Hyde Park Neighborhood
| Title | Hyde Park Neighborhood |
| View | Parakeets 18 |
| Series | VII: Chicago Maroon |
| Description | Monk parakeets sit on power lines by their nests, which are built on electrical transformers near Harold Washington Park in Chicago's Hyde Park. A self-sustaining population of the parrot species has lived in the area since the 1980s (18th of 24 photographs). |
| Subject Terms | Monk parakeet | Nests (Animal architecture) | Nest building | Animals--Habitations | Transformers |
| Photographer | Swistun, Luke |
| Photograph Date | 1997-11 |
| Physical Format | Black-and-white negatives; 2.4 x 3.6 cm |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Citation | Chicago Maroon, November 4, 1997, p. 9 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Rights and Reproductions | Copyright held by Chicago Maroon |
| Image Identifier | apf7-05671-018 |
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