I got an unexpected but quite welcome treat this morning for my birthday. A mini-flock of 6-8 red-masked parakeets, better known as the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill, descended on a hawthorn tree in my back yard and proceeded to gorge themselves on its berries for nearly an hour.
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A juvenile, who has barely started getting red feathers on his head
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