
Originally Posted by
PamNY
I've been watching a monk parakeet nest forever, and today I finally saw a juvenile. Not surprisingly, he is the cutest thing. Quite good at flying, but needs to work on his landing skills.
I also got to watch the adults work on the nest, which was fascinating. The nest is like a globe of woven sticks with circular doors. I confirmed that this nest is a duplex with two doors. These very social birds live in colonies, so I hope it gets bigger.
We have these guys in Austin, my co-worker saw some at our building the other day. There are debates on how they got here, I haven't seen them yet but I hear they are beautiful.
Amanda
2011 Specialized Epic Comp 29er | Specialized Phenom | "Marie Laveau"
2007 Cannondale Synapse Carbon Road | Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow | "Miranda"
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