Monty’s Second chance Part 3

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Mar 23, 2011

Previously on WPT: Monty get's captured, Monty has a terrible time and is starving because the humans don't know what to do, he is rescued and taken to the Parrot Team who stuff him full of food. After a fun period during which he is weaned Monty finds himself at the Ministry for Agriculture (LVV)...

Nest box’s experience

Parrot Blogger: Jose Antonio Diaz Luque | Mar 14, 2011

On Bonaire in the early 1800s European settlers removed virtually all the mature trees. This drastically reduced the number of nest cavities available for parrots and may be why they now nest in cliffs. The use of nest boxes to increase the cavities available for wild parrots is a well known...

The Fat club Four arrive in the release aviary

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Mar 09, 2011

What an epic day!

The morning began with “The Release Experience”, my earlier note. After a quick breakfast of my own I got down to finishing a grant application. This was interrupted on more than one occasion by the call of released parrots ‘Where are they? What are they doing? Are they ok?”

The...

First morning of freedom for the release parrots

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Mar 08, 2011

Last night just before dark I opened the release doors of the aviary. The idea was that the birds would not fly too far and so they would find their way back in the morning for breakfast. The aviary has a shelf so that the birds can walk out and I put some monkey nuts on there to encourage them to...