Thursday, January 1, 2015 at 3:36 
The SoCal Parrot Sanctuary and Garden in Jamul is home to dozens of wild parrots, many of which are healing from gunshot wounds, like this one, shot while eating figs in an El Cajon backyard. Image by Peggy Peattie
All 3 rehabilitating, but officials warn unauthorized shootings could lead to jail time.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 14:04 
San Diego Red-crowned Amazon parrot (Amazona viridigenalis)EL CAJON (CBS 8) – We first heard them causing quite a racket during one of our live shots. A flock of parrots have been calling El Cajon home for years.
Friday, August 23, 2013 at 8:30 
Blue Crowned Conure. Image by: Salvatore Angius
To say that Salvatore Angius has a passion for parrots is an understatement.
Angius, based out of Long Beach, Calif., is the creator of Californiaflocks, a preservation "dedicated to tracking, filming, photographing, and documenting the vast and diverse species of naturalized parrots throughout California."
Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 8:02 
East Hemet parrot. Image by Kevin SnowKevin Snow, an avid photographer, fired up readers in a few ways when he snapped pictures of three parrots that he saw devouring almonds as he worked at his East Hemet rental house.
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 0:30 
A wild parrot gets a belly full of delicious flora. The parrot populations have returned to the beach communities. Courtesy photo by Karen Straus, Audubon Society.The flocks of large, green-and-red birds around San Diego may seem unusual, but they’re a part of the beach culture now. They’re wild parrots.
