Sam Williams, PhD

Another Illegal Lora is saved

Aug 18, 2011

Yet another illegally captured young parrot has been confiscated. Just like the large group of chicks rescued in July this poor bird was starving. But thanks to STINAPA, the bird is now safely with the Echo hand-rearing team at Jong Bonaire.

Her physical development and eye colour in particular,...

Relentless progress and general update

Aug 05, 2011

The parrot rescue is moving forward at a relentless pace. Even Sid the smallest parrot, and cover star from the last edition of The Bonaire Reporter, has beautiful bright green feathers on his wings. Many of the parrot team have been heard uttering classic lines like "Gosh they grow up fast" and "I...

Al and Sue’s Remarkable Romance

Jun 19, 2011

The Parrot breeding season is in full swing and the Echo team have so much news to share. Nests across the island have welcomed beautiful white lora eggs and some of those eggs have already hatched. The wonder of romance and reproduction is the topic of today's tale, and so without further ado it...

Monty’s Misadventure - A Parrot’s Escapades

May 26, 2011

In this week's tale of parrot escapades we had hoped to bring you news of Al and Sue's remarkable romance. However, so incredible and inconceivable have Monty's recent exploits been that they must be shared first...

It had been a rainy morning, as is so often the case these days on Bonaire....