A look at the varied diets which have enabled California’s parrots to successfully thrive for many decades. While documenting and monitoring the diverse naturalized parrot flocks throughout California, parrot flocks were encountered in many cities ranging from southern San Diego Co. to as far north as Sacramento and as east as Bakersfield, CA . As … Read more
While California is home to many parrot species, many onlookers have developed various urban legends regarding their arrivals. These legends include but are not limited to: the involvement of disgruntled employees at pet stores, animal activist at University labs, desperate smugglers avoiding prosecution, rescuers opening cages from fires at aviaries, escapes from a circus, a … Read more
California parrot advocate educates people and saves lives through FacebookPublished by the Examiner.comSeptember 4, 2013 Salvatore Angius lives in the beautiful state of California. He looked up and realized that not only the clouds decorated the sky, he saw the beautiful feathers in different hues of green that brought to life his devotion and photographic talent for … Read more
There is no doubt on anyone’s mind that the survival of these birds is sustained by the varied food sources available. The fruit, nectar, flower buds, and sometimes bark, of imported landscaping plants make up the bulk of their diets. The availability of most of these seasonally consumed foods are not year around. The variety and concentration … Read more