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December
Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Dec 17, 2006
Things in the office are going well. This month I had to give a presentation in the department and before that I wanted to get some statistics done. From the data I collected I can show how the parrots are associated with habitat structure and other species of birds that are present. I’ve also...
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First nest fledges
Parrot Blogger: Toa Kyle | Dec 15, 2006
Looking over the past few things I’ve posted I’m wondering if I’m depressing readers; nests failing, adults hemorrhaging, etc. It’s a nice change then to write about the first nest of the season to fledge young. I flew out to the area to verify it myself. Part of me was secretly hoping to...
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Nest 20 predated
Parrot Blogger: Toa Kyle | Nov 23, 2006
We’ve lost nest 20 to predation. I mentioned before that when a chick is over 300g its predation risk is lowered. Nest 20 has proved to be an exception. One of our crew went to check on this nest the other morning to find a distressed nesting pair and numerous vultures circling above the nest. ...
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November
Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Nov 18, 2006
Now I’m into my third month back in the UK I am finally getting used to the notion of being indoors virtually all the time! This adaptation is of course helped by the fact that the UK is getting colder and that sitting outside just to have lunch in natural daylight almost leads to a reduced core...
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