I learned something new about Chicago today...
...we have wild parrots. Well, feral Monk Parakeets.
And they nest a few miles from where Gary and I live.
And they like to fly by our apartment once a year to annoy one of our Polish maintenance men. (Well, that's what he claims.)
Here is what I saw out my kitchen window when I came home today:


Second one is blurry - right as I stepped outside to take photos of the flock (?) of about a dozen bright green parrots, the aforementioned maintenance man shouted at the tree they were roosting in to stop them from squawking. (You can guess how well that worked.)
And they nest a few miles from where Gary and I live.
And they like to fly by our apartment once a year to annoy one of our Polish maintenance men. (Well, that's what he claims.)
Here is what I saw out my kitchen window when I came home today:


Second one is blurry - right as I stepped outside to take photos of the flock (?) of about a dozen bright green parrots, the aforementioned maintenance man shouted at the tree they were roosting in to stop them from squawking. (You can guess how well that worked.)
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Parrots...interesting! They're pretty though :) -
That's cool -
Oh cool! -
how cool is that! all we have are bugs and pigeons! haha -
Crazy! How cool! -
How neat! I miss having a window over my sink. In most places I had a huge window and the beauty of nature relaxed me so much! How is your FMS? I also learned that my Hashimotos Thyroiditis probably caused my FMS. Please Pray for me as I go through breast cancer screening. -
Is that Gary Moore? From Gibson City c of C? -
Thanks for all your help today! -
How is your arm feeling? -
That is wild... I didn't know that they were that popular that you could actually spot them! -
no worries, unfortunately pleo doesn't really have voice or tone so it's easy to be misheard. -
I didn't know you were on here too! Hello, it's Jill from Phoenix (well Orlando, now).