Bay Area to LA.
Just found this awesome video. Thank you for taking the time to put it together! Very very nice!
It’s amazing to see so many parrots here in the wild
I love them!
When I first moved to Tustin California, in Orange County, in 1996 I never noticed any. Now they’re all over the place squawking!
this is a great video! we just saw a flock of about 30 mitred conures here in Sunnyvale this morning---glorious!
I seen a flock when I lived in Sunnyvale Ca! Walking to McDonald's on the corner of Hollenbeck and Homstead!
This is awesome! It is also a classic! You do great work with capturing these beautiful creations of God! I had my Blue Fronted Amazon on my computer desk and he got very excited while watching!
stunning and breathtaking, thank you for the beauty you capture so well
So... beautiful. Nicely filmed. Thanks.
Absolutely supebe work and thanks so much for this great clip with lots of work behind it! Love my birds and especially parrots!
So cool❤ I would be so happy to be the person that gets to share n enjoy their outdoor space with wild parrots
Great video ! I could watch these birds for hours :)
that was amazing to watch! i defiantly want to visit California now! im in Georgia so i dont get to see wild parrots, I used to live in Florida though and sometimes i got to see parrots or Conures an once a Sun Conure fell out of a tree after a hurricane and wouldnt leave me alone so i figured she got out of a cage and i kept her.
I look at this as a "greatest hits" collection. Very cool!
Wow, amazing, thanks for sharing. We have some love birds and budgies of different colors frequenting our back yard feeders in San Antonio tx,.
Reseda, Panorama City, Sylmar, Northridge, Sunland/Tujunga, have had there share of visits this year.
Oh my goodness! They're beautiful!
thank u so much for your fantastic video's. i miss living in orange county. i live in the city of orange and remember seeing an assortment of amazons. now in the southeastern part of virginia where it is hot and humid with plenty of vegetation i hardly see any amazons etc..i here of an occasional quaker and maybe an indian ringneck.. miss living there
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Thanks so much for this video! We love it! :)
Thank you for putting this together.
Thanks I uploaded my early videos with that flock. Few of the wild Indian Ringnecks can be seen following them in search of food as well.
So beautiful! Thank you.
amazing. thanks for sharing.
Rumor has it that in 1987, a plane loaded with parrots at LAX , upon landing the Parrots all somehow escaped., Now today these lovely little creatures have turned California into Florida Gardens...lol xoxo
maybe someone should release a few spinx macaws in California cuz parrots seem to thrive there and it could finally push their numbers back up
So beautiful. I used to have lilac crowned amazon pair, double yellow head amazon pair and Panama amazon.
Thanks. Although a flock of Sun Conures is noted to live in Florida. The interest it had in you as a person indicated that it was indeed a once previous pet. When seeing these parrots I can never get close to them they demonstrate little tolerance for human spectators. Fortunately, this same behavior helps me study their interactions with each other and their daily lives.
I had a blue crowned conure. (Aratinga Acukticaudata) and he was so smart. Knew about 100 words and understood the meaning. Thats good, meant I want whatever you are cooking. Give me kiss was either a request for scratches or a invitation to be bit(had to read body language). Night Night was always a request to be put in the cage and covered up. Thats hot, well a burnt beak teaches best, he asked for it. Could sneeze on request, complete with claw to the beak. I miss Verde bird. Had him 29 years. RIP Verde bird.
Thanks.. It must have been was music to his ears!
I have a beautiful but bellicose Red Lored Amazon.
I just love birds especially the parrots ❤
Lovely. Hope to see even more of them in Los Angeles.
Reports of a few nesting pairs of Blue and Gold's have been seen in San Diego during the nineties including a pair that nested behind a freeway sign, a park in Point Loma, and another in a residents front yard tree. Each incident resulted in a human capture of these nestlings. According to the residents, they were visited by a parrot rescue organization who later returned without permission and took these babies. Many locals still miss seeing this flock as they were gaining rapid popularity.
Outstanding work!
Thanks. I saw your video The calls are made from Red Crowned Amazon Parrots. Now is a good time to see them adjacent to Red Lored and Lilac Crowned Amazons. More than likely I do know this flock but would need facial close ups or a city to be exact.
I own this breed of parrot. Love them
What a racket they make. A flock of them flew over my car when I was in Fremont here in the SF bay area..and they were loud!. It must really intimidate native birds.
They do squawk while flying. I loved hearing that racket. You have to look quickly to catch that splash of color.
This is wonderful! Thank you!
wow i only thought there were the two types that have become wild in California, but there are so many.
Thanks Lol There's actually footage in roughly thirty cities in California. I am familiar with the Anaheim flock but no clips pertain to the city. OC,SD,LA and both SF and SG Valleys and I think Bakersfield as well. Thanks Again.
Theory: pet trade most birds transported by plane so some wild captive birds escaped at airports. Also human hand raised birds may not have ability to forage for food in wild. Flocks of birds may have other species parrot join them how they accept others now that's another study. Maybe now wild bird populations on vulnerable list and birds sometimes seem as a messy nuisance and people who can't supple total needs of a big commitment to these birds, I hope they are be around and not die off like carolina parrot.
You should get an Emmy for this!
Thanks.Glad you liked it
I saw them near Chinatown, I was so confused
Occasionly an escaped Cockatoo, African Grey, or Senegal flys through but doesn't stay. My theory is as follow...Since they were a one owner bird over multi-generations and captive raised, their flock mentality is somewhat impaired.(unlike the others which derive directly from wild caught imported specimens which occurred when wild caughts were legal during the pre 1980's) The"new"escapees are more likely to either land on humans or even select flocks of pigeons,starlings, crows, than parrots.
I saw these cute guts flying over my head on the West Side last month, so cool!!
this is pretty cool i own a yellow naped amazon and its interesting to see how many other types of parrots there are roming in california.
When I live in LA in the seventies and eighties, I only saw yellow fronted amazons
Beautiful bird i loved parrot
Awesome compilation video man!! Keep it up!!
A really surprisingly good video thanks for sharing
Quaker parrots are wild in Florida and Louisiana….probably in California too.
great vedio always wanted to know what kinds of parrots are around here...in L.A
That would be so so much interesting to study them,etc... like by exemple which species breed or not, how,where, when etc..etc.. etc...
Too by exemple : which ones really borned there in LA so called "in wild" etc...etc..
So so many escaped parrots reflect and tells so so much about the size of these birds trafic business etc..etc..
That's an awesome video
They were introduced roughly fifty years ago.
Beautiful! Excellent vid!
I've seen some similar ones in Manaus, Brazil. The sound they make is the same from those in the video
I suspect this is not a complete accounting of wild parrots in California. What about quakers (monk parakeets), macaws (B&G, etc.), and sun and jenday conures?
Can you tell us what types of trees they are eating from?
Beautiful move CFA
What were they eating that looked like grapes?
Thanks glad you did.
i see them all the time in El Monte, Monrovia- by the tons
Are any of these native birds or are they all introduced wild flocks? An excellent video and thank you for posting it.
Thank you for sharing these! I just stumbled upon you after to hearing every day the wild parrots here in San Diego :)
I love parrots and used to have a Green cheeked amazon which I ignorantly when I first got "him" called him a Red Lored Amazon >_< haha but anyway thanks for sharing
Where are you at in CA that you are able to capture such great video?
Tachi87
Blue parrots took over my school
Awesome! Thriving and hybridizing! That what the humans get when they extirpated the Carolina Parakeet(conure)
In Harmony With Earth planet of the parrots, they will take over California one day.
Are they bad for the environment or not really? They are just so damn cute
Did I miss the cherry headed conures? Aren't they all over SF?
Nicely detailed
With alot these birds being hybridized will they die off?
Great video.
Stunning...what a treasure!
Where in CA where these birds seen?
Roger ...some in Bakersfield......so call.....San Francisco.....etc
Jaime Grayson dang i didn't know they were in Bakersfield too
There's a lot of wild parrots in Pasadena
Los Angeles
Thank you
Te Palos Verdes Bird farm had to let their birds go as well to save them from a fire. I think it was in the late 70's
Rex Thornhill Do you know species of birds they let go?
All from Latin America except the rose ringed. I'm surprised nothing from Australia. My Aunt had three cockatiels that escaped. Especially since Australia has desert adapted birds. Cockatoos have established in Asian countries from Taiwan to Singapore.
Amazing. thanks for sharing.
great compilation! Didn't realize there were that many varieties in CA. Have you figured out which flock I videoed? Did you see them yet?
Where did they all come from?
Thanks
This is great! Does that mean that the hybrids cannot reproduce or is this unknown? It makes me want to move to California so my (maybe my hybrid) Blue Fronted Amamzon could have some interesting company. He has been so lonely for so many years.
fascinating hybrids
are there no African Grays?
Cockatoos?
Macaws?
Flamingos?
(just kidding)
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great post!!!!!
realmente espectacular el vídeo la cantidad de loros gracias yo tengo un cabeza amarilla
Thanks It was just a matter of time I suppose..
Red lored amazons are from Guatemala, Belize and the south of Mexico and here are almost extinct
Check out wild parrots of Telegraph Hill
nice video! thanks
Love these guys!! Wild L.A. parrots! Freed by a Hindu who lost biz years ago..awesome.
What part from Cali ????
What parts of California is that I live LA and all I seen were amzon and the first bird u showed
This one reason why fruits prices go up in California as they consume large amounts of fruits and damage what they don't eat.