There are a lot of parrots in Barcelona! Urban legend tells that some of them escaped from Barcelona Zoo about 20 years ago, and that they have simply enjoyed their freedom here in Barcelona and reproduced a lot. Now they are all over the city and to me this is so exotic! In Norway, the only way to see a parrot is in a cage…
They make a lot of noise (A LOT!) and I have learned to distinguish them from other birds (quite easy by the way!) So now every time I hear them I look up and see them on rooftops, in palm-trees or eating seeds from trees and bushes.
Simply lovely and seing them makes me smile every time!
Utrolig flotte, og veldig eksotisk for oss nordmenn:-)
SvarSlettNemlig! :)
SlettDe kan tåle ned til 20 graders frost, så de kan næsten indføres i Oslo.
SlettIt makes me smile too! Thanks so much for sharing!
SvarSlett:) Thank you for commenting :)
SlettAw I love the urban legend!! I grew up with parakeets and they escaped when we had the cage outside. I'd like to think that maybe there is a parakeet colony out there, somewhere, because of it :)
SvarSlettThanks for sharing :-)
That is a nice thought! It must have been so sad when they escaped!
SlettHow interesting - I don't think I've seen a green parrot before. I smiled reading the post, but noisy birds get to me - I find them scary - like they're going to pick a fight with me or something!
SvarSlettPS I loved your comment about the books - and your dad owned a bookstore? That is sooo wonderful. I would have loved that!
:) These make a lot of noise, and normally I would get annoyed by constant loud bird noises outside my window, but these are just so beautiful it doesn't matter!
SlettOg vi har svaler... Masser av dem... Hyggelige lyder, kattene mine er ikke fullt så imponert ;)
SlettI didn't see them when I was there, next time I need to pay more attention!
SvarSlettThey are so cute and seem to be "everywhere", you just need to look up when hearing loud screeching birdnoises :)
SlettI remember when I went to Barcelona to study spanish in bcnlanguages school, that this parrots were always singing in the trees! There are a lot! I think they are nice but if you listen at them at least 1 hour you can truly hate them!
SvarSlettregards
Lisa
Hehe, I guess they can become a bit intense!
Sletti was told that a container ship spilled 1000 of them 20 years ago and now there are over a million ....
SvarSletti was told by a guy on the ship who had to realise them because the ship was leaning to far to into the sea so he had to save them .
SvarSlett:) I hadn't heard this story before! But where was a ship/container with 1000 green parrots headed?? Do you know?
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