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i think 2 love birds showed up in my backyard(i live in central Florida,gulf coast)i was wondering if they could actually survive in the wild?i took a picture of them,they look like parrots..beautiful birds and they were cooing at each other and rubbing each other.i'm a little concerned about them. thanks for your input.
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These are indeed lovebirds. They are most likely escapees from someone's cage. They are small parrots. Most people think parrots are tropical but many can survive cool or even cold conditions. There are, in fact, many parrots in Florida and California that do nicely in the wild on their own so I think they will do just fine.
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Roger Lederer
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Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.
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Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.
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PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico
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