Arizona Unknown?

dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
edited June 23, 2010 in Wildlife
This was taken in Gilbert Arizona at the Water Ranch Wildlife Preserve. I have never seen a bird like this in Arizona. Do any of you know what it is:dunno Thanks

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2010
    Is it a Lorikeet?
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    Peach Faced Love Birds
    It's a peach faced love bird. Apparently they escape from there owners and adapt well in the desert.

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  • vintagemxrvintagemxr Registered Users Posts: 224 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    Nice shots again, Dan. Escaped parrots and their variations have done pretty well in the warmer climes of the US and even up to San Francisco. Interesting video available entitled "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" about the SF flock.

    There's also a large flock of Amazon parrots in Pasadena, CA.

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    vintagemxr wrote: »
    Nice shots again, Dan. Escaped parrots and their variations have done pretty well in the warmer climes of the US and even up to San Francisco. Interesting video available entitled "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" about the SF flock.

    There's also a large flock of Amazon parrots in Pasadena, CA.

    Doug

    Thanks Dougthumb.gif. Very interesting.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    Looks like a lorikeet to me. It must have escaped from somewhere. Good captures.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    Harryb wrote: »
    Looks like a lorikeet to me. It must have escaped from somewhere. Good captures.

    They are peach faced lovebirds from Africa that have escaped. They are mating and surviving throughout AZ.wings.gifbarb
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  • MarcyMarcy Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    Have been to the gilbert raparian many times have gotten several shots of the these guys - even seen them on a golf course I play in Mesa - they have set up several colonies around the valley - they are so cute
    they are the Peach faced lovebirds - every once and a while there is a story in the Phoenix paper about them - they have been here a long time- great shots bTW
  • MarcyMarcy Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    Have been to the gilbert raparian many times have gotten several shots of the these guys - even seen them on a golf course I play in Mesa - they have set up several colonies around the valley - they are so cute
    they are the Peach faced lovebirds - every once and a while there is a story in the Phoenix paper about them - they have been here a long time- great shots bTW
  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    Well done .. Dan I will have to take a trip to Gilbert.......azzaro:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    All right, Dan, put Polly back in her cage! rolleyes1.gif

    Very nice with the flowers. thumb.gif

    Learned something too! clap.gif
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2010
    Here in so cal we have I think 4 breeds [parrots & parakeets] that are live here now but this one I have not seen. I go along with your ID tho.The story goes that years ago in Pasadena a pet store had a fire and they let the birds go and now the red-crowned and lilac-crowned live and breed together
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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2010
    Very pretty bird! Good set Dan clap.gif The lorikeets we have here in Aus that have been released/escaped (Rainbow lorikeets that I often post pictures of) have totally displaced the local varieties. Similar thing happening there?
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  • C-FishC-Fish Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited June 22, 2010
    Peach faced love birds are thriving in Mesa (AZ). I have a few dozen that visit everyday...ne_nau.gif
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2010
    Giphsub wrote: »
    Very pretty bird! Good set Dan clap.gif The lorikeets we have here in Aus that have been released/escaped (Rainbow lorikeets that I often post pictures of) have totally displaced the local varieties. Similar thing happening there?

    Interesting. Thanks
    C-Fish wrote: »
    Peach faced love birds are thriving in Mesa (AZ). I have a few dozen that visit everyday...ne_nau.gif

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