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...

Foster…make a difference!

Parrot Blogger: Rebecca K. O'Connor | Apr 25, 2007

As you readers know from my introduction, I’m a parrot behaviourist, but really, I train people. Mostly, the parrots are just fine. However, it doesn’t hurt to occasionally help a parrot learn some of the behaviours that people prefer parrots engage in or avoid in their homes.

I have a...

Bonaire’s Parrot Team

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Apr 21, 2007

The project has grown and now we are ten strong. They include people from England, Wales, the USA and Portugal and it’s a crazy time. The aim of having lots of people here is so we can cover a large amount of the island and search for nests. It works too. We have another 15 locations where birds...