General Bird Care

Breeding and Keeping the Nonpareil Finch or Pin-Tailed Parrot Finch

Bird Behavior, Bird Breeding, Bird diet, Bird Health, General Bird Care / 5 minutes of reading /

When translated to English, the French language name for this little finch – Nonpareil – means “without equal”.  The name suits the gorgeous bird perfectly…so much so that aviculturists of all nationalities have adopted it.  Also known as the Pin-Tailed Parrot Finch (Erythrura prasina), the brilliantly-colored Nonpareil has long been among the most desired of all Southeast Asian finches. My first experience with these beauties came while working for a […]

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Winter Bird Feeding – Some Useful Products

Bird Behavior, Bird diet, General Bird Care / 4 minutes of reading /

Winter brings with it distinctive bird-watching alternatives, as chilly climate forces otherwise-shy species to go to feeders in the hunt for meals.  Uncommon guests pushed south by extreme climate and others blown off target throughout migration additionally brighten birders’ days.  Immediately I’d wish to warn you to a number of new (and customary) fowl feeding merchandise, and spotlight some methods to see the weird avian guests to your neighborhood. Table

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Blue-Crowned Conures in the Wild – the Natural History of a Popular Pet

General Bird Care, PET BLOG / 4 minutes of reading /

The Blue-Crowned Conure (a/okay/a Blue-Crowned Parakeet, Sharp-Tailed Conure, Aratinga acuticaudata) has at all times had followers amongst parrot lovers, however its recognition exploded in 1998 with the discharge of Paulie, a film that featured one as the primary “actor”.  Extra lately, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, a documentary, additionally highlighted this species. Sadly, this sort of publicity is just not at all times best, as pets are sometimes bought

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Parakeets, Cockatiels, Parrots and Cockatoos – Feather Plucking

Bird Behavior, Bird Health, General Bird Care / 4 minutes of reading /

Feather plucking (and other forms of self-mutation) is one of the most common concerns raised by parrot owners.  I’ve encountered the problem among zoo birds as well.  Despite being well-studied, feather plucking remains difficult to both prevent and cure.  Our understanding is complicated by the fact that feather plucking can be caused by widely-differing physical or emotional ailments.  But some general rules and patterns have emerged.  I’ll review these below…please

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