[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 8/9/2007 6:50:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I found this guy in my backyard.... > > http://tinyurl.com/36h4fp
=========== He has a band on, does that mean he's an escaped pet? Or just banded? (Maybe to track populations/migrations?) Now makes me curious, how often do you see banded birds? I see a ton of banded wild birds. I'd suggest that this little budgie's (parakeet to Americans) band is from the owner or the pet shop/breeder. I'd "assume" that if a birder or Natural Resources biologist caught the little guy they wouldn't release it back into the wild (and I know some birders that would destroy it on sight!). These guys have - unfortunately - established sustainable breeding colonies in Florida and other parts of the South. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
