tags: Green parakeet, Aratinga holochlora, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Green parakeet (conure), Aratinga holochlora, at Elizabeth Street Parrotry, Brownsville, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
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Nice photo. Aratinga holochlora populations in south Texas are usually considered to be a mix of birds escaped from the pet trade and of naturally resident birds, since the region is the northernmost extension of their native range.