Conservation and Research

Red Bellied Macaw Chronicles Part 7: Observing Sophia and Flock Integration

Parrot Blogger: Evet Loewen | Jul 19, 2014

By June and July of 2000, my efforts went into somehow integrating Sophia into a complicated multi-species flock. Looking back on the natural proclivities of Red Bellied Macaws, and the other mini-macaws in my flock at that time, it only dawns upon me now what difficult a task that would naturally...

Wonderful Parroty Distractions

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Jul 10, 2014

Living in a hotspot for wild parrots is amazing. I see parrots daily from my office and I can hear them pretty much all the time. There are always parrots in the area and if a bird of prey passes over the parrots, parakeets and other birds go “mental”! As a result I also get to see Crested...

Eggs and Consequences

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Jun 10, 2014

I know, I know it’s been “like, for evva” but after nearly two years we’ve managed to get the internet out to our remote solar powered parrot hotspot and home and this week I managed to escape from the office and so there’s some news of adventure to share, now that I'm back in the office. Let’s...

Killer the Golden Conure

Parrot Blogger: Emily Robinson | Feb 03, 2014

"Killer," Golden Conure hatched ??? , died 14 December 2013

I was heartbroken last month to learn of the death of a very special bird, a Golden Conure named Killer. I was fortunate enough to meet Killer on a trip to visit her longtime companion, Presley -- the Spix's Macaw whose miraculous...