Rachel Carlson

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I love being here. And this time it's really exciting because we've been reporting a story together on thick-billed parrots. And you got to see these parrots in, like, real life. Yeah, I got to go to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California. I drove down from Los Angeles, pulled onto a dirt road, and met some parrots at the Bird Conservation Center. It looks like they're cuddling.

I love being here. And this time it's really exciting because we've been reporting a story together on thick-billed parrots. And you got to see these parrots in, like, real life. Yeah, I got to go to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California. I drove down from Los Angeles, pulled onto a dirt road, and met some parrots at the Bird Conservation Center. It looks like they're cuddling.

I love being here. And this time it's really exciting because we've been reporting a story together on thick-billed parrots. And you got to see these parrots in, like, real life. Yeah, I got to go to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California. I drove down from Los Angeles, pulled onto a dirt road, and met some parrots at the Bird Conservation Center. It looks like they're cuddling.

They're kind of looking at me. And I met their care specialist, too. It sounds like they're laughing. Maybe they're laughing at me. Rachel, they're laughing with you. I don't know. I kind of feel like they were laughing at me. But they're still so charismatic and they look really cool too. They're bright green with little red splotches on their heads near their beaks.

They're kind of looking at me. And I met their care specialist, too. It sounds like they're laughing. Maybe they're laughing at me. Rachel, they're laughing with you. I don't know. I kind of feel like they were laughing at me. But they're still so charismatic and they look really cool too. They're bright green with little red splotches on their heads near their beaks.

They're kind of looking at me. And I met their care specialist, too. It sounds like they're laughing. Maybe they're laughing at me. Rachel, they're laughing with you. I don't know. I kind of feel like they were laughing at me. But they're still so charismatic and they look really cool too. They're bright green with little red splotches on their heads near their beaks.

They have big pupils and the adults have black beaks while the babies have white beaks. They all live really high up in trees, usually pine, making their homes in abandoned nests and holes.

They have big pupils and the adults have black beaks while the babies have white beaks. They all live really high up in trees, usually pine, making their homes in abandoned nests and holes.

They have big pupils and the adults have black beaks while the babies have white beaks. They all live really high up in trees, usually pine, making their homes in abandoned nests and holes.