Joy Benedict takes an in depth look at the wild parrots that have recently begun to take up home in Southern California, moving to the area from Mexico after nearly going extinct.
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@JoAnnQuigley-lw2uiАй бұрын
I’d take parrots noise over traffic and loud car radios!!
@LuMoRo34Ай бұрын
Don't worry, you'll soon have both.....
@megacoraltree576Ай бұрын
@@LuMoRo34 it's almost as if we aren't the only animals on this planet
@MinervaAlvarez-dx3jcАй бұрын
Beauty!
@YamIa3gypsyАй бұрын
I don’t mind them at all. Really quite a beautiful sight to see.
@ChrisB-xw7unАй бұрын
I remember seeing my first one in my backyard. I thought it was someone’s pet and was trying to figure out a way to capture it until I realized 😅
@JimmyxsxАй бұрын
Wait till they settle in a tree by your home😂 they are loud.
@jandoxbsbnxАй бұрын
they are loud and poop everywhere in your yard ... obnoxious
@dormantmenaceАй бұрын
Yup.. this comment reminds me of people who think the same about deer. Cause they have zero experience with them destroying their property.
@dormantmenaceАй бұрын
@ChrisB-xw7un oh I've captured them. They bite! Very very hard. Even with gloves and expecting it.
@ldeleon8748Ай бұрын
They have been in covina and Pasadena for many years
@Gloria-ro4vnАй бұрын
Redlands too
@dethray1000Ай бұрын
yeah a truck overturned in pasadena about 1920--been squaking there ever since
@discoverFigureitoutАй бұрын
@@dethray1000lol cause they sold them at the swamp meet for 50$ a bird ?
@commanderbell1965Ай бұрын
I seen them in San Pedro in 1986
@fatteebaddeeАй бұрын
Been spotting them in San Diego for years as well
@_bones562Ай бұрын
The Rumor is they were released from a old Pet Store in Whitter CA that burned down yearsssss ago.
@Arlo360-OfficialАй бұрын
There's another story that claims they were released from Marineland of the Pacific in Palos Verdes.
@andrewserrata1813Ай бұрын
@@Arlo360-OfficialThat would make sense since they're all over Long Beach.
@omarvaquero4672Ай бұрын
I was told that they started in el Cajon CA and they spread out through other areas of San Diego. I started seeing them in San Diego as early as 2019.
@Lovell-dc9vbАй бұрын
Nope there came from the pet store that burn down in Pasadena evvvvvvvveeeerrrryyyy body in Pasadena considered them a nuisance after 25 years
@cymeriandesignsАй бұрын
The same story is told about a pet store in San Diego's Ocean Beach. They were even called the OB parrots around here, though I've now been seeing -- or rather hearing -- them all over San Diego.
@snowbirdlady7221Ай бұрын
We had the parrots in OC since the 80's, or earlier. They would fly in and fill the eucalyptus trees and you definitely knew when they arrived. I used to call them the crazy parrots. Loved them.
@j.solanoАй бұрын
Yep! I used to work by the courthouse in downtown and they'd always fly by in the evenings. Everyone loved them.
@ilovegodzillaАй бұрын
These parrots have been in the SGV for many decades. Funny that they are now reporting on this. There are so many urban legends as to how they got here.
@thomasgentry6201Ай бұрын
San Diego since 80s thought escaped pet Love Birds?
@andrewserrata1813Ай бұрын
Long Beach too, I also saw a video on KZbin about them being in Texas as well.
@user-zf3xb3qx8wАй бұрын
@Rurban legends in the SGV abound since 1934
@MD-ky4hoАй бұрын
If you do a little research, you will find articles about them. I guarantee you this is not the first news report about them. 😂
@jlee4768Ай бұрын
It's been reported on numerous times. You just failed to notice.
@endosilva1649Ай бұрын
I like seeing them. I see them in the SGV everyday up in the palm trees.
@doneaton6704Ай бұрын
I remember flocks of parrots in Manhattan & Redondo Beach forty years ago when I lived there.
@samanthasimental3788Ай бұрын
My son lives in Redlands and when I visit take a walk with my grand children to see the parrots. Over 50 maybe more. I love them.
@igi-chanАй бұрын
We have THOUSANDS in our neighborhood! They fill the trees!
@rh5563Ай бұрын
They’ve been here strong for over 30 years. Great journalism guys. You did something truthful. Shameful that it took 30 + years to do a story on them.
@user-bs4ck6zy8vАй бұрын
😂👏🏽👏🏽
@bobdenton1Ай бұрын
Devil’s advocate… Which one ☝️ of us did a fact check on journalism from the previous century?
@Sky_WriterАй бұрын
Busch Bird Sanctuary (formerly Anheuser-Busch Gardens, a little amusement park in the SFValley when I was a kid), was part of the Anheuser-Busch brewery property in Van Nuys. When they closed the sanctuary, they just opened the walk-through aviary gates and walked away. It was typical to see trees full of legacy parrots around CSUN and Devonshire Downs (Northridge), all the time back in the 80s and 90s.
@devingray1761Ай бұрын
As a 90s baby born in van nuys I never knew that brewery ever had a park. I vaguely remember seeing part of it closed down as a kid but never knew what it was. I learned something today.
@slyley5Ай бұрын
tropical paradise for these parrots🌴
@hermosafieldsforever4782Ай бұрын
We Love our Parrots!! They are wonderful and adorable!❤❤❤
@mikef8085Ай бұрын
We gotta protect them here!!❤
@kjpcgaming9296Ай бұрын
I remember back in the 80's when this started. I lived in Temple City at the time. I thought the ones in LA came from parrots getting loose. They were very rare then.
@hermosafieldsforever4782Ай бұрын
That's correct. When the parrot was threatened with extinction in the 50's pet shops in California started buying them. We have a serious wonderful population thriving in Redondo. We love them, most of our neighborhood parrots came from a shop that let 30 or 40 go in the 60's. They love date palm😅❤❤❤
@iceman96795Ай бұрын
There have been large flocks in south east LA since the late 70s. Many fruit trees in these areas and many older folks would leave trays with peanuts and apple slices for them to eat
@MarilynOPossumАй бұрын
The landscaping in LA is a bonanza for them.
@jdu2580Ай бұрын
We got em here in Long Beach CA, but those hawks are on the prowl
@mrfish3971Ай бұрын
Arizona also has wild parrots living in the down town area. They live in the saguaro cactus and palm trees.
@thomasrussell7135Ай бұрын
Those would be lovebirds
@beatpirate8Ай бұрын
they are in sf too! i love them
@emilioaymat5651Ай бұрын
I've seen em several times in Dolores Park
@mhm6Ай бұрын
2 weeks ago I had to go outside my home and see what all the noise was. Saw those birds on some telephone lines
@User5_Ай бұрын
Nothing new...I have seen them in the SGV for 15+ years lol. My parents have said they've been here since the 70's..
@pepelefrog1121Ай бұрын
Liberal socialist news want libsocs to feel good and special about it.
@fuzzy3440Ай бұрын
I remember camping at a boy scout camp in Santa Monica, Camp Josepho, and there were wild parrots in the trees near the remains of an old home. I think there were some avacado trees planted there. This was during the 1980's.
@PaulaDautremontАй бұрын
What "new" home? There have been flocks of wild parrots where I live in So Cal for decades.
@annarcher5198Ай бұрын
Even the birds are crossing the border, lol
@turboduran2531Ай бұрын
😅
@bigfoot163Ай бұрын
They got brought here ILLEGALY, 😂😂😂 black market trade... you know just like all the kids 😂😂😂 DEMOCRATS SUCK
@pepelefrog1121Ай бұрын
Hurry and teach them that conservatives are the racistones, my liberal socialist ally!
@axxxcАй бұрын
I get them crossing state lanes but the border 😮
@renereyes4999Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@TheRDprodАй бұрын
It’s awesome seeing them in temple city/alhambra, sure they are loud in the morning but that just means it’s time to start the day, I love watching them fly
@buckskin64Ай бұрын
Los Angeles is like a jungle 😂😂
@MutlapАй бұрын
was at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas about 15 years ago and saw parrots nesting in a condo nest. That's a large communal nest. (About 20 pairs)Solid Green long tails
@stevegonzales527Ай бұрын
They are seen a lot in Malibu. Ended up having one after seen it get injured by a hawk years back
@Toobz20Ай бұрын
Malibu parrots are great
@_uchrisАй бұрын
Hopefully Newsome doesn't charge them rent
@fluxcapacitor1621Ай бұрын
Hopefully, you'll get an education.
@Gloria-ro4vnАй бұрын
Not to worry as long as they're classified as Illegal.
@PaulaDautremontАй бұрын
@@Gloria-ro4vn What are you two, a sister act?
@afishcalledminnewawaАй бұрын
he'll just offer them abortions
@andrewserrata1813Ай бұрын
@@Gloria-ro4vnTypical of the current Republican party's intellectually challenged members. If only people like you didn't embarrass real Republicans.
@alwaysbekindloveАй бұрын
I spotted an owl yesterday on a walk. It could be because we had so much rain and there’s a lot more fruit. I hope we get more rain
@SkreetGilАй бұрын
I love them. They are in Orange County too. So beautiful.🐦💚
@youtubemademecreateanewcha6965Ай бұрын
Parrots like these flew around Orange County in the 80’s. Made lots of noise but much better than having crows.
@kingknights5107Ай бұрын
Parrots so beautiful..
@BEBESSCHET-rs7irАй бұрын
Good thing Bush gardens released a bunch back in the day
@Whiteknuckler57Ай бұрын
Yep - that is how it started
@callen8908Ай бұрын
Decades ago I lived at Venice Beach, and wild parrots took up residence in a huge king palm tree. They really raised a racket sometimes but I loved them
@ecastaneda51Ай бұрын
I started seeing them in sycamore canyon about 7 years ago. Its nice seeing them and hearing them while mountain biking.
@StinkinGoodAle3241Ай бұрын
I love them.
@nouarnaimАй бұрын
Awesome 👏 stay in USA 🇺🇸 I love mexico 🇲🇽 ❤
@mrich9654Ай бұрын
Precious things
@user-zf3xb3qx8wАй бұрын
For decades in El Monte the mourning doves would wake up in our Valencia Orange tree, and then leave for the day. I rode my bike around and found them....way up in the palm trees. The area has turned into a wintering area for raptors, so the doves went UP.
@ACEDIAMOND666Ай бұрын
There's multiple flocks in Yucaipa year round...
@pppantzАй бұрын
I left Los Angeles in 2001. We had green parrots and macaws (!) in Hollywood before I left.
@IGYY-theReal19 күн бұрын
Yellow chevroned parakeets are everywhere in my school. They are so cute and fluffy but so loud I love it!😂❤
@hahnf9796Ай бұрын
I've seen them for years in Huntington Beach. They are so awesome to see!
@stacey8501Ай бұрын
made it here to Orange many years ago! Love them!
@zambot3325Ай бұрын
Its like a story from 1985
@michaelroach8704Ай бұрын
They've been in the Reche Canyon area at least since the early 90s.
@me6057Ай бұрын
😂😂 the news lol ofc
@lukedeleonardo7924Ай бұрын
Saw them a few yrs ago in trees in a Costco parking lot of all places. I was confused AF. Glad I caught this. Learning has occurred!
@fionnmaccumhaill3257Ай бұрын
I was told in the late 80's that they were released or escaped from the Santa Ana Zoo.
@onegreenevАй бұрын
Wild Parrots have been in Southern California for decades. What the heck are you talking about. We counted on them moving from one area to another daily twice per day. Like clockwork. Yes, they are loud but I really liked them. Pretty cool. This was back in 69 and through out the time I lived there and even when I visited they were still there.
@stampscapesАй бұрын
Used to see a flock of them flying around Long Beach State back in the 80's once in a while when I was going to school there but they were all green from what I recall.
@bryantnojang709Ай бұрын
Literally hear them every morning and evening as they fly out their roost
@TonyMaldonado-cv6lvАй бұрын
They're from El Cajon originally. Some man from Tecate brought them over as Pets. In the *90s* (in San Diego County) the city of El Cajon was the only place you could find them. They Migrated from the East-Side of the city to the West-Side and areas in between. From their, theyre Population got Bigger and they Started traveling to Imperial Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Chula Vista, La Jolla all the way to Escondido and Oceanside. Wow now there in LA?
@everythingisfine9988Ай бұрын
Hawks keep their numbers in check. Seen a hawk attempt to catch one before
@steven4315Ай бұрын
That's good in a necessary way.
@presidion11guy32Ай бұрын
Have seen them for years in Pico Rivera, Whittier, La Habra. They are very loud and amazing to watch when several dozen are flying about.
@MO-ko8uyАй бұрын
these parrots have been in redlands for decades. the flock has become so big.
@JOEDIRTERULEZАй бұрын
"PARROT PARADISE" NICE
@INoahGuy914Ай бұрын
South Florida has a bunch of green parrots too lol. I always know when they’re around from their particular sound.
@fernandomaciasjr7638Ай бұрын
There’s some right here in national city ,San Diego
@sunracer1869Ай бұрын
Shout out National City 👍🏻
@kevint1911Ай бұрын
We’ve had them in my East San Diego county neighborhood for years. They are noisy and annoying, but I wouldn’t want them to go extinct.
@al28854Ай бұрын
check out the docu. 'The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill' (2003), We have them here in San Francisco too, and they can be loud.
@LilyCorowsky11 күн бұрын
They are loud but sound lovely, unlike those horrible crows and ravens. Those ones should go extinct asap.
@cynthiapickett7403Ай бұрын
Some of those parrots are also descended from the original Busch Gardens amusement park in Van Nuys.
@KeolahiwahiwaPhamАй бұрын
We have them in Santa Ana too! I love them.
@ellenbrynАй бұрын
When I bought my condo in '08 I was delighted to find red-crowned parrots were the neighborhood alarm clock. We seem to have a small splinter group from the big flock in Tustin.
@YsabetJustYsabetАй бұрын
I'm in Arizona and we've got Rosy-faced Lovebirds (a type of small parrot) living in Phoenix and other places since the '80s; they're pet-trade escapees that bred and flourished, and they like Phoenix's palm trees and cacti to live in. There's another species (Thick-billed parrots) that pretty much died out that's been reintroduced and is doing really well; parrots are great opportunists, and why not?
@CasitascrawlersАй бұрын
They have been at Sycamore Canyon for years you can see & hear them all over up in the Sycamore trees.
@j.f.7576Ай бұрын
Grew up in the 70's and they have been around since then.
@jonathanpark7658Ай бұрын
They have been flying around for at least 30 years... Good job talking about it now...
@MD-ky4hoАй бұрын
I’m pretty sure this is not the first news report about them. 😂
@jonathanpark7658Ай бұрын
@@MD-ky4ho They just make it seem that way. lol
@dannysands9341Ай бұрын
I love them i saw them here in the san fernando valley
@mikethorson7243Ай бұрын
They have thrived in Pasadena for decades
@lalodaniels1388Ай бұрын
In Long Beach around Wilson High School for well over a decade.
@lancelothogben1297Ай бұрын
Those cuties! We love them in our nabe! Their funny metallic noise makes me laugh every time I hear them.
@PAPABRAY619Ай бұрын
We have them in SD too. Just saw them yesterday. Seen em my whole life
@WiskinWafflesАй бұрын
They’re so beautiful. Gives LA Character !
@ihpooi7330Ай бұрын
Yes they are in San Diego in El Cajon city I miss them
@yammt314826 күн бұрын
I don't mind the noise. It's better than hearing people.
@RedBroskiАй бұрын
I live in SoCal and I've never seen them... I wonder why!? I wanna see parrots 😮
@donaldperea7069Ай бұрын
I live in pasadena, and I see them a lot on the telephone wires just over orangegrove and N.Oakland Ave. I think they are beautiful
@bh-zj4ytАй бұрын
We have had lots of parrots in San Diego for the last ten years
@armortodd5162Ай бұрын
There were wild parrots in Arcadia, CA when I grew up there in the early 50s. Several times a year they would spend a few days in our neighborhood trees. Along with the peacocks of course.
@mandocoolАй бұрын
Really quite charming
@cedricksamaniego914626 күн бұрын
They are all over ❤
@sailinbob11Ай бұрын
Yeah... we've got green parrots here in Tampa. They're noisy but i rarely see em and i live anchored on my sailboat in Tampa Bay. They tend to move around. Probably originally escaped from Bush Gardens. Strangely I've never seen a bigger parrot , or macaw, in the wild, and I've been living in S. Tampa , on and off, since the 60s. Last 15 years aboard. Good on em as long as they're not pooping on your car.
@bd3966Ай бұрын
Oh that explains the parrots I saw in my neighborhood a few weeks ago. I was so confused. We have had wild parrots here in a certain part of san diego for years, but just not in my neighborhood, more must have come from mexico.
@williamlondon6269Ай бұрын
They were in Santa Monica in the 80's
@VVhistoryАй бұрын
I remember when we first heard 2 parrots, they were very rare at the time, seeing them in great numbers is great, i am sure i am one of the very few who know the ones by USC, that's where it started
@Derpy1969Ай бұрын
Double Yellow headed parrots are awesome!
@jrh0369Ай бұрын
I see about only six of them in Oceanside. My daughter loves seeing them.
@desselbane4872Ай бұрын
Those birds have been wild for over 30 years! Someone mentioned below about a pet store fire and that’s what I remember
@peacejoy139623 күн бұрын
These guys have been here for awhile, I remember when I would go to my high school a bunch of these guys would be hanging out if front of the school on the telephone wires. You could tell that they were parrots because of how loud they would be
@rosaspanjol673Ай бұрын
That’s so beautiful to know!😘…Yay😘💕😘!!
@christopherdiaz8666Ай бұрын
They've been in Whittier for well over 5 years now. It's kinda annoying when there's 20 of them right outside my windows squawking at 6am.
@jesusflores9108Ай бұрын
They be landing in my front yard, a whole gang of em, in Ontario California on a tree that has purple moras like blackberries
@DeenaMilkersАй бұрын
people should be so lucky to enjoy them
@darklycladАй бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤PARROTSSS! ❤❤❤❤❤
@alwaysbekindloveАй бұрын
Has anyone noticed a lot more monarch butterflies? Maybe we’re getting those too❤❤❤❤
@MD-ky4hoАй бұрын
I very rarely see those. Always see the El Segundo butter fly.
@yo-jz4riАй бұрын
“Some people really like them” cuts to dude handling stuffed dead corpse of said parrot
@brendacalero2418Ай бұрын
I live in Whittier and I love to see them travel east in the morning and west in the evening 🥰🥰. They are beautiful and don’t bother me at all. I rather hear that than my neighbors ugly music 😂😂.
@patriciaschuster1371Ай бұрын
Welcome, Parrots!
@brucewestobyАй бұрын
Have lots in Orange love to see them.. the red crowned ones ...noisy but love the chirping . Have two rescues,a sennie and a conure....my soul mates for ten and fourteen years respectively.