Jerry, my husband, knows how much I enjoy taking photos of birds, so he was quick to tell me the parakeets had returned to the mall in Manhattan Beach. Yesterday at the Mall flocks of them were in the trees as were the crows. In fact the crows were harassing the parakeets, who didn't seem too bothered them.
As soon as I started photographing the parakeets, shoppers began to notice them. They didn't realize they were there even though they squawked loudly. It's as though the life in the trees and sky is invisible to others around!
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Mitred Parakeet
Aratinga mitrata
(Thanks Maureen for the ID)
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