Parrots on the Sill
December 15, 2008 by Intrepidteacher
Just a quick post adding more fuel to the fire of my Flickr “ID-This” fever! I wrote at length a few posts ago, about how Flickr helped me identify a caterpillar for my daughter; well today Flickr was at it again! When the weather cools in Doha, Qatar, we sometimes see flocks of wild parrots throughout town. Today, I saw three on my windowsill. I quickly snapped a few shots, posted them on Flickr with this message, “Can anyone help me identify them?” and sat back to wait. Within minutes I had my species: Psittacula krameri [Scopoli 1769]
I learned that these birds are most likely from West Africa in Guinea, Senegal and Southern Mauritania East to Western Uganda and Southern Sudan. Knowing this information makes me happy.
Just thought I would share. My brain is now reeling about how to use this in the classroom; I will share when I have a clearer picture. Please post any ideas!
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Amazing stuff. And you will be the first teacher at CISD to use a live parrot in the classroom! Please do a risk assessment first. The last parrots in school were stuffed and part of the Early Years ‘Pirates’ unit.
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