Sam Williams, PhD

Little Monty’s Second Chance - Part One

Dec 04, 2010

Bonaire is a dry island full of cacti and baked earth and yet this morning like many in the last month it is raining cats and dogs. The dirt track leading to my little house is no longer a track at all but a veritable lake. This morning’s inundation of yet more water is however a good thing. This...

This year’s parrot season

Nov 09, 2010

I was intending to tell you more about the project back in May but the fact I haven’t done so until now kind of tells you a lot about the project. If you will allow me to do so now then I’ll try and tell you what we got up to this year.

We, the parrot team were a fellowship of five. The...

Far from home and so much going on there

May 24, 2010

I’m just in Vancouver airport having been at The World Parrot Refuge for a conference over the weekend. It was great event and I got the chance to meet some great people who are working with companion parrots and others from around the world. I always like this mix of different perspectives on...

Parrots for breakfast!?!

Apr 10, 2010

As I write this there are two parrots on our bird table! I’m back on Bonaire and there’s been so little rain this rainy season that all the birds are getting a bit desperate. Now after a week of crossing fingers they’ve finally spotted the mangos.

It’s amazing, It’s Saturday morning, when things...