Beautiful. Very exotic-looking.
Yes they are native to Western Australia. Most of our plants and animals are unique to this state. We are surrounded by thousands of kilometers of desert and the Indian Ocean so there's not much chance of the endemic species spreading, but people have brought in species that didn't originate here......... like rabbits and foxes from England and koalas and kookaburras from the east coast of Australia.
@Abbelyne Are they noisy? The tame members of the parrot family I have come across tend to be be a bit loud.
@CeliaVL The ring neck parrots are not very noisy...... they make a peeping sound. We also have a feral parrot here that comes from the eastern states called a rainbow lorikeet. It is very pretty (see pic) but hangs around in group of up to 10 or 12 and is extremely aggressive towards other birds........ and quite noisy!
@Abbelyne I think I could put up with the noise for something as pretty as that! I want one.
That's a good shot, @Abbelyne, and so pretty!
I don't think I have any around me in Texas but there's a large colony of feral parrots in New York (Brooklyn, I think) that started after Argentina decided to eradicate them about 50 years ago and shipped a lot to NY. Allegedly, some escaped or were released, and settled in to the area.
That's a fascinating story L. Why was Argentina evicting them, were they feral exotics?
I had a parrot visit my yard when I lived in the state of Virginia. We assumed it was an escapee from a home or pet store. However it was fun to see it.
Are there any native parrots in the USA? I'm fairly sure there are quite a few in South America
@Abbelyne The only wild parrots left in the US are far south near the border with Mexico. Where I was is quite a ways from Mexico.
Beautiful! That is something I will never see in my garden here in the USA Midwest.
I always made sure I planted some flowers in my mom's backyard so she could watch the goldfinches that would land on them and feast on the seeds. She always called them "parakeets," and I never corrected her. Many people of her generation incorrectly identify goldfinches as either canaries or parakeets, believing that they are descendants of released or escaped pets.
I remember goldfinches from when I grew up in England, but I can't remember them being anything like canaries or parakeets. Anything parrot-like has quite a different beak from small garden birds. Congratulations on your diplomacy with your mum though M, I'm sure she got a lot of happiness from your help and sensitivity.
Try planting Cup Plant (Sylphia) in your garden. It gets tall, and needs room to spread a bit.
But it has a special connection with American Goldfinches.
The perfoliate leaves catch rainwater in which the birds bathe. Birds almost invariably poop when they bathe, a bonus for Sylphia. In turn, the birds get lots of yellow flowers and seeds to eat.
@Abbelyne
My bad. That post was meant for Mike.
I posted under you inintentionally.
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