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SQUARE TOPS – ON TOP OF THE WORLD – Nanday Parakeet

Nanday parakeet sitting on top of a Mangrove Tree

On our visit to Tampa for the New Year, we took a day trip to Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County, Florida. Our bird of the day was the Nanday Parakeet. I had seen them in St. Petersburg before, but we were not birding then and had certainly not been counting them. I wanted this bird to add to my “Life List”. Within five minutes of pulling into the parking lot where you can pay for a ferry ride to Egmont Key Island, a flock of 28 flew over our car and landed on the beach. I could hear them long before I could see them. What a site! By the time I got my camera out and walked over to the vicinity, they were flying all over the place, taunting me to catch them if I could. They finally landed in this Mangrove Tree and this one perched up on top right nicely for me. Life bird # 343.

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Lisa Coleman
I live in Jacksonville, FL. I am graphic designer, writer, photographer and published author. I am now taking those passions & putting them into a blog. I love birds & consider myself a “more than average” birder. I have 3 grown children & 7 grand children plus a grandchild dog named Memphis. I’m married to my soul mate and we have a dog named Heaven. We love to travel & get out somewhere most weekends.
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13 responses to “SQUARE TOPS – ON TOP OF THE WORLD – Nanday Parakeet”

  1. Jim Borden Avatar
    Jim Borden

    that is a beautiful bird – great shot!

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    1. Lisa Coleman Avatar
      Lisa Coleman

      Yes it is and thanks!

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  2. ghostmmnc Avatar
    ghostmmnc

    How cool to see these pretty birds flying around. 🙂

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    1. Lisa Coleman Avatar
      Lisa Coleman

      It was awesome! I will have a full post in the future. 😊

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  3. Life in Words Avatar
    Life in Words

    a beautiful bird you found. You must be having a lot of fun in your adventures

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      Lisa Coleman

      This adventure was in January before the world went into lockdown. We have gone on a few the past few weeks that have almost no one around. Yes, we have fun on all our adventures. 😊

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    Irene Tron, Heaven’s Sunshine

    Great shot! Sure blends in very well with its surroundings. 😊

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      Lisa Coleman

      Thanks. Yes are are difficult to get them to stay still long enough. I have a series that I shot in about 1 minute and then they were gone.

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  5. BeckyB Avatar
    BeckyB

    They are taking over the world like pigeons, prettier though 🙂

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    1. Lisa Coleman Avatar
      Lisa Coleman

      We don’t have them here in Jacksonville so we had to go find them down south near St. Petersburg.

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      1. BeckyB Avatar
        BeckyB

        They’re already spreading north here in the UK, quite extraordinary how they have adapted here

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      2. Lisa Coleman Avatar
        Lisa Coleman

        How unusual. They are a tropical bird. I guess they have adapted like the Canada Goose has here. 😊

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      3. BeckyB Avatar
        BeckyB

        ah we have the latter too! They love London parks

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