A couple of days ago, a parrot was spotted in a tree on Vanguard's campus mall. As crowds gathered to observe this unusual occurrence, there was much speculation as to its origins. The general consensus was that it had most likely escaped from an owner's cage somewhere and was simply lost. My curiosity piqued, however, I decided to look into the parrot quandary myself. As it turns out, parrots are actually fairly common residents of Orange County, though no one is quite sure why. One theory suggests that as a local pet store burned down, the panicked owner set the tropical birds free. They managed to thrive in the local climate and their population has grown exponentially since. Another theory posits that there was a more sinister cause involving an underground parrot smuggling ring. Why anyone would want to smuggle parrots is beyond me, but who knows? Whatever the case, the end result is that there are a variety of tropical parrots inhabiting areas like Fullerton, Santa Ana, and Orange. Keep your eyes open for 'em.
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http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1177755.php
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And if you like stories of California's wild parrot communities, you might enjoy this documentary: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424565/
I grew up down in So Cal. I always understood that it was Lion Country Safari. When It went out of business they just let the Parrots go.
We have parrots that live in our condos green with yellow and red we also Have a band of very dark blue parrots that come every year they stay for around 10 days they are very loud and then they move on I live in anaheim off of katella between Euclid and Brookhurst in Heritage Village.
I saw a flock of red-crowned parrots at the shopping center at Culver and Irvine Center Drive in Irvine. Saw them first on 9/16 at about 6pm, then again on 9/24 about 6:30pm. they were flying between the Outback, the Bevmo and the 24Hr Fitness. Was shocked b/c I've been coming to this shopping center for three years on a regular basis and never saw them before.
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