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[Mr.Scienceman2000]

22 hours ago, Dixel said:

Not all exotic animals , I used to have parrots and they are absolutely fine with low temps, if there's no direct wind . They just eat much more , lol.

I wonder what parrots you had? Cockatiels, Budgies, Lovebirds or bigger parrots?

16 hours ago, msfntor said:

In my city, I frequently saw a parrot, who came on the windowsill of an old lady to ask noisily for his food, every day at the same time, every day... but he does not come anymore... I hope he has found his little heartmate elsewhere.

Does France have population from escaped parrots? When I was in Spain long ago I saw Quaker parrots there.

[msfntor]

53 minutes ago, Mr.Scienceman2000 said:

Does France have population from escaped parrots? When I was in Spain long ago I saw Quaker parrots there.

"Arrived in France in the 1970s, the very exotic collared parakeet could, in the long run, threaten the survival of local species.

Like its cousin the parrot, the collared parakeet is capable, in captivity, of imitating the human voice. It was already known in Rome, at the time of Julius Caesar, where a gifted bird could cost more than a slave. About forty centimeters high, it is endowed with a magnificent spring green plumage, a long tail turning turquoise and for the males, a black collar. As for its flight behaviour, with its dark red, hooked and powerful beak, it chatters noisily and can also whistle. For thirty years, insidiously, it has undertaken to put its touch of color and exoticism in the parks, woods and gardens of Ile-de-France.

In Antony, the inhabitants of a residence are divided. For several years, a colony has taken up residence in the park. If the bird and its shimmering colors delight some residents who sometimes feed them, the droppings that accumulate on the cars parked below are not to the taste of their owners ...

Queen of the escape, the Anglo-Saxons nicknamed it the Houdini parakeet. This is how it arrived in our latitudes. About fifty individuals would have escaped from a container in the airport area of Orly in 1974. The scenario was repeated in the 1990s, this time at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. Since then, these parakeets are numerous to gather in dormitories at night in Wissous (91) a few kilometers as the crow flies from Orly as well as in Roissy (95) along the runways. According to the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO), there are now nearly 1,500 individuals in Ile-de-France.

It would dislodge the squirrels
It can be seen in the park of Sceaux, in the park of the Vallée-aux-Loups in Châtenay-Malabry, in the wood of Vincennes and in the park Monsouris. In Great Britain, where it appeared at the end of the 1960's, the population of ring-necked parakeets now amounts to about 20 000 individuals, including 10 000 for London and its suburbs! And it can be found as far south as the Highlands. In the rest of Europe, a colony of 10 000 individuals lives in the Brussels area. It can also be found in Zurich, Hamburg, Barcelona... Psittacula krameri manillensis is the most widespread psittacid in the world. Those that have adapted to our country are native to the Indian subcontinent. There, it is considered a pest. It eats fruits and seeds in abundance. It would be responsible for the loss of nearly 20% of corn crops.

Since 2008, Natural England, the British wildlife observatory, has put the bird under surveillance and conditionally authorizes a landowner to shoot it without requesting a permit.

Xavier Japiot, ornithologist at Paris Nature, the biodiversity unit of the Paris City Council, explains that in France this bird does not have any special status. This does not prevent some ornithologists from being concerned: the ring-necked parakeet causes damage to crops, especially fruit trees, in its natural nesting area. Moreover, the bird, a cavernicole, is suspected of hunting other cavity-nesting species such as woodpeckers, nuthatches, starlings, owls and even squirrels. In Ile-de-France, ornithologists are carefully monitoring the progress of the bird. If the current state and the impact of this population remain low, studies estimate however that it could be multiplied by ten in the next ten years. Among the measures envisaged, they recommend banning direct feeding by the public, cause of the wild proliferation of exotic species. A common sense measure, to avoid that the ring-necked parakeet becomes a heavenly "plague"."

Here in French: https://www.lefigaro.fr/environnement/2012/04/03/01029-20120403ARTFIG00710-des-perroquets-parisiens-sous-haute-surveillance.php

[msfntor]

"The proliferation of the Asian hornet, or Vespa velutina, in France where it arrived a few years ago has become a cause for alarm. However, according to specialists, the hornet is rather shy and avoids humans. Not very aggressive, it is not considered a real danger despite some incidents. However, it becomes nervous when you approach its nest.

The Asian hornet is smaller than the common hornet of our regions, or Vespa crabro, and "not more dangerous", explained Philippe Annoyer, head of the entomology collections of the Natural History Museum of Toulouse."

- translated from "Figaro"...

 

"Introduced to France in 2004 where it has spread rapidly. In 2016 the first UK sighting was confirmed in Gloucestershire."

https://www.vespavelutina.co.uk/uploads/1/1/9/0/11907802/id_vespa_velutina__asian_hornet_final.pdf

 

I have seen, that it is not dangerous at all for the man, even friendly!

 

This is crazy, look at that:

https://youtu.be/8qynY8BFw34

 

Edited December 12, 2021 by msfntor

[msfntor]

The Death Of My Friend, The Carpenter Bee 'Watermelon'

 

 

The kitten I was caring for died horribly. And the mother cat's amazing reaction

 

 

[Dixel]

20 hours ago, Mr.Scienceman2000 said:

I wonder what parrots you had? Cockatiels, Budgies, Lovebirds or bigger parrots?

Never had huge parrots , mostly the ones I could get for free off the streets , lol ! I had several budgies and several Fisher's - Agapornis fischeri (these I had to purchase). 

[Dixel]

On 12/9/2021 at 11:16 AM, Mr.Scienceman2000 said:

how much your iguana costed you on wall repairs

Long time ago, my neighbours filed a lawsuit against me for their dog torn in pieces . It survived , but got pretty heavy damage . Has no leg , etc . And I won , because their dog came to my property and the Iguana didn't like it (what a surprise , lol !). They had to pay for the layers too , of course . I warned them before a million times , do not let the dog on my property . Strange people , really . Not to mention they like cemetery type of flowers . I want to add , the dog was quite big, yet it didn't stop iguana .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT0q7fD-qfk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86tk0IdA_U

 

[Mr.Scienceman2000]

4 hours ago, Dixel said:

Fisher's - Agapornis fischeri (these I had to purchase). 

Here we call them Viktoriankaijanen.  In my experience they wont like other birds and they bit very hardly even stronger than cockatiel when they attack and for that sized bird they move quickly.

4 hours ago, Dixel said:

Long time ago, my neighbours filed a lawsuit against me for their dog torn in pieces . It survived , but got pretty heavy damage . Has no leg , etc . And I won , because their dog came to my property and the Iguana didn't like it (what a surprise , lol !). They had to pay for the layers too , of course . I warned them before a million times , do not let the dog on my property . Strange people , really . Not to mention they like cemetery type of flowers . I want to add , the dog was quite big, yet it didn't stop iguana

Lizards don't like from other pets. I remember once there was dog visiting on house with gecko and it came to front window and tried scare dog away and dog just stared it with interest. Luckily there was glass between them. Do you keep iguana in your yard?

[msfntor]

The Snowflake Mystery demystified

The Snowflake mystery, explained by Dr Ken Libbrecht who is the world expert on snowflakes.

Dr Ken Libbrecht designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen – his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.

VIDEO on Wordlesstech.com here: https://wordlesstech.com/the-snowflake-mystery/

- I find this very captivating!

[msfntor]

The Universe is Hostile to Computers

https://youtu.be/AaZ_RSt0KP8

..and the Chinese in all this are where???

Edited December 12, 2021 by msfntor

[msfntor]

Who keeps sending these messages?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m75qhf10P8k

 

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My newest best friend - .ipsEmbeddedVideo {display: none !important;}

[Dixel]

13 hours ago, Mr.Scienceman2000 said:

Here we call them Viktoriankaijanen.  In my experience they wont like other birds and they bit very hardly even stronger than cockatiel when they attack and for that sized bird they move quickly.

Lizards don't like from other pets. I remember once there was dog visiting on house with gecko and it came to front window and tried scare dog away and dog just stared it with interest. Luckily there was glass between them. Do you keep iguana in your yard?

1 - Yes , I know . I like evil parrots . 

2 - Lizards are absolutely fine with cats and huge parrots , as far as I know. Though they need to be quiet and behave. 

3 - Yes , when the weather is acceptable . It likes to ambush . It likes to walk in my yard . There is a hole in the wall ,so it can always get back, when it wants to . 

[UCyborg]

On 11/30/2021 at 5:16 PM, XPerceniol said:

I watched the news quickly for the weather today and all that is being talked about is the new CV Variant. Honestly, I'm more worried about cardiac issues (I already suffer from heart issues and take medication) and the cancer which I'm predisposed to esophagus c.

Aye, still plenty of other ways to suffer and die. We're incredibly fragile. Don't get me started on old age...

You can't afford to get sick these days, seems CV is the only thing hospitals here still do. Not sure what to think of the Omicron. First they were saying it's less dangerous than Delta, now they're not so sure.

So far, I seem to be avoiding successfully (or maybe I've already unknowingly recovered from it ). Perks of being asocial. I still have to go to work though, where the atmosphere is pretty relaxed. There was one coworker (he's a programmer) who wore mask ALL THE TIME, even outside with nobody around. Getting a shot apparently helped him relax. Most of the company stares at the screens all day, there's less of it in the production department.

This December has less of a holiday feel to it, the town where I live doesn't have Christmas decorations. I came across the stalls yesterday selling ornaments and similar stuff, fenced on all sides, single entry on one side, single exit on another, guards on both sides, the one on entry checking RVT condition. Still feeling like a criminal!

Edited December 12, 2021 by UCyborg

[D.Draker]

6 hours ago, UCyborg said:

This December has less of a holiday feel to it, the town where I live doesn't have Christmas decorations. I came across the stalls yesterday selling ornaments and similar stuff, fenced on all sides, single entry on one side, single exit on another, guards on both sides, the one on entry checking RVT condition. Still feeling like a criminal!

Yep , because removing Christian holidays is one of their primary agendas . 

"EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson pictured hosting Number 10 Christmas quiz ‘in breach of Covid laws’

Boris Johnson faces more questions over a Downing Street quiz he hosted while London was under Tier 2 "no mixing" restrictions"

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-pictured-hosting-number-25675443

Do you still think this is about this "deadliest" "virus" ???? )))))))))))))))

[msfntor]

4 hours ago, UCyborg said:

Aye, still plenty of other ways to suffer and die. We're incredibly fragile.

Yes... at any time a BSOD can come, but there is no possibility of restart.
That's why it is necessary to be maximally active every day, especially for the others!
So keep an eye on it, because you don't know the day or the hour.