[TerryH]

We have our own Hitchcock thriller every morning now. Used to be about 8-10 birds year or two ago. This morning I counted 70 on the wires and in adjacent trees. They are very beautiful, but the screeching-squawking is horrendous. During most of the day they are out of sight and sound, but early morning, like clockwork, the screeching can wake the dead. Fortunately, they wait at least til 7am.

Here's few photos of the Red Crowned Amazon flock. The last photo I took would have won a Pulitzer if I wasn't ducking and missed half of him. lol Not sure if he intended to scare me, but he swooped within 15 ft, and as he did all, of them took off to the east in search of breakfast.

Wiki says their endangered, native to northern Mexican and SoCal and make good talkative pets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_Amazon