Red-crowned parrots in Oliveira Park, Brownsville, Texas. Image by Steve SinclairWhile photographing birds a few days ago, I had a casual conversation with an out-of-state couple here for a few days of Rio Grande Valley birding.
Marie-Elisabeth Gagnon watches Buddy, a Lilac Crowned Amazon parrot, that was separated from his longtime owner, who moved into a nursing home Image by: AARON HARRISWhen his best friend of three decades went into a nursing home, Buddy was bereft. He couldn’t go, too.
Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis). Credit Courtesy: Kimball Garrett Suddenly, there seem to be more of the pesky birds than ever before, causing some head scratching among residents.