Friday, December 31, 2010

Can You See?

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No, I wasn’t referring to a human visitor – this one is avian.  Look a little closer… there she is! Meet one of our occasional winter visito...
Monday, December 27, 2010

Keeping Your Pet Bird Safe

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Winter is always one of my favorite times of the year.   The snow, especially, is just so peaceful.   But as a parrot owner I have to rem...
Saturday, December 25, 2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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FROM ALL OF US AT THE WORLD BIRD SANCTUARY……… HUMAN STAFF, INTERNS, AND  VOLUNTEERS, AND, OF COURSE, YOUR FAVORITE STAFF MEMBERS—THE BIRDS...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

What The World Bird Sanctuary Means To Me

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Someone once asked me what the World Bird Sanctuary means to me?  Simply put--everything.  It’s hard to put everything into a short blog ...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Avian Respiratory System

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Imagine that you could magically grow bird wings, plus the muscles to power them.  Would you immediately set off for the great blue horiz...
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Good-by Harry

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It is with a great deal of sadness that we must let our readers know that Harry, our sweet little Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot passed away on ...
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Friday, December 17, 2010

THE PIGEONS FLEW HOME

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The two pigeons pictured are named Pete and Big Red. They hatched in 2004 and were trained that year. They have been exercising, flying and ...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

It's Not Too Late

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Only twelve days til Christmas and you're stumped for the perfect gift? It's not too late to order the perfect gift for that speci...
Monday, December 13, 2010

My Years of Being a Jinx

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Over the years I have had the opportunity to see and learn about many birds, but the Gyrfalcon is by far my favorite. I remember a report I...
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Saturday, December 11, 2010

The Rookie Files: Pondering Parrots as Presents and Pets

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It’s that time of year again!  The time when many of us run out to the stores to buy presents for our loved ones, scouring high and low for ...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Choosing Conservation Over Coin

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Hunting Season--two words that invoke a myriad of emotions among the masses. Traditional lead ammunition We have at least three avid hunters...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Bones For The Birds

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It is the holiday time of year--time for family gatherings, decorations, and of course home cooking The variety of food that graces our hum...
Sunday, December 5, 2010

Flying Eagle Team Spreads Wings at Soldier's Field

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As one might expect, the week of Veteran’s Day is always a very important and busy time for our traveling Bald Eagles.  This year, though, i...
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Friday, December 3, 2010

The Laughing Kookaburra

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At the World Bird Sanctuary we have one of the four known species of Kookaburra, a Laughing Kookaburra named Chadder.   Chadder enjoying his...