First Week

Parrot Blogger: Peter Cowen | Jun 14, 2008

After a long journey up the Rio Tambopata, i eventually arrived at my home for the next six weeks, the Refugio Amazonas Lodge! All along the river i can hear the calls of Scarlet Macaws, Chestnut Fronted Macaws and Cobalt Winged Parakeets greeting me on my arrival! The river is long and meandering...

Manu’s Second Attempt at Fledging

Parrot Blogger: Sarah Faegre | Jun 08, 2008

Manu seems determined to abandon the nest tree, but he still isn't able to fly.

December 24th 2007

Yesterday around mid-day Manu fledged, once again, onto the ground.  I found him perched in a little sapling that he had climbed.  Vicente and I set up the portable blind and babysat the tail-less,...

The First Entry!

Parrot Blogger: Peter Cowen | Jun 06, 2008

My name is Peter Cowen and this is my blog which will hopefully document the journey of undertaking and writing up a project for my Master of Science in Conservation Biology.

The aim of my project is to study the foraging behaviour of a rich macaw population in Tambopata, Peru. I’ll be working in...

Of elephants and parrots: The uncanny relationship between African elephants and Meyer’s Parrots

Parrot Blogger: Steve Boyes, PhD | Jun 02, 2008

Though almost entirely circumstantial and coincidental, there are some striking commonalities between African elephants and Meyer's Parrots...

Two striking qualities of the Okavango Delta are that this massive system of islands, floodplains, and meandering channels, is home to the largest...