Birds in Bangalore – Parrots Squawk and Whistle
Parrots are one of the common birds in Bangalore. It was the loud squawking and shrieking that brought me out to my balcony. Perched on the Silver Oak Tree right in front of my balcony were two parrots. The vocalizations of some parrots can be heard for up to 1 mile. And these two too were audible from far.
One interesting fact about parrots is they do not have vocal chords. They have amazing control of their trachea and they produce sound by pushing air out of it. They change the pitch by altering the shape and depth of their trachea.
Two red beaked green parrots swaying in the topmost branches of the tree, they gave me queer looks as soon as I sneaked into my balcony with my camera.
The green parrots with red beaks looked so terrific against the clear blue sky. Bangalore, the garden city of India is turning in to concrete jungle, with chaos and pollution. Under such circumstances sights like this is a blessing!
Birds in Bangalore Parrots
A small write up about this was published in Bangalore Chronicle in the people tree column. I felt good to see my picture and blog link in the newspaper.
Interested in more birds in Bangalore? See – Common Mynah
I was always fascinated to catch a glimpse of parrots in the wild. I was not aware that they do not possess vocal chords. Thanks for educating.
Wow! they are very lovely.
Great capture!
Nice capture! These birds are so rarely seen now-a-days in the cities!
These are parakeets often mistakenly called as parrots. They fill us with joy. Nice that you see them from your home.
Abolutely blessed with such sight amid racing! I like the way they pose. Well captured.
Nice shot…
Nice Pic! and interesting piece of information too
Love the parrots and your post is great. I enjoyed the info on the parrots and seeing your beautiful sky shot. Have a happy weekend!
Great birds!
Yours 🙂
you might have felt similar to a person who intrudes a pond in a desert when you spotted the two lovely…red beaked green colored species…!!!
Certainly itz a blessing to hear parrots in the concrete jungle! Lovely capture.
so cute. nice capture.
Wonderful shots of the parrots against the blue sky.
What a fascinating bird, and a wonderful capture!
Oh my! They are so beautiful and the photo is terrific!
Hugs
SueAnn
one of my favorite bird
the way their necks are turned, it definetely looks like they giiving u queer looks 😀
Nice clicks!
a lovely pair.
nice pic, Indrani! and interesting info too
Nice shots…I love their green colour!Have a great weekend!
Shantana
we have a few parrots around our house too… The sky looks stunningly blue ! Don't you think its the Nikon effect !? 😛
The parrots are beautiful!
Very cute. They are curious of you. Happy Skywatching!
ah terrific birds!!
Oh, yes!! I do love your blue, blue skies, Indrani!! And the colorful parrots are the perfect accent! Wonderful capture for the day! Enjoy your weekend!
aren't they cute and curious!