Stella now has a birdy-experienced and patient gentleman to bond with. Also including the man's sweet wife and young caique..!
So we had a double-adoption!
Huzzah!
Nismo has been adopted!
The little quaker stuck in a fence in Miami, lived in an incubator for 5 days due to severe anemia, now has an exquisite forever home! She's living with someone I call "The Animal Pope" due to her dedication, devotion, and love for all animals.
She and I drove up to Stewart after work a few weeks ago to scope out a home for Stella, a Blue Crown Conure who wasn't keen on bonding with women, although Jen M. tried. She didn't want to bounce her back to the family that surrendered her because it would be too traumatic for her. So she waited for the right home to come along and it truly did.
Stella now has a birdy-experienced and patient gentleman to bond with. Also including the man's sweet wife and young caique..!
So we had a double-adoption!
Huzzah!
Stella now has a birdy-experienced and patient gentleman to bond with. Also including the man's sweet wife and young caique..!
So we had a double-adoption!
Huzzah!
Meet Pistachio!
Pistachio is very, very sweet and non-aggressive. She was eating, preening, and allowing scritches within an hour. No attack-bird here!
Her mama had to move to NY and they won't allow her little friend in her new residence.
She loved this little cutie so much.
It's ok, we know of a perfect home for you...!
Budgies Left in a Garbage
I received a call from Bird Lovers Club of 2 budgies left in a garbage can, cage and all.
Tiffany was the finder of the buddies - a real nice lady. I think I made a new friend.
They had a tiny cage with food and poop piled on bottom of it.
I want to get them in a larger cage, but they are definitely cleaner now.
People do this. People can be lazy, irresponsible, selfish. There are horror stories in my brain that will just kill your spirits and blow your mind. This happens to birds, cats, dogs, cows, chickens, lizards... You just have to google it... Be ye warned.
People can also be considerate, compassionate, and loving.
Like what was brought to the attention during the tragedy at Boston - Mr. Rogers' "Look for the helpers."
My hope is to spread the word that there's groups and individuals that want to help! Bird Lovers Club works with No Feather Left Behind, Parrot Outreach Society is our homies, Birds of Paradise Sanctuary works her tail off to help needy birds. No Paw Left Behind and South FL Wildlife Center got me started. Sawgrass Nature Center's joined the mix. We are all here and we all want to help!
Keep passing the love on.
Tiffany was the finder of the buddies - a real nice lady. I think I made a new friend.
They had a tiny cage with food and poop piled on bottom of it.
I want to get them in a larger cage, but they are definitely cleaner now.
People do this. People can be lazy, irresponsible, selfish. There are horror stories in my brain that will just kill your spirits and blow your mind. This happens to birds, cats, dogs, cows, chickens, lizards... You just have to google it... Be ye warned.
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| Budgiezilla takes vengeance on people who are mean to budgies... |
People can also be considerate, compassionate, and loving.
Like what was brought to the attention during the tragedy at Boston - Mr. Rogers' "Look for the helpers."
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Edmund Burke
My hope is to spread the word that there's groups and individuals that want to help! Bird Lovers Club works with No Feather Left Behind, Parrot Outreach Society is our homies, Birds of Paradise Sanctuary works her tail off to help needy birds. No Paw Left Behind and South FL Wildlife Center got me started. Sawgrass Nature Center's joined the mix. We are all here and we all want to help!
Keep passing the love on.
Outdoor Cats Are Bad For Birds
April 2013
Cats kill up to 20 billion animals in US every year
"Here we have yet another peer-reviewed study that documents additional, serious impacts to bird populations that previously have not been fully appreciated. Feral and outdoor cats are simply devastating populations of birds and other wildlife," said Clare Nielsen, Director of Communications for American Bird Conservancy, one of the leading bird conservation organizations in the U.S.
The new study follows the release in January, 2013, of a new, widely-reported, peer-reviewed study by scientists from two of the world's leading science and wildlife organizations - the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) - which found that bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats in the United States is much higher than has been widely reported, with annual bird mortality now estimated to be 1.4 to 3.7 billion and mammal mortality likely 6.9 - 20.7 billion individuals.
That study's estimate of bird mortality far exceeds any previously estimated U.S. figure for cats. In fact, this magnitude of mortality may exceed all other direct sources of anthropogenic bird and mammal mortality combined. Other bird mortality sources include collisions with windows, buildings, communication towers, and vehicles, as well as pesticide poisoning.
The study estimated that the median number of birds killed by cats annually is 2.4 billion and the median number of mammals killed is 12.3 billion. About 69 percent of the bird mortality from cat predation and 89 percent of the mammal mortality was from un-owned, or feral, cats.
Cat-caused extinctions
Free-ranging cats on islands have caused or contributed to 33 (14 percent) of the modern bird, mammal, and reptile extinctions recorded by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.
The study was peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Applied Ecology (January 30, 2013). The study was led by Karl Evans of the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield in collaboration with his PhD student Colin Bonnington and Kevin Gaston of the Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter.
More about American Bird Conservancy
Read more via http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/birds-killed-by-cats.html#cr
I love kitties, but I love birds too! That's why my cat is indoors and the birds are in their own rooms, unless supervised. At the very least, put a bell on your outdoor cat... although that won't save fledglings.
Cats kill up to 20 billion animals in US every year
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The new study follows the release in January, 2013, of a new, widely-reported, peer-reviewed study by scientists from two of the world's leading science and wildlife organizations - the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) - which found that bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats in the United States is much higher than has been widely reported, with annual bird mortality now estimated to be 1.4 to 3.7 billion and mammal mortality likely 6.9 - 20.7 billion individuals.
That study's estimate of bird mortality far exceeds any previously estimated U.S. figure for cats. In fact, this magnitude of mortality may exceed all other direct sources of anthropogenic bird and mammal mortality combined. Other bird mortality sources include collisions with windows, buildings, communication towers, and vehicles, as well as pesticide poisoning.
The study estimated that the median number of birds killed by cats annually is 2.4 billion and the median number of mammals killed is 12.3 billion. About 69 percent of the bird mortality from cat predation and 89 percent of the mammal mortality was from un-owned, or feral, cats.
Cat-caused extinctions
Free-ranging cats on islands have caused or contributed to 33 (14 percent) of the modern bird, mammal, and reptile extinctions recorded by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.
The study was peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Applied Ecology (January 30, 2013). The study was led by Karl Evans of the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield in collaboration with his PhD student Colin Bonnington and Kevin Gaston of the Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter.
More about American Bird Conservancy
Read more via http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/birds-killed-by-cats.html#cr
I love kitties, but I love birds too! That's why my cat is indoors and the birds are in their own rooms, unless supervised. At the very least, put a bell on your outdoor cat... although that won't save fledglings.
Raining Found Birds
This one^ and the cockatiel below are both from Davie, FL.
Here is a video of him singing: Cockatiel's Song - South Florida
All are placed on parrotalert.com
Please clip your birds’ wings..! It’s a matter of safety!
Selphie & Irvine - Adopted!
Selphie & Irvine now have an absolutely wonderful forever home! Bob even had a Rainforest CD playing for them of which they were talking back to. There's an awning to block direct sunlight by the window, and there's beautiful flora all over outside for them to enjoy.
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