I was just speaking to a student who loves birds. He had just found out about the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill, San Fransisco. There is a wonderful documentary about them. He was unaware we also have wild parrots here. If he was unaware I suspect many other people are too. A few years ago I saw some of them in the Western Suburbs, so they do get around when it is warm! There is much information on line.
You wouldn't think that wild parrots could survive Chicago's freezing winters but the Quaker parrots (also called monk parakeets) in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood are a thriving community and have lived there since the early 1980s. They are easy to see any time of year.
Read more: How to Find Wild Parrots in Chicago | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2323394_find-wild-parrots-chicago.html#ixzz1KAM6i1Lz
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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More About Casimir
Casimir Pulaski
A member of the Polish landed nobility, Pulaski was a military commander for the Bar Confederation and fought against Russian domination of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. When this uprising failed, he emigrated to North America as a soldier of fortune. During the American Revolutionary War, he saved the life of George Washington[4] and became a general in the Continental Army. He died of wounds suffered in the Battle of Savannah. Pulaski is one of only seven people to be awarded honorary United States citizenship.
Over break I had the opportunity to see Fort Pulaski. This spot was important in the Revolutionary and the Civil War. It is outside of Savannah. When in this place it is easy to see why it is considered the most haunted city in the country.
A member of the Polish landed nobility, Pulaski was a military commander for the Bar Confederation and fought against Russian domination of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. When this uprising failed, he emigrated to North America as a soldier of fortune. During the American Revolutionary War, he saved the life of George Washington[4] and became a general in the Continental Army. He died of wounds suffered in the Battle of Savannah. Pulaski is one of only seven people to be awarded honorary United States citizenship.
Over break I had the opportunity to see Fort Pulaski. This spot was important in the Revolutionary and the Civil War. It is outside of Savannah. When in this place it is easy to see why it is considered the most haunted city in the country.
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