carolina parakeet · historical · 1898 · endangered species · non-verbal · wild animal · tragic · flock mentality · nature · extinction
- The year is 1898. A vibrant cloud of **the last Flocks of the Carolina conure** sweeps over fields near the floodplains, displaced by encroaching civilization and rampant deforestation. Their colorful forms stand out against the grey sky, unaware that hunters and poachers have been dispatched to capture these graceful, loud birds, whose plumage commands hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.