I love this bird! It's like from some alternative reality where tropical species evolved into temperate counterparts! I'm so sad we don't have any continent covering a broad part of southern temperate zone... That nature would be so cool (literally too)! Thank you so much for this video!
Although they are now sadly extinct the eastern USA used to have a native temperate parakeet called the Carolina parakeet it mostly lived on the east coast and along the forests by the Mississippi river system
@@prazzlerazzle5565 I immediately thought of the Carolina Parakeet, too. It would be great if it eventually could be resurrected if enough DNA could be recovered and cloning technology for birds perfected.
This is another well-done video, Henry, with a great selection of photos of both the parakeets and the terrain of their island. Your voice is perfect for the narration of a RUclips video about nature with the incumbent information for the viewer. These are striking, bright birds that one would not expect to find in such a bleak and harsh environment. Furthermore, your video here shows just how important it is to protect island species by eliminating introduced predators. Kudos to all who are involved with that important work!
Wow, I heard you say, "They got the island mouse free." And I couldn't believe my ears. What a Herculean task they did accomplish there! I wonder if something like that could even work with rats, being notorious for caution and cleverness when it comes to human countermeasures.
It is definitely a Herculean task but there are now a number of off shore Island that a pest free...If you come a visit NZ I highly recommended going to Tiritiri Matangi in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland. I believe they now have Kiwi and you can camp over night and a guide will take you out to hear them.
Chonky parakeets! Lol Very interesting bird. I can definitely see a beak like that being advantageous for hunting, scavenging, and consuming meat... Wow, New Zealand is seriously impressive in how many islands they have reclaimed from introduced pest species! I can't even imagine how much money and effort it would take for each island, yet they've been successful multiple times. Huge props to everyone who has worked on, worked with, and/or supported these projects!
Dora Brooks Hear, Hear! All those who are involved in eliminating introduced species that are threatening the existence of native species deserve a hearty round of applause. Let's hope that there will be even more such projects on islands that will be successful.
@@RCSVirginia I certainly hope they will continue these projects, for sure! It sounds like the Black Petrels from the last NZBOTW video could use some help with at least one of their nesting islands, for example. To keep chipping away at all the individual islands sounds so exhaustive (and exhausting!), but I really, really hope they can pull it off so that New Zealand's special and spectacular native fauna can recover, stabilize, and thrive! It's a lot harder in places like Hawaii, Florida and mainland Australia (and other places, too, of course), but I wish them success in getting on top of their extreme invasive species issue, too. The relative isolation of the island chains of New Zealand is a real boon for conservation efforts...
Hopefully! Since mice are now gone from where they live, we'll have to see how their numbers continue to respond to the change, considering they consumed much of their food during the time they were on the islands.
Henry, I am patron to another RUclips creator, Name Explain (Patrick F) who covers names, etymologies, languages, etc. He has strong connections to New Zealand, and there's enough crossover between your channels that I would love to see a collab between you and him. I've suggested that he contact you about this possibility, though I'm not really organizational at all so I choose not to be involved beyond making the suggestion. Just wanted to let you know he might be contacting you to this effect so you aren't too surprised if he does. Neither of you would need to give me credit, though I see both of you benefitting from such a thing. Best wishes! PS: Do you have a Patreon page so I could donate to you regularly? If not, fine, though I'd certainly do it.
this has become a bird of the week channel. I subscribed for the paleo material and though the content is quite well done i dont care for the bird of the week videos. Might i suggest a second channel?
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I feel like I say this everytime but this bird is so adorable
I'm learning so much from NZBOTW :)
The weeks fly by!
I love this bird! It's like from some alternative reality where tropical species evolved into temperate counterparts! I'm so sad we don't have any continent covering a broad part of southern temperate zone... That nature would be so cool (literally too)! Thank you so much for this video!
Absolutely! It would be great to see.
Thank you for watching. :)
Your profile image is great too. Can't go wrong with Jumping spiders!
Although they are now sadly extinct the eastern USA used to have a native temperate parakeet called the Carolina parakeet it mostly lived on the east coast and along the forests by the Mississippi river system
@@prazzlerazzle5565
I immediately thought of the Carolina Parakeet, too. It would be great if it eventually could be resurrected if enough DNA could be recovered and cloning technology for birds perfected.
This is another well-done video, Henry, with a great selection of photos of both the parakeets and the terrain of their island. Your voice is perfect for the narration of a RUclips video about nature with the incumbent information for the viewer. These are striking, bright birds that one would not expect to find in such a bleak and harsh environment. Furthermore, your video here shows just how important it is to protect island species by eliminating introduced predators. Kudos to all who are involved with that important work!
Wow, I heard you say, "They got the island mouse free." And I couldn't believe my ears. What a Herculean task they did accomplish there! I wonder if something like that could even work with rats, being notorious for caution and cleverness when it comes to human countermeasures.
It is definitely a Herculean task but there are now a number of off shore Island that a pest free...If you come a visit NZ I highly recommended going to Tiritiri Matangi in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland. I believe they now have Kiwi and you can camp over night and a guide will take you out to hear them.
The picture at 2:30 is great. Looks like the bird owns the place. Looking forward to the next installment :)
Wow! Beautiful bird living in the middle of nowhere really crazy. I bet they really stand out on their island in that area
cool......
Chonky parakeets! Lol Very interesting bird. I can definitely see a beak like that being advantageous for hunting, scavenging, and consuming meat...
Wow, New Zealand is seriously impressive in how many islands they have reclaimed from introduced pest species! I can't even imagine how much money and effort it would take for each island, yet they've been successful multiple times. Huge props to everyone who has worked on, worked with, and/or supported these projects!
Dora Brooks
Hear, Hear! All those who are involved in eliminating introduced species that are threatening the existence of native species deserve a hearty round of applause. Let's hope that there will be even more such projects on islands that will be successful.
@@RCSVirginia I certainly hope they will continue these projects, for sure! It sounds like the Black Petrels from the last NZBOTW video could use some help with at least one of their nesting islands, for example. To keep chipping away at all the individual islands sounds so exhaustive (and exhausting!), but I really, really hope they can pull it off so that New Zealand's special and spectacular native fauna can recover, stabilize, and thrive!
It's a lot harder in places like Hawaii, Florida and mainland Australia (and other places, too, of course), but I wish them success in getting on top of their extreme invasive species issue, too. The relative isolation of the island chains of New Zealand is a real boon for conservation efforts...
Great
Thank you
I like this bird and I like this video
Wonderful. But too small a population. Hope they can get those numbers up.
Hopefully!
Since mice are now gone from where they live, we'll have to see how their numbers continue to respond to the change, considering they consumed much of their food during the time they were on the islands.
@@HenrythePaleoGuy hi
2:30
Omw to butcher some nesting Greyback storm petrels. Felt cute, might delete later!
I am curious if in the past also existed similar (in the terms of feeding) parrots or even fully carnivorous.
Like some vast parakeet of prey?
They pull a Leopard on other birds!?
Henry, I am patron to another RUclips creator, Name Explain (Patrick F) who covers names, etymologies, languages, etc. He has strong connections to New Zealand, and there's enough crossover between your channels that I would love to see a collab between you and him. I've suggested that he contact you about this possibility, though I'm not really organizational at all so I choose not to be involved beyond making the suggestion. Just wanted to let you know he might be contacting you to this effect so you aren't too surprised if he does. Neither of you would need to give me credit, though I see both of you benefitting from such a thing. Best wishes!
PS: Do you have a Patreon page so I could donate to you regularly? If not, fine, though I'd certainly do it.
this has become a bird of the week channel. I subscribed for the paleo material and though the content is quite well done i dont care for the bird of the week videos. Might i suggest a second channel?