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Clay lick video
Parrot Blogger: Elizabeth Hobson | Feb 09, 2010
I recently came across this video that appears to have been shot by one of the guides for Rainforest Expeditions. It shows some nice close-ups of the action at the clay lick near the Tambopata Research Center. From the species visiting the clay and from the calls in the background, I would guess...
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March releases
Parrot Blogger: Andre Saidenberg | Jan 19, 2010
Some quick updates! Two releases are scheduled for March, a total of 94 blue-fronted Amazons, 2 Nanday conures and 2 monk parakeets confiscated from the illegal trade and rehabilitated at Bichos da Mata will live in freedom in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso. This will also create some much needed...
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Morning at the Colpa
Parrot Blogger: Elizabeth Hobson | Jan 13, 2010
Many species of birds and mammals have been observed eating clay at sites around the world. A cliff just upriver from the Tambopata Research Center has been called the largest parrot clay lick in the world. Over time, the river has eroded the bank at this site to create a tall and quite long...
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There goes another year
Parrot Blogger: Nikki Buxton | Dec 31, 2009
As you may have seen on my 'other blog' the eagerly anticipated leg bands shipped down by Dr Gilardi have arrived. I have to confess, we have done no more than band Chili as yet - which by and large was a success. She worried it for a few hours and then left it alone for the most part. The next...
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