Harry the cockatoo makes presence felt during stay in Hanford

Harry the cockatooHANFORD — There's almost nothing worse than a noisy neighbor with their music blasting into your house at 3 a.m. It’s even worse when a new noise maker moves into the neighborhood, disturbing the harmony that has taken years to create.

But what if this new neighbor is not some hooligan playing their music at all hours, but Harry, a 9-year-old white cockatoo?

For those who live near West Fargo Avenue and North Douty Street, that was the reality for more than two months. Harry the cockatoo had taken up residence, and he was not afraid to squawk and let everyone know it.

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Solomon Islands at centre of “captive breeding” shenanigans

Thousands of Cardinal Lories and other native Solomon Islands birds were exported through falsely claiming them as captive-bredSingapore —Tens of thousands of wild birds exported from the Solomon Islands have been laundered into the global wildlife trade by declaring them as captive-bred, a new TRAFFIC study has found.

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Elderly couple Chennai's parrot whisperers

Parakeets for breakfast. Image by Jatinder JoshiEvery morning, 74-year-old C Krishnavenni wakes up before sunrise. She doesn't have many domestic chores to do. But she has a large company of parrots to feed, with the birds flocking to her house in Sai Nagar, Virugambakkam, at the same hour.

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How is Cosmo Acquiring English?

Stephen Krashen turns to a parrot to prove the importance of the affective filter

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The Red-Masked Parakeet in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

How many parakeets can you see in the picture? Photo by Teresa C. RamírezMany sightings of the Red-Masked Parakeet (Aratinga erythrogenys) have been reported in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico during the past few months. As an introduced species, many of these birds formerly lived in cages and, upon escaping, became feral.

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