Parrot talk

Comments on our parrot story:

Colleen: Those birds are mitered conures. I used to have one. They’re originally from Mexico.  They are very loud and lovable!

Michael (parrot person): These are Mitred Conure parrots. They have been previously misidentified as Red-fronted Conures by someone from Seattle Audubon who is clearly not a parrot person.

Steve:  I saw them last week also.  They have been a fixture in the Ridgecrest area for many years (at least 12 years).  Their flight path heads north over Ridgecrest Elementary.  The number of birds is down from past years.

And a poem:

The Parrot Sisters

The parrot’s name is Polly

Her sister’s name is Esther

I think you know what’s coming

I’m really quite a jester

They went into a fabric store

To see what they could find

They did not like what they did see

“We need a different kind”

And so they dreamed the whole thing up

Of that you can be sure

And though it now is out of style

It always will endure

Your skin can’t breathe when it you wear

In humid weather you’ll declare

“This stuff’s so hot it’s really rotten

Remind me just to dress in cotton”

In case you haven’t guessed its name

It’s POLYESTER—their claim to fame

I think they made a tidy sum

Their BEAKers full—oh well Ho Hum

Jean Monce Bryant

August 30.2010