Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 10:47 
One Anglican parishioner suggested hiring a hawk to scare off the winged menaces Photo: Paul GroverA plague of parakeets have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a church - after pecking away at the wooden spire.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 2:45 
Brooklyn Parrots. Image by Steve BaldwinNEW YORK -- Quaker parrots are not your average urban pigeon. With their brilliant green feathers and salmon-colored beaks, the birds are certainly worth a crane of the neck -- especially when spotted perched upon power lines in New York City, a far cry from their native Argentinian landscape.
Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 13:42 
FOI documents reveal Forestry Tasmania was advised not to log a part of Bruny Island because it was a swift parrot habitat.Documents released under Freedom of Information laws have revealed Forestry Tasmania was advised not to log part of a coupe on South Bruny Island because of its potential as a swift parrot habitat.
Lathamus discolor - Swift Parrot | in Conservation Monday, December 15, 2008 at 3:16 
Perija Parakeet. Imge by ProAves ColombiaThe enigmatic and little known Perijá Parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps) has a highly restricted range of subtropical forest along the Colombian and Venezuelan border. As part of Project Pyrrhura supported by Loro Parque Fundación, ProAves has been working to study a small population surviving in a highly fragmented forest area near the town of Ocaña, department of Norte de Santander.
Friday, December 5, 2008 at 11:53 
ON THE LINE Quaker parrots, which are actually monk parakeets, congregating at a bird feeder in Edgewater, where some 230 of them make their home. Alan Zale for The New York TimesON a rainy afternoon recently in this river town, many of its noisiest — and possibly best-loved — residents were snug in their nests in the trees across from the Salsa, a restaurant on River Road.
