News From Beyond Brooklyn: Monk Parrots in Texas Ruckus

The Houston Chronicle delivers a fair article on the controversial Texas Monk Parrots. In my view, TXU (the Texas utility company) has had a moderate, considered attitude towards the wild parrots living in the Lone Star State. Let's hope that level heads prevail in this latest confrontation between Parrots and Power.

Big-Hearted Texas Builds Its Wild Monk Parrots a Penthouse

An article by Katie Menzer in The Dallas Morning News recounts the efforts of Texas' utility company, TXU, to develop a highly creative solution to the problem of wild monk parrots building nests in utility lines (note: free subscription required to access this story). Instead of harassing the parrots, TXU is building the birds a tower that they can call their own. Three cheers for the Lone Star State! (Note: if you have trouble accessing the Dallas Morning News story, you can also read about this development on the site of a local Texas TV station).