Training to Play

Parrot Blogger: Rebecca K. O'Connor | May 14, 2007

In my home the most important thing a parrot can learn is how to use their “indoor voice”. I work all day in my home office, talk to clients on the phone, transcribe interviews and try to focus on figuring out the perfect word to use. This kind of work requires not silence—but definitely a lack of...

THERE’S EGGS!

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | May 12, 2007

Finally they’ve had some eggs!! We were getting worried the birds would forgo breeding all together this year. There are now a few pairs with eggs but so far the ones that have started breeding are new to us and those we know from last year have not done anything. We have to thank the parrot teams...

Youngin’s

Parrot Blogger: Mike Bowles & Loretta Erickson | May 11, 2007

From the conures to the amazons, what a fun time of year this is!  Last years young are experiencing their first season without the over-sight of the elder members of the flocks and the older juveniles are to be looked up to.  While mated pairs are off nesting, the youngin’s are having a blast...

Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Apr 28, 2007

The CEB festival runs from Earth day on April 22nd until May 22nd Migratory bird day and 13 Caribbean islands currently take part. Groups on these islands hold events which basically encourage people to be aware of how special and important the Caribbean is as a biodiversity hotspot.

As Rowan and...