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Saturday, April 23, 2011

SEXING LUTINO BOURKES ... Malcolm's Question

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Malcolm, your server in the UK won’t accept my email replies to you. Malcolm wrote with a question about his pair of Lutino Bourkes who do...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Where Are the Hummingbirds?

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An Anna's hummer at feeder even in snow. In twelve years of living on Oregon's south coast we've always had dozens of humming...
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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Ask Questions...

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As I read the key search words that bring visitors to this site, there are a lot of questions. Many I've answered in previous posts, but...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Portrait of Rosebud, female Rosy Bourke Parakeet

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Rosebud, Rosy Bourke hen hatched Spring of 2010. We've decided to let one of our very tame young hens fly the coop...so to speak. Ro...
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Handfeeding Question & Answer

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Janice writes:  "I am raising some rosys also. My hen is on her 2nd clutch of the year. The 1st egg hatched April 1, the second on Apri...
Thursday, April 7, 2011

Budgerigar Personalities vs. Splendids or Bourkes

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A safe way to hold baby Budgies and not have them fall off  a child's lap. These four pale blue babies haven't fledged yet. I l...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Budgerigar Parakeets, Adult or Baby Budgie Identification

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 Adult Male Budgie  Very Young Budgie Compare these two photos for an easy way to recognize a young Budgerigar Parakeet. Notice ...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Question and Answer on Handfeeding Young Bourkes

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Back & forth feeding is efficient. They share a mother's beak, so why not? Shawn asked a question today about feeding baby Bou...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

BEAK TOO LONG - TRIMMING BIRD BEAKS

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Rhett's overgrown beak. Another view of his overgrown beak, like a fish hook.  He didn't struggle or complain at b...
Thursday, March 3, 2011

PARAKEET EGG BINDING ... What to do to Rescue Hens.

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Spicy, a Normal Bourke with his mate, Sugar, a Rosy whose feathers came in darker after recovering from egg binding. An offspring wh...
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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Bourke & Splendid Parakeet Personalities ... Also Handfeeding Baby Birds

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In answer to a comment question on the post “Splendid Bourke Parakeets, or Those Moody Bourkes and Splendids” here is the answer I gave her ...
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Monday, February 14, 2011

BIRD BRAINS? No, COMPACT INTELLIGENCE.

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Rosie, my favorite Rosy Bourke Parakeet. Did you ever stop to think about the amount of information wired into the brain of a tiny bird o...
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

HAWKS vs. HUMMINGBIRDS, an update

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Our small neighborhood hawk managed to knock one of our hummingbird feeders off onto the deck and break it. I've chased him away a few t...
Saturday, February 5, 2011

CATS WITH BIRDS ... IT CAN WORK ... CAT TALES

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Cats love to watch birds, and can be taught to leave them alone. Many years ago, before I had a cat of my own, I visited a home with a bi...