Pyewacket rolls over—despite complete lack of DVDs

Parrot Blogger: Eva Sargent | Jul 03, 2008

My two month foster period with Pyewacket is over, and of course I've been giving the future lots of thought.  I don't get to spend weekends away anymore, because he needs those fresh vegetables every morning.  And I'm pretty sick of sweeping up mesquite leaves and pods from his oh-so-natural...

A New Chapter in my Work with the Blue-throats

Parrot Blogger: Sarah Faegre | Jul 03, 2008

With the Isla 2 chicks, Goliath and Manu, successfully getting around on their own, it is time to deconstruct our field camp and move on to a new group of Blue-throats.

December 27th 2007

And so begins a new chapter in the adventure: I am now at the estancia Trés Palmeras, sitting at this moment...

Falcons More Closely Related to Parrots than to Hawks?

Parrot Blogger: Rebecca K. O'Connor | Jun 29, 2008

The idea of it leaves me a little spun, but makes sense when I think about it. A study done by the Field Museum involving a detailed look at the genetics of 169 birds had some surprising results. Convergent evolution is a lot more prevalent in the bird world than we guessed.

I’ve trained birds...

The creation of a transect and the case of a wasp nest!

Parrot Blogger: Peter Cowen | Jun 23, 2008

After endless early morning foraging walks through primary forest, I finally have started to gather some information on which birds are feeding and on what! Each transect is at least 2km so most round trips are over 4km! My feet have never had so much work to do in their short lives but they are...