Steve of the Jungle's Wild Backyard Kingdom

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Photos from Steve of the Jungle's wild backyard featuring nanday conures, monk parrots, European starlings, red-bellied woodpeckers, blue jays, brown thrashers, Eurasian collared doves, cardinals, grackles and some special guest stars. 

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Location: One block west of Azalea Park, St. Petersburg, FL on the former Jungle Country Club golf course.

Birdfeeder stare down: grackle, dove, blue jay.

Nanday conures.

European starlings.

Blue jay.

Brown thrasher.

Juvenile brown thrashers.

Cardinal.

Grackle, Eurasian collared doves.

A plague of grackles.

Mockingbirds.

Monk parrots.

Nanday conures.

Nanday conure.

Special guest.

Special guest: iguana hatchling on the pool deck.

A murmuration of starlings.

Red-bellied woodpecker.

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Publisher's Note 1: Email steveofthejunglecc@gmail.com to report any incorrect identification of wildlife in the photos.

Publisher's Note 2: As you might have guessed, the title "Steve of the Jungle's Wild Backyard Kingdom" pays tribute to the revered TV series "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" hosted by Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler. The program aired from 1963-1988.

Marlin Perkins bottle-feeding a young kangaroo (aka joey) (colorized).