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Nancy OShea
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August 8, 2023

Since I don't live near Alberta, the only Canadian wildlife we see are your migrating geese.  They stop here in the spring on their trek south and march in single file through town leaving goose droppings everywhere.  It's their version of Spring Break.

 

The rest of the year, we have frequent visits from barn owls, eagles, hawks, falcons, hummingbirds, orioles, parrots, finches, sparrows, ravens, swallows, doves, blue jays & mocking birds who imitate car alarms (no joke).

 

We briefly had a visiting peacock who ran away from home.  He stayed with us for a while and then one day decided to go home. Peacocks are beautiful but VERY noisy.  I don't recommend them as pets.

 

We also have bats but that's another story...

 

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Leslie Moak Murray
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August 9, 2023

When I first moved into a house I lived in 10 years ago, I thought one of my neigbors must have a rooster. it turned out to be a peacock. SOOOO noisy. Pretty though

Nancy OShea
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August 9, 2023

Sounds like my neighbour . Loud and a show off. Expects the whole neighbourhood to flock to him too and defend him. Probably needs it.🙄

Anyways lots of bats, screech owls, chickadees and all other common birds here too. No parrots that I know of other then the ones people own. One bird I've seen recently that's about the size of a robin and very much like it only yellow. Not really sure what kind of bird that is. 🤔 🤔


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No parrots that I know of other than the ones people own.

By@PaintedKitty

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Stories abound about where our wild parrots & parakeets came from that date back decades.

http://californiaparrots.us/articles_cont_003_comefrom.html

 

We know we have a large family of resident parrots nearby from their incessant chatter. Parrots are very social & love to talk to each other.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Leslie Moak Murray
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August 8, 2023

I loved seeing them! I'm a birdwatcher, and here are some birds I photographed at my house (Austin, Texas):

 

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

 

Roadrunner

 

Black-Chinned Hummingbird

 

 

Black-Crested Titmouse looking in my kitchen window

 

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

 

 

Painted Bunting