Now I’m confused again… They’ve been there since the 70s… Your caption said new domain, so I was thinking those specific birds were very new to the specific spot they were photographed at
The 1970s is pretty recent in evolutionary terms! It was just a way to say that these birds are beautiful and fun but they’re also an invasive species.
An urban car park far from South America.
But how did they get there?
Feral population descended from escaped pets.
Now I’m confused again… They’ve been there since the 70s… Your caption said new domain, so I was thinking those specific birds were very new to the specific spot they were photographed at
The 1970s is pretty recent in evolutionary terms! It was just a way to say that these birds are beautiful and fun but they’re also an invasive species.
Oh! Ok, that makes sense. This is what happens when I try and over think things before my coffee has kicked in :P