The many hats of a conservationist

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Nov 26, 2009

Being a parrot conservationist means so many things.
At the time of my first encounter with wild parrots, Echo’s in Mauritius, an incredible 16 years ago I would have said it was all about hands on fieldwork, getting out there and sorting them out. Since then I’ve experienced so many different...

Hormones and new feathers

Parrot Blogger: Nikki Buxton | Nov 08, 2009

We've been having fun recently with some hormonal episodes from Bibi - a two-year old red lored.  A couple of weeks ago he suddenly decided he no longer liked two of our older red lored residents, Michael and Iran: formerly known as "Bibi's Good Friends Michael & Iran".

All three used to hang out...

Introductions All Round

Parrot Blogger: Nikki Buxton | Nov 02, 2009

My partner Jerry & I run an avian rescue centre in Belize, and over the years have become more and more focused on parrot rehabilitation and release. The local pet trade is a serious threat to the country's 9 resident species of Amazon, and although we don't imagine we could ever bring it to a...

More Echo Parakeets

Parrot Blogger: Ria Winters | Oct 03, 2009

I'm still working on a series of Mauritius paintings and just finished this one of the Echo Parakeets. The problem with painting Echos is that they are all green and their natural surroundings are green as well. So it took me a while to think of a good way to portray them; it resulted in a mix of...