Nikki Buxton

Now it’s all about the yellowhead

May 16, 2010

On Friday we received the first of hopefully many yellow-headed amazons (Amazona oratrix belizensis)

Well cared for, of undetermined sex and probably around 3 or 4 years old, this one is a sweetheart. She goes by the name Lorito (which is normal for Belize) and has a small vocabulary which I'm...

Possums, release success and fundraising

Mar 28, 2010

Just got time to slide this blog in before I end up missing a month entirely. Disgraceful - and no excuse.

Quick catch-up then. If you bother to keep up with the other blog http://belizebirdrescue.blogspot.com/ you'll know I've been having one or two issues with the local possum population. I...

Oops

Feb 23, 2010

It's confession time.

Much as I would like you all to feel as smug about the releases as I did when I wrote my last blog, I can't keep up the pretence any longer.

We had a call the other day from a neighbour a mile or so down the road who was merrily hand-feeding Chac & Chell bread, thank you...

Freedom!

Feb 20, 2010

It's been a while, and I apologise.

Exciting things have been happening, probably the most of which is our Big New Release. We let go 13 birds in the end, a mix of 4 white fronted (Amazona albifrons) and 8 red loreds (Amazona autumnalis).

The birds had been ready for a week or so, but we waited...