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We have at least 36 IRNs in Manoa Valley. I see them flying out of the upper part of the valley in the evenings around 1/2 hour before sunset, heading south. I counted 36 last month flying in several flocks. Now we have 7 IRNs coming to our bird feeder simultaneously at our apartment near Manoa stre...

Caution trumps curiosity for the wild IRNs, in my opinion. One day I hung a nice, ripe banana (in the peel) beside our bird feeder, and it caused quite the fright! We now refer to it as the "deadly banana" episode, because the IRNs would not come near it, or the feeder, until we removed th...

MissK, We do not see or hear the IRNs anywhere between 10 am and 4 pm. I assume they vanish into the higher-elevation, cool rainforest area at the upper end of Manoa valley, in the area of Lyon Arboretum, where we have seen other species of parrots. In the morning, groups of three to four IRNs fly h...

The wild IRNs around here bite only when other birds encroach too closely on their space. The sparrows, for example, night jump on an IRN's back at the feeder to try and bump him off. The IRN will bite the sparrow and make the poor bird scream like a banshee. Otherwise, the IRN will not bite. I thin...

Greenie grabbing a peanut: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Auv8j85iIxJ_h56LBDC2qZUTrwZGb6iphHwrVuZlvms?feat=directlink MissK, Remember that my observations are based on only a few minutes per day, as these birds do not linger very long in one spot. So, a bird owner can observe a bird for 10 ho...

The Java Sparrow, Padda oryzivora, is also known as the Java Finch, Java Rice Sparrow or Java Rice Bird.

Yes, not really a finch. They are aggressive little birds, without any fear of any other birds in our area, certainly.



Scot

Here is the bird feeder, with some peanuts embedded within holes I drilled in the wood: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/i ... directlink

Here is our latest IRN video: http://youtu.be/JOBufiMNCME

Yesterday I "invented" a feeder for our wild IRNs.

It holds peanuts.

I can post a photo of it if you like, or take a video of them using it.

Yesterday a mother IRN brought her young one to our feeder.

She grabbed a peanut and they went up to a branch on the tree.

She was feeding the young bird -- we enjoyed watching that.

Sarah, last night I dreamt I was an IRN.

Then I woke up and realized that the feathers were only in my pillow and that the squawking noise was my wife complaining about my snoring.

Hello Anura.

The three most important things you can give to your bird:

1. Love
2. Love
3. Love

Hi Julie, welcome to the forum!

Scot
Honolulu, Hawaii

The bird word is out regarding our roasted peanuts: Today, 5 wild, green IRNs showed up at our feeder simultaneously!

I am trying to show them who is the boss around here, Ellie!

I do that by feeding them whenever they fuss.

In that way, they know I'm not the boss.

Scot

Today a female IRN came to our feeder and, in succession, devoured all four of the roasted peanuts in shells that I had placed there. She was hungry! Later, a male showed up and, seeing no peanuts, began to "skwawk!" loudly. My wife went out and placed a peanut on top of the fence and he c...

We had 3 green ring necked parakeets, males, come to bird our feeder this morning simultaneously. They differ in size. There is dominance, as one of them chases the other two from the feeder. They all love the raw peanuts in the shell. They will grab a peanut and either fly away with it or move up t...

A well-established, predictable daily routine will help the new bird relax. If the environment is chaotic and unstable, it will require more time to tame the bird. You'll have to show a lot of love and attention and not ignore the animal. Be willing to spend time with the animal, your relationship w...

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Hi Ellie, There are other wild or naturalized parrots in Hawaii, having escaped captivity or having been released. I have seen various species and colors such as red and white. I have only seen the green IRNs near our bird feeder. The rats are probably the most damaging predators of birds in Hawaii,...

Hi Ellie, Thank you for posting the link to our video. We do not know where "our" wild ringnecked parakeets nest. We saw a somewhat smaller Indian ringnecked parakeet here with Greenie, but I don't know if it was juvenile. The female may have been nesting recently, as she did not come as o...

Ellie, regarding the behavior of the ring-necked parakeets in the wild, here are my observations: These parakeets are not native to Hawaii. They were introduced as part of an exhibit at a nature park in the Manoa Valley about 30 or more years ago, I believe. Eventually, they were released when the p...

We have some Indian ring-necked parakeets visiting our bird feeder near Manoa stream in Manoa Valley on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. They come twice per day. It is a lot of fun to watch them. We love these birds, one of whom we named "Greenie". This is a nice forum, and should be useful for...