Today I learned

[Pixiebeak]

TIL
That another species of parrot used to be native in USA ! The thick billed parrot! Used to range in Arizona to Texas! Even images and feathers and bones used by native American

Thick-billed parrot - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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[Pixiebeak]

Yay ! Early parrot woman!

The Parrot Woman of Pottery Mound

Blog about parrot art, facts and things

blog.kiwitan.com

 

[BluJay]

That's a really cool find with the blog addition! It looks like other mesoamerican images depicting high spiritual sessions. I wonder just how far the Aztec empire streched beyond the accepted standards. The knots on her garments are striking similar to ceremonial figures of high status within the empire. Awesome!

 

[Pixiebeak]

That's a really cool find with the blog addition! It looks like other mesoamerican images depicting high spiritual sessions. I wonder just how far the Aztec empire streched beyond the accepted standards. The knots on her garments are striking similar to ceremonial figures of high status within the empire. Awesome!

I'd forgotten this was one of your interests! You know a great deal!

Any other parrot related tidbits ?

 

[BluJay]

Yup. They're totally conures. Step aside all formal classifications. I can see it in their eyes.

 

[BluJay]

I'd forgotten this was one of your interests! You know a great deal!

Any other parrot related tidbits ?

Thanks for saying that. I'd have to do some digging (into the dig site kiva) and check out the university site, ya got be side tracked!

 

[BluJay]

From Wikipedia: They are adept fliers, and historical accounts describe the birds sleeping in one mountain range, and crossing vast distances to feed in another mountain range each day. They deal with deep snow by hanging upside-down and climbing on the bare underside of a snow-covered branch in order to access cones.

They are heat and snow parrots!

 

[MnGuy]

I'm surprised this thread doesn't mention that in the Wiki post about the thick-billed parrot, it says that ANOTHER species of parrot, the green parakeet, can be found in the USA (southern Texas):

Green parakeet - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Pixiebeak]

I'm surprised this thread doesn't mention that in the Wiki post about the thick-billed parrot, it says that ANOTHER species of parrot, the green parakeet, can be found in the USA (southern Texas):

Green parakeet - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Probably because we would have to conserve them if we are part of natural range sbd they are endangered species. Developers paying off...

We had large undeveloped wet lands and good size population of painted buntings! Conservation was try to buy land to protect them . Developers rushed through and just pay fine for filling in wet lands; sorry it's just gross,,!

 

[Pixiebeak]

TIL
About Anting!!! Song birds mostly, use any Formica acid for parasite control it's believd
Fascinating

Why Songbirds Cover Themselves in Ants

Itching? Parasites? Food preparation?

medium.com

 

[Parutti]

Whoa!!!!!

 

[Pixiebeak]

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/07/1003973147/crows-love-luxurious-ant-baths-this-is-what-it-looks-like

 

[WillowQ]

I think I’ve seen these parrots on old native clay pots.