Another Illegal Lora is saved

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Aug 18, 2011

Yet another illegally captured young parrot has been confiscated. Just like the large group of chicks rescued in July this poor bird was starving. But thanks to STINAPA, the bird is now safely with the Echo hand-rearing team at Jong Bonaire.

Her physical development and eye colour in particular,...

Vosmaer’s Eclectus

Parrot Blogger: Ria Winters | Aug 13, 2011

The Eclectus parrot is a challenge to portray. The red of the female is so bright that it's difficult to render it correctly in paint. To determine the green of the male needs preparation because it's a matter of choosing the right tones which are quite different from the greens of grass and...

Monitoreo de las Guaras

Parrot Blogger: Jose Antonio Diaz Luque | Aug 09, 2011

Como habéis podido leer en el post anterior la liberación de las Guaras fue todo un éxito. Después de realizar la liberación ha sido llevado a cabo un plan de monitoreo para comprender qué hacen las Guaras rojas liberadas, donde se alimentan, relaciones con las Guaras rojas que ya vivían en el...

Relentless progress and general update

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Aug 05, 2011

The parrot rescue is moving forward at a relentless pace. Even Sid the smallest parrot, and cover star from the last edition of The Bonaire Reporter, has beautiful bright green feathers on his wings. Many of the parrot team have been heard uttering classic lines like "Gosh they grow up fast" and "I...