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sinkingfeeling

(57,971 posts) Fri May 8, 2026, 08:44 AM 4 hrs ago

Crimson-fronted Parakeet.

Finally got a decent photo.

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Crimson-fronted Parakeet. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling 4 hrs ago OP

Was the parrot in your neighborhood Beringia 4 hrs ago #1

Not a parrot, but a wild Costa Rican parakeet. They live around me in the rain forest but normally keep sinkingfeeling 3 hrs ago #3

Wow! Cool bird ,I've never seen one before Walleye 3 hrs ago #2

Very nice sinkingfeeling. Way to go! George McGovern 3 hrs ago #4

It would blend right in if it weren't for the red, & the white ring around its eye. CrispyQ 3 hrs ago #5

These guys are 10 to 11 inches tall. sinkingfeeling 3 hrs ago #6

Quite the cutie pie! GreenWave 3 hrs ago #7

I bought a parrot once but for some reason it was nailed to its perch. Ray Bruns 1 hr ago #8

Beringia

(5,593 posts)

1. Was the parrot in your neighborhood

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 09:03 AM

4 hrs ago

sinkingfeeling

(57,971 posts)

3. Not a parrot, but a wild Costa Rican parakeet. They live around me in the rain forest but normally keep

Reply to Beringia (Reply #1)

Fri May 8, 2026, 09:10 AM

3 hrs ago

very high up in the trees. They constantly 'talk' to each other, especially when flying overhead.

Walleye

(45,312 posts)

2. Wow! Cool bird ,I've never seen one before

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 09:09 AM

3 hrs ago

George McGovern

(12,651 posts)

4. Very nice sinkingfeeling. Way to go!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 09:11 AM

3 hrs ago

CrispyQ

(41,071 posts)

5. It would blend right in if it weren't for the red, & the white ring around its eye.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 09:26 AM

3 hrs ago

I had no idea there were parakeets that got that big!

sinkingfeeling

(57,971 posts)

6. These guys are 10 to 11 inches tall.

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #5)

Fri May 8, 2026, 09:38 AM

3 hrs ago

GreenWave

(12,765 posts)

7. Quite the cutie pie!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 09:53 AM

3 hrs ago

Ray Bruns

(6,650 posts)

8. I bought a parrot once but for some reason it was nailed to its perch.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 11:16 AM

1 hr ago

And it doesn’t eat a lot.

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