![Monk parakeets in Flatbush. The birds have lived in the area since an accident at a nearby airport lead to their release forty years ago.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/35a8a28666ccf9ac2ca5056f05664d55/elements/eb30243d06bf637f3c958b751848304d/xl/9cb7896f-fc3c-4482-8c20-18937053d035_2x.jpg)
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![Brooklyn Parrots tour guide and owner Steve Baldwin, shares insight about the monk parakeets in Brooklyn for a small group of bird watchers.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/a53247aca4d0b8f84965d40cf2bcbe3c/elements/d6e8094f757fc45b0f6e640a9784bb12/xl/0cbf50a3-2e19-440c-97ac-6de3f690d550_2x.jpg)
![Baldwin, left, points out the location of several bird nests above on a tour March 5, 2016.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/36b5e054586ab19847beebb01500bd62/elements/5bf3eb82a8fee936bd12859947fa96dd/xl/1f2d063b-9aee-4278-ad49-f94a8e43899c_2x.jpg)
![Monk parakeets observed in their adoptative habitat of Flatbush, Brooklyn.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/6df0b5e903023e07ed92120052e2bd91/elements/7a2c66e8cf91aa08a3ca729aed509f02/xl/0b04bfd4-cf1b-4343-ad8c-697ddd4efd6c_2x.jpg)
![A bird watcher gets an up close look at the Brooklyn parrots with the help of binoculars on the March 5, 2016 tour.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/a256280d10ebadc4922cbf0697a186b8/elements/1f777fecb8b40bf37d99a01a2a06fe1f/xl/7c743ca6-c83c-4eb4-9c5f-3dd7af2dc408_2x.jpg)
![Bird watchers look up towards a large parrot nest. Nests can be between five to ten degrees warmer than the external environment.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/8477ec5717ed4ddfe43929503e371839/elements/a30c53910c3328ba8db8e590f1989bfe/xl/24d005a2-68bf-4a7d-8106-da670726e4a3_2x.jpg)
![A group of students from a nearby high school observe the nesting habits of monk parakeets, as one of the nests in the area hangs above.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/b5f332e9fec5ee4f9dbd31f3dc3db4d8/elements/51389ed8488c123bfa25229a87207491/xl/b120d6cf-6ba4-4518-8446-73d236d7033e_2x.jpg)
![Portrait of Brooklyn Parrots tour guide and owner Steve Baldwin at his home in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/4a9dcec9452d0d206cf863e9f222cee4/elements/89eb004296f1eafd6c019ec011eecc51/xl/e17aa8d4-22d9-4c1d-9605-4384a6342ffa_2x.jpg)
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Brooklyn-based writer Robin Silver recently wrote this great profile piece on a man named Steve Baldwin, a 60-year-old Brooklynite with a "lifelong love of all things avian—and the secrets to the city’s mysterious flock of wild tropical birds."
To watch sixty-year-old Baldwin narrate the parrot safaris, which he’s been leading since 2005, is to witness a born performer. His rapport with his audience is perhaps bolstered by his combined decades of experience performing as a musician and tour leader. But what comes through most is Baldwin’s passion for the feral parrot colonies of Brooklyn, and his excitement at being able to share that passion.
Check out the full profile to learn more about Baldwin and the parrots.
via Narratively
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