SQUAREs – Perspective – Flock of Nandays
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In January, we went to see the kids and grandkids in Tampa for the holidays. We always go after Christmas because my brother-in-law visits from Baltimore during the week of Christmas. On an outing to Fort Desoto Park in Tierra Verde near St. Petersburg, Florida, I made it my mission to get the Nanday Parakeet onto my life list. I had seen them years earlier in St. Pete, but I wasn’t recording birds back then. Within 20 minutes of driving into the park, I heard them long before I saw them. They flew directly over our car which we had just parked in one of the many parking areas. I jumped out and headed towards the beach where I found them. There were 28 in all. What a lucky moment because we didn’t see them the rest of the day and was there for over 8 hours. Bird of the Day…You Betcha!
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Yes mam! It was our target bird for the day. So perfect! 💜
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Great photos of those birds.
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Thank you very much! 😊
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Brilliant photos. What beautiful birds!
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Thank you. They are loud beautiful birds. 😀
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How did you manage to count them?
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They perched at the top of some mangroves after I got these shots. Not sure I counted them all but counted what I saw while they stayed still for 5 minutes. 😊
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Lucky you 😃
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Are they native to Florida?
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I didn’t know Nandys were in Florida. 😀. Very nice.
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They can be found in south Florida, (Ft. Lauderdale, Miami southward and in St. Pete! Maybe other places, but those are the only known for sure places I know about. They are not up here anywhere. 🙂
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There is a flock in NYC also, of all places. They escaped from the airport in the 1960s. I had a Nandy for 25 years and a few times a flock came to my window when they heard her. They are very loud.
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Very interesting! They definitely are a migrant and it is believed a pair (pets) were let go in St Pete many years ago & they multiplied.
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that is a cool-looking bird – and great timing on the photo!
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Thanks Jim! They are cool looking! 😊
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