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Wild Parrots in Brooklyn?

I seriously couldn’t believe it when I found this website. Wild parrots living in… Brooklyn? Fuhgeddaboutit.

…But yes, it’s true! According to BrooklynParrots.com there are colonies of monk parakeets (also known as quaker parrots) living all over Brooklyn, concentrated especially at Brooklyn College and the Greenwood Cemetery. This type of bird originates from Argentina, and nobody quite knows exactly how these little guys wound up in our borough. This Animal Planet video gives a fascinating look at our feathered friends, and how they have survived the city streets and flourished throughout the years. It’s definitely worth the watch.

Check out BrooklynParrots.com for more information and adorable photos, especially the one of a bird looking content while eating some Brooklyn pizza!

Photos by Steve Baldwin

This entry was posted on Saturday, February 25th, 2006 at 8:17 pm by lori and is filed under Neighborhood. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Wild Parrots in Brooklyn?”


  1. katie lapham says:
    February 26th, 2006 at 11:19 am

    is it just me or does it appear that snow-capped mountains, non-existent in brooklyn, are reflected in the window of that building?

  2. lori says:
    February 26th, 2006 at 4:53 pm

    Haha Katie, look closer - they are the edges of the lace curtains in the window!


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