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Need some help in Chicago - 2008/07/01 17:56 Hi everyone...I am new to this site and subscribed because there is some type of parrot or lorikeet bird flying around my neighborhood. He/she is semi-tame (we can get pretty close) and has a metal band around its ankle. It seems to be missing it tail feathers. we have been feeding it parrot food because it flys down from the tree and feeds off the ground with a pair of doves that are in our neighborhood. We live in downtown Chicago and I want to try to catch this bird because it will never survive the winter. I am looking for advice on catching/trapping it and help in identifying what kind of bird it is. Then the big question is what do i do with the bird after I catch it????? I have a picture of the bird and can send it someone via email. It is green red, yellow, blue and black....really pretty.

Peace in chicago....
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Need some help in Chicago - 2008/07/04 16:47 Hi Irhone, welcome to the forum I hope you will like it here.

If I were you I would call animal welfare or some organization dealing with rescuing animals and have them handle this (the catching) - because the only way I can see you stand some kind of chance of capturing the bird is with a net and that can turn out pretty nasty if there are also other birds around him. Otherwise perhaps trying to tempt him to get into a cage you put out so he can see it and filled with seeds and water?



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What is this bird?
Egret & friends - for Robert :)...
probably a kingfisher
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