Sam Williams, PhD
Conditions inside parrot nests
Mar 04, 2010
In the February 2010 PsittaScene article about the yellow-shouldered amazons on Bonaire I briefly discussed how hatchability is a problem for the population on Bonaire and how we use dataloggers to record nest environmental conditions. I’d like to use my blog to explain a little further and show...
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The many hats of a conservationist
Nov 26, 2009
Being a parrot conservationist means so many things.
At the time of my first encounter with wild parrots, Echo’s in Mauritius, an incredible 16 years ago I would have said it was all about hands on fieldwork, getting out there and sorting them out. Since then I’ve experienced so many different...
There’s no more candle
Aug 14, 2009
It’s nearly midnight on Friday night and if I was on Bonaire I’d be out enjoying a wee rum and coke and having a dance to shake out a week of parrot field work. Some would say burning the candle at both ends. But I’m not on Bonaire, booooo! I’m in North Yorkshire (which in itself is lovely, you...
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I’m in the Caribbean, and the Audubon mag!
Jul 18, 2009
I’ve managed to escape from the UK and get over to Bonaire! It’s odd to see the project chugging along but not be part of the fieldwork. Rhian has been extremely busy training and managing the team and then scattering them across the island every morning and every afternoon. The logistics of this...
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