Yes, Virginia, There Are Parrots in South Slope
Earlier this week, a reader uninitiated into the mystery of the green birds that proliferate South Brooklyn, posted a question about them on the forum. Well, now photographer Mihai Badulescu has snapped some proof: here they are hanging out on 11th Street in the Slope. For more info, you can always check Brooklyn Parrots.
Earlier this week, a reader uninitiated into the mystery of the green birds that proliferate South Brooklyn, posted a question about them on the forum. Well, now photographer Mihai Badulescu has snapped some proof: here they are hanging out on 11th Street in the Slope. For more info, you can always check Brooklyn Parrots.
I’ve seen 4 or 5 in a tree on Greenwood ave. and east 4th street. In the spring though, not lately.
A similar troupe lives in Edgewater NJ – I was just as startled when I saw those just hanging around. They are handsome. If you go to the site you can pay the mp3s and drive the cats crazy.
This is a gorgeous photo that “photographer Mihai Badulescu has snapped”.
These parrots are from Argentina. They are not tropical parrots. They survive the winter the way all birds do, they huddle together in a tight space all night for warmth. Snow is a plus and acts like insulation. The biggest colony is on the gothic entrance gates of Greenwood Cemetery. They are tough birds. Perfectly suited for life in the big city where food is plentiful and predators few.
The way these birds tough out the Brooklyn winters is by nesting on the Con Ed transformers that are suspended on the utility poles (which throw off heat).
Rumour has it that these birds originated from a crate that was being transported through JFK airport. The crate was dropped, the birds flew out, and here we are: Brooklyn parrots!
We woke up one morning and found a green parrot in our back yard … here in Clinton Hill! I didn’t get a picture but we inquired with some neighbors and another confirmed they have been finding green feathers and have spotted the bird as well. Haven’t seen it lately though.
How do I get some for my yard?
11th St is South Slope cause the Hawk I saw in the North Slope told me he was going to go south and eat some parrot.SO There silly rabbits.
The birds are unpredictable but we have photos from that place on 11th (between 6th & 7th Avs) w/ the tree in full leaf & also mid-winter bare.