tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post4246073193084304357..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Coffee and ProvocationPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-19966693957890809202017-10-05T22:44:51.660-04:002017-10-05T22:44:51.660-04:00When I lived in Mexico, I was used to seeing wild ...When I lived in Mexico, I was used to seeing wild parrots around everywhere--white-fronted and, occasionally, yellow-headed amazons. I'd see flocks of them overhead, or stumble on noisy groups in the trees.<br /><br />More than two decades later, while walking across a snow-covered Midway at the University of Chicago, I saw a flash of green. I thought I was hallucinating at first, but followed it with my eyes, and was amazed to see a group of about 20 monk parakeets, just sitting under an ash tree. At the time, it was lovely little exotic moment, on an otherwise bleak day.<br /><br />It's difficult for me to read this, but I suppose not so difficult to understand (how the monk parakeets might establish themselves so quickly). They certainly have done so extensively in the U.S.<br /><br /><br />LisaLRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489475842507956497noreply@blogger.com