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Breeding Fisher’s lovebirds

Breeding Fisher’s lovebirds – content creator: Petrus A. van Tonder Fisher’s (Agapornis fischeri)Photos courtesy Ronny de Smet Fisher’s falls in the group of lovebirds with white eye-rings. Their closest relatives of masked lovebirds are...

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National Endangered Species Day

Yesterday was National Endangered Species Day 2021. The 16th Annual Endangered Species Day was celebrated on May 21st, 2021. Every year on the third Friday in May, thousands of people around the world participate in Endangered Species...

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Breeding masked lovebirds

Breeding masked lovebirds – content creator: Petrus A. van Tonder (Agapornis personata)Photos courtesy Ronny de Smet They are seen as the most attractive members of the genus due to their distinctive markings and coloring....

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Birding magazine

Birding magazine – content creator: Petrus A. van Tonder World Wide Birds magazine specializes in Conservation, Aviculture, and Birding. Each monthly edition has a birding section that covers topics such as where to get...

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Bird magazines free

Our Standard bird magazines are free to download from this website. World Wide Birds magazines are monthly magazines that include articles about conservation, aviculture, and birding. Birds magazines free section: There is a wealth...

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Aviary hygiene

We asked Tony about aviary hygiene. “What is the best hygiene practice that I can use in my aviary?” By: Tony Silva  Many that have read my writings, visited my home, or heard my...

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Parrot care breeding season

Parrot care at the start of the breeding season At Loro Parque Fundación the first chicks of the year do not wait for the actual start of spring. Many pairs, whose species are native...

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World Wide Birds Magazine August 2021

World Wide Birds Magazine August 2021 is available to download from our home page: https://www.wwbirds.co.za/dir/ This month I am very excited to announce and welcome Karen Davis from Feather Tails Therapy in Australia who...

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Breeding budgies

Breeding budgies introduction The budgie is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot. Budgerigars are the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus and are found wild throughout the drier parts of Australia. Budgerigars are naturally...

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Bird medication

Medpet recommended bird medication products This month we are recommending the following 6 bird medication products: Mediworm Powder A broad spectrum deworming powder for cage and aviary birds. Highly effective against Roundworm, Hairworm and...

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Parrot hand-rearing

We asked Tony about parrot hand-rearing. “What is the best technique for parrot hand-rearing?” – by Tony Silva  Hand-rearing has long been practiced by native communities, who would take parrots’ nestlings from nests to...

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Bird magazine February 2022

Our February 2022 Standard bird magazine: I am very privileged and happy to be able to bring you another magazine edition. Our cover photo is an Indian Roller courtesy from Shashi Shinde. We randomly...

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Bird assisted therapy

The use of Therapy animals for a range of disabilities and psychological disorders is well documented. The use of birds as ESAs not so. Let’s change this. Bird assisted therapy is done by Feather...

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World Wide Birds Magazine January 2022

World Wide Birds Magazine January 2022 is available to download from: https://www.wwbirds.co.za/dir/download/standard-world-wide-birds-magazine-january-2022-vol-6-no-01-international-sa/ Happy new year! I am very excited to be able to bring you another magazine full of information. BirdLife South Africa announced...

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Cactus wren birding Mexico

Cactus wren birding Mexico – Content creator: Petrus A. van Tonder The cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is a species of wren endemic to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern and central...