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Published: 2015-06-09 01:58:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 541; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 2
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A pair of Lilac-crowned Amazons (Amazona finschi) watch me cautiously from the canopy. Despite being called "Amazons", these wild birds live no where near South America. Instead, they are part of a growing feral population that has established itself in southern coastal California.Photo taken in Orange County, CA.
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Interesting! We have invasive parrots here in South Africa also ... ring-necked parakeets, and lovebirds (pet-shop style breeds, not the natural ones) establishing a small colony here close to my home town.
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Wow, I didn't know there were introduced parrots in South Africa! Do they cause problems with the native parrots?
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