“We got no food, no jobs…our PETS HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!”
Okay, none of that is true. Thank god. But the classic line referencing parakeet Petey from the movie Dumb & Dumber is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of parakeets.
Lately, this awesome flock of 100+ green parakeets, actually known as rose-ringed parakeets, have been frequenting the Naples City Dock. Jereme’s seen them a few times, but this was my first sighting. Turns out, these parakeets have populated Olde Naples for 30+ years.
Massive importation decades ago by the pet industry and releases by pet owners enabled feral flocks of these popular cage birds to roost in many urban areas. Florida is believed to be home to hundreds of thousands of these non-migratory birds, which have established breeding colonies that have easily adapted to our ecosystem.
Lucky for us, the Dock was rather deserted on Saturday evening around sunset, so these parakeets were flying from boat to boat without much disturbance. I snapped a few photos of these pretty birds before they were eventually scared away. You never know what you’re going to see at the Dock. 🙂
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OMG CRAZY!!!! and these pics are SO fab :))