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Tag: Monk Parakeet

July 7, 2019
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Life by the Lake

March and April 2019 – Dallas County I often assert that quality naturalism and wildlife photography can be accomplished just about anywhere in the Dallas/Fort […]

April 24, 2016
Chris Jackson's DFW Urban Wildlife

Garland Goodbye

The company I have worked for the past 20 years recently built for us a brand new campus in Richardson, Texas near the George Bush […]

February 13, 2014
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Monk Parakeet – Thriving

Whenever I visit White Rock Lake I always enjoying stopping by to see how the resident Monk Parakeet colony is making out. On this warm […]

October 15, 2013
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Monk Parakeet – Royal

Well, here we go again—more Monk Parakeets, this time on a substation near the intersection of Royal and Marsh in Dallas, Texas. Once again, I […]

October 14, 2013
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Monk Parakeet – In Garland

I found this Monk Parakeet colony using information provided by one of my readers. This observant lady noticed Monk Parakeets in the trees around her […]

August 7, 2013
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Monk Parakeet – Cell Phone Tower

This observation documents what for me is somewhat new behavior for Monk Parakeets. Monk Parakeets show a distinct preference for man-made structures when they chooses […]

May 23, 2013
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Monk Parakeet – Bad Taste

NOTE: This is a followup to an earlier post: Monk Parakeet – Addison Back in October of 2012 I did a special project on Monk […]

April 12, 2013
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Monk Parakeet – In Irving

I love posting about these tenacious Monk Parakeets. These invasive birds—escaped pets—look as if they belong in the tropics, but they have somehow managed to […]

January 14, 2013
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Monk Parakeet – In Richardson

Several weeks ago I was contacted with a Monk Parakeet sighting in Richardson, Texas near the intersection of Plano Road and Arapaho Road. I wasn’t […]

November 2, 2012
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Monk Parakeet – White Rock Lake

Monk Parakeets at White Rock Lake. This colony is located between the dam and the bike trail, near West Lawther Drive and White Rock Road. […]

November 1, 2012
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Monk Parakeet – Sargent Road

A Monk Parakeet colony photographed just outside the Dallas Water Utilities Central Wastewater Treatment Plant on Sargent Road. Observation Details County – Dallas City – […]

October 31, 2012
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Monk Parakeet – Katy Trail

This congregation of Monk Parakeets was photographed next to the Katy Trail just south of Knox Street in Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas […]

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Share Your Interest

North Central Texas Wildlife

Would you like to share your own Dallas/Fort Worth area urban wildlife observations? We recommend joining the North Central Texas Wildlife Facebook Group. Fun and spontaneous, there are lot's of wonderful wildlife observations and excellent photographs posted to this group everyday. I know the other members would love to see what you have to contribute as well!

Click here to give them a visit!

Local Forcast

DFW Metropolitan Area
May 23, 2025, 10:38 pm
Clear sky
SSE
Clear sky
84°F
2 mph
Apparent: 86°F
Pressure: 1011 mb
Humidity: 56%
Winds: 2 mph SSE
Windgusts: 7 mph
Sunrise: 6:23 am
Sunset: 8:24 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
May 23, 2025
Day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
SE
Thunderstorm
94°F
Winds: 2 mph SE
Windgusts: 7 mph
 
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