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Birders

biophile

(890 posts)

4. Very pretty bird!

Reply to Cadfael (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 09:01 PM

Aug 13

My husbands friend had a parrot who was pretty talkative. But one day he got loose in the house, went to the open back door, said “bye Daddy!” and flew off. They never saw him again.
At least he said goodbye.
On a side note, I love the Cadfael mystery series. It is indeed an unusual name.

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Unexpected visitor [View all] Cadfael Aug 13 OP

Send him back to Costa Rica. He's lost. sinkingfeeling Aug 13 #1

Apparently there has been a feral population of monk parakeets in Chicago since the '60s Cadfael Aug 13 #2

Wow! SheltieLover Aug 13 #3

Yes WestMichRad Aug 13 #5

Very pretty bird! biophile Aug 13 #4