Killing Parrots Raised 
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Formerly described in 1811 by Johann Matthäus Bechstein, the Cuban Macaw was a primarily red, long-tailed parrot with beautiful orange feathering around the nape and blue feathering on the wings and tail. This bird was in serious trouble by the mid-19th century due to the adults being killed for food and young being taken for pets.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. Seriema at the deepest branch of Australaves could be considered to belong to a raptorial taxon because they kill vertebrate prey and are the sole living relatives of the extinct giant “terror birds,” apex predators during the Paleogene. Where do these abilities come from?
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10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2022
Blog readers sharing their house with a noisy teenager may consider replacing him or her with a Brown-headed Parrot , given this statement on a pet website : “Brown-Headed Parrot boasts another very desirable trait – these are very quiet parrots! They are great for apartment settings.
10,000 Birds
JULY 31, 2015
This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens. He meant well, but his research told him to feed them Exact parrot formula – which is NOT a diet for ravens. They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them. She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2012
It’s easy to observe this attachment behavior in parrots, especially pets. But any mention of affection or “love” in parrots must include that other, unwelcome element: jealousy. But any mention of affection or “love” in parrots must include that other, unwelcome element: jealousy. I know one thing.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
We miss them all: the parrots, the pigeons, the moas and titan-hawks and stilt-owls and myriads of endlessly exotic avifauna we will never ever know again as they were when they graced this Earth. The Mysterious Starling – “Killed Hopping About in a Tree”. How many have we lost, have we never even known? Comebackers.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
As keen birdwatchers, who just happened to have found the Night Parrots in Western Australia, they were keen to look for the Fairy Pitta at first light the next day. Sadly it had recently been killed and was lying in the garden bed beside the path. Then as we moved forward Grant spotted the Fairy Pitta. They were also devastated.
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