Sam Williams, PhD

The Fat club Four arrive in the release aviary

Mar 09, 2011

What an epic day!

The morning began with “The Release Experience”, my earlier note. After a quick breakfast of my own I got down to finishing a grant application. This was interrupted on more than one occasion by the call of released parrots ‘Where are they? What are they doing? Are they ok?”

The...

First morning of freedom for the release parrots

Mar 08, 2011

Last night just before dark I opened the release doors of the aviary. The idea was that the birds would not fly too far and so they would find their way back in the morning for breakfast. The aviary has a shelf so that the birds can walk out and I put some monkey nuts on there to encourage them to...

Little Monty’s Second Chance - Part Two

Mar 05, 2011

Dear Reader
It has been so long since I wrote part one of Monty’s story that there’s probably been enough time for seventeen new species of amphibian and a new mammal to have evolved, but here we are and in a moment part two will indeed appear. I do hope you will understand that my poor blogging...

Creating an Echo

Jan 14, 2011

Dear Reader I know I have left you teetering on a cliff edge with the incredible story of Monty but I really have to make this quick post and tell you about Echo. Then I promise in the very near future I will sit down with a cup of tea and write part two of Monty’s story. So if you haven’t already...