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Post by obironkenobi on Feb 14, 2016 19:44:04 GMT -5
Saw this article and found it interesting. Amazing how adaptable they are. www.cbc.ca/news/world/feral-parakeets-spreading-across-uk-1.3439467I know there are colonies in NY City, Chicago and lots further south, but news to me there are Quaker colonies in Canada along the St. Lawrence. They should adapt easily to the Victoria climate when the move out this way.  |
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Post by Caseysmom on Feb 14, 2016 20:32:03 GMT -5
Very interesting, I had no idea they were in London! ... And Quakers along the st Lawrence, that seems like a pretty cold winter for them, Victoria would be way easier to live in. It would be neat if they worked their way along to Lake Ontario |
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Post by easttex on Feb 15, 2016 6:01:29 GMT -5
Unfortunately for them, that adaptability can make them unpopular. I don't know which native birds they would compete with, but I know the English are very fond of their wild birds. I think the primary concern in the US is that they can threaten crops. Always business, business, business!
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Post by cnyguy on Feb 15, 2016 20:51:42 GMT -5
Somewhere in all my reading about parrots, I recall mention of some colonies of naturalized Quakers in Norway, another cold climate. They seem to be able to adapt remarkably well. The ones in Brooklyn, New York have become popular residents. The students at Brooklyn College have adopted the ones that live on campus there, and feed them things that we prefer to avoid giving our QPs, like pizza and fast-food french fries.  |
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Post by Ben on May 21, 2021 5:49:48 GMT -5
Very interesting, I had no idea they were in London! And Quakers along the st Lawrence, that seems like a pretty cold winter for them, Victoria would be way easier to live in. It would be neat if they worked their way along to Lake Ontario homepets4sale.com |
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