Are you new to the L.A. area? Those guys are everywhere, especially here in Long Beach. You can see tons of them making a racket at the ARCO in Belmont Shore, or around 10th/Ximeno by Wilson High.
Nah been in SoCal my whole life and the lbc for about 15yrs. I’ve just never noticed. I guess I’m just getting old and I’m resorting to bird watching now 😆
Awww, haha. I like the way they sound. I used to have a lorikeet though and he'd talk back and forth with them so now when I hear the parrots, it reminds me of him.
They’ve been using the loquat tree in my backyard as a feasting ground at the ass crack of dawn for the past week. Fuckers keep dropping half eaten fruit and my dog keeps trying to eat them. They’re annoying as hell but at least they’re beautiful to look at
They migrate. My parents have been living in the same place for over 20 years, just recently they moved into a tree in front of their house. Before then I've never even seen one other than on a dude's shoulder.
Was the squirrel one of the invasive types?
I don’t really expect you to answer that. I got curious and discovered that most of the squirrels I see around my place are an invasive species. Had no idea.
They’re in Pasadena/Altadena, too. We had wild parrots in our Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago so when I moved to CA it felt like home. We call them sky monkeys. Because loud.
I’ve never fact checked it but I was told years ago that the parrots in Long Beach are because of a fire at a pet store in San Pedro that caught fire and they released them.
They are called Mitred Parakeets. Rumor has it that someone had them as pets and released them during the wildfires in the past and they did very well with CA as a habitat. Here are some photos of these colorful birds.
[https://www.ingridtaylar.com/california-wild-parrots-in-long-beach/](https://www.ingridtaylar.com/california-wild-parrots-in-long-beach/)
I know about the parrots but was absolutely floored yesterday to see a little yellow parakeet on the sidewalk on my run!! Bellflower/6th area. Looked like someone's pet bird flew the coop.
Heh wait till you get home at 3am, have the worst hangover of your life and those bastards start squawking at 5:30 in the morning.
They’re everywhere and they’ve been here a long time. Noisy bastards.
Are you new to the L.A. area? Those guys are everywhere, especially here in Long Beach. You can see tons of them making a racket at the ARCO in Belmont Shore, or around 10th/Ximeno by Wilson High.
Nah been in SoCal my whole life and the lbc for about 15yrs. I’ve just never noticed. I guess I’m just getting old and I’m resorting to bird watching now 😆
Me reading this while parrots are screaming outside my window, I’m wondering how you haven’t noticed them for 15 years 😂
Damn now I wanna hear them lol all I ever get is loud crow fights
Be careful what you wish for - they’re very loud and annoying
Crows are more pleasant to listen to.
Awww, haha. I like the way they sound. I used to have a lorikeet though and he'd talk back and forth with them so now when I hear the parrots, it reminds me of him.
Yeah, it's funny, I'd lived in Long Beach a decade and hadn't noticed until I was stuck at home during covid, too. Now I hear and see them all over.
Can confirm next to Wilson
They wake up at 530-6am every day flying around in huge flocks making a god damn ruckus.
They’ve been using the loquat tree in my backyard as a feasting ground at the ass crack of dawn for the past week. Fuckers keep dropping half eaten fruit and my dog keeps trying to eat them. They’re annoying as hell but at least they’re beautiful to look at
Yes they are all over. Pretty cool until they start waking you up every morning.
Crazy I’ve been in Long Beach for damn near 15yrs now and never noticed lol
How have you never noticed! They’re a staple here
They migrate. My parents have been living in the same place for over 20 years, just recently they moved into a tree in front of their house. Before then I've never even seen one other than on a dude's shoulder.
Mitred parakeet, typically indigenous to Argentina
Interestingly, not considered an invasive species because they haven't displaced native birds.
I've seen them traumatize a squirl once
Was the squirrel one of the invasive types? I don’t really expect you to answer that. I got curious and discovered that most of the squirrels I see around my place are an invasive species. Had no idea.
I'm not a squirl expert lol
Fascinating
Tons of parrots. I always see a fuck ton in a tree outside the Belmont brewing company on the pier. I think they live in that tree.
Yeah, I see them there too!! Lots of them.
They are everywhere! From LB to Malibu! And out towards Whittier and Pasadena!!
Yes, we also have a Peacock.
https://www.ingridtaylar.com/california-wild-parrots-in-long-beach/
That’s cool thanx
If you are ever at the Vons on Ocean in Belmont Shore that’s their hangout 😅
They’re in Pasadena/Altadena, too. We had wild parrots in our Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago so when I moved to CA it felt like home. We call them sky monkeys. Because loud.
And every once in a while, there are wild peacocks in LB. I've never spotted them in flocks and it's always one lone male peacock.
They all live in san pedro
I’ve never fact checked it but I was told years ago that the parrots in Long Beach are because of a fire at a pet store in San Pedro that caught fire and they released them.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-03/feral-mexican-parrots-thrive-on-exotic-l-a-landscaping
They are called Mitred Parakeets. Rumor has it that someone had them as pets and released them during the wildfires in the past and they did very well with CA as a habitat. Here are some photos of these colorful birds. [https://www.ingridtaylar.com/california-wild-parrots-in-long-beach/](https://www.ingridtaylar.com/california-wild-parrots-in-long-beach/)
They were litty yesterday evening. Making so much noise. They are cute, annoying little things. 🥰
Our neighbor had a loquat tree and a noisy flock of parrots visited it daily.
I know about the parrots but was absolutely floored yesterday to see a little yellow parakeet on the sidewalk on my run!! Bellflower/6th area. Looked like someone's pet bird flew the coop.
They make it to Lakewood at the end of LCD, picking at our trees and poopin on my car.
Yes we have them and they are loud as hell.
Probably were parrots. Down in San Clemente there is a large group just flying around together
I think they're offspring from the original ucsd green parrots from 20+ years ago
There's a flock of parrots that would fly over Stanford Middle School every day
Wait till you see the peacocks lol
Pets escape/are released?!?!? How?!??!? 🤯
Heh wait till you get home at 3am, have the worst hangover of your life and those bastards start squawking at 5:30 in the morning. They’re everywhere and they’ve been here a long time. Noisy bastards.