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sinkingfeeling

(57,974 posts) Fri May 8, 2026, 08:44 AM Yesterday

Crimson-fronted Parakeet.

Finally got a decent photo.

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Crimson-fronted Parakeet. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Yesterday OP

Was the parrot in your neighborhood Beringia Yesterday #1

Not a parrot, but a wild Costa Rican parakeet. They live around me in the rain forest but normally keep sinkingfeeling Yesterday #3

Wow! Cool bird ,I've never seen one before Walleye Yesterday #2

Very nice sinkingfeeling. Way to go! George McGovern Yesterday #4

It would blend right in if it weren't for the red, & the white ring around its eye. CrispyQ Yesterday #5

These guys are 10 to 11 inches tall. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #6

Quite the cutie pie! GreenWave Yesterday #7

I bought a parrot once but for some reason it was nailed to its perch. Ray Bruns Yesterday #8

Beringia

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1. Was the parrot in your neighborhood

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Fri May 8, 2026, 09:03 AM

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sinkingfeeling

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3. Not a parrot, but a wild Costa Rican parakeet. They live around me in the rain forest but normally keep

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Fri May 8, 2026, 09:10 AM

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very high up in the trees. They constantly 'talk' to each other, especially when flying overhead.

Walleye

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2. Wow! Cool bird ,I've never seen one before

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Fri May 8, 2026, 09:09 AM

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George McGovern

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4. Very nice sinkingfeeling. Way to go!

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Fri May 8, 2026, 09:11 AM

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CrispyQ

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5. It would blend right in if it weren't for the red, & the white ring around its eye.

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Fri May 8, 2026, 09:26 AM

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I had no idea there were parakeets that got that big!

sinkingfeeling

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6. These guys are 10 to 11 inches tall.

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Fri May 8, 2026, 09:38 AM

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GreenWave

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7. Quite the cutie pie!

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Fri May 8, 2026, 09:53 AM

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Ray Bruns

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8. I bought a parrot once but for some reason it was nailed to its perch.

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Fri May 8, 2026, 11:16 AM

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And it doesn’t eat a lot.

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