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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Rosy Bourke Babies Today

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Presently feeding four young Rosy Bourkes.   Two of Flame and Fuchsia's five babies. These are the youngest two and are being ...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Rosy Bourke Father with Food on His Face

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  Food from when he's fed his mate. This spread out on his cheek feathers  and hardened. Bonnie and Clyde only had one ferti...
Monday, August 22, 2011

ROSY BOURKE FLEDGED BABIES AND FEEDING TIME

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Rhett and Cherry's three youngsters at upper left. Rosie and Pretty Boy's two babies, one at far right and pink-eyed youngster ...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Newly Banded Baby Bourke

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Fingers are shiny from mineral oil used to make bands slide on easier. All of Flame and Fuchsia's five babies now have bands. Their...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Pink-eyed Baby Rosy Bourke Parakeets

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Fuchsia with her brood of five. Wouldn't you know that the bird with the largest clutch is the one with the smallest nestbox? Whe...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

PARAKEET FEEDING TIME with TAME ROSY BOURKES

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Update: All five babies survived to become healthy, beautiful adults.  Tame birds offer so many advantages. Especially when you want ...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Flame and Fuchsia, parents of Five!

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 Fuchsia with her five babies. Dark pink on right is newly hatched & still wet. Egg shells are from this last one that hatched toda...
Monday, August 8, 2011

PINK-EYED ROSY BOURKE BABY UPDATE

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Remember my favorite handfed Rosy Bourke hen, Rosie , who hatched three eggs and two of her babies had pink eyes?  Since Rosie's gran...
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Monday, August 1, 2011

Hummingbird Release and Return Visit

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We released our little hummingbird hen this morning from our west deck near a sugar water feeder hanging there. She didn't hesitate. She...
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Saturday, July 30, 2011

HUMMINGBIRD RECOVERY

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The hummingbird hen is doing well. She now lands on a perch...not the one in this photo. She feeds at the flowers and from the sugar water....
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Thursday, July 28, 2011

HUMMER HEN

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Our injured hummingbird hen is flying better. Maybe a few more days and she can safely be released. She's able to hover without going in...
Monday, July 25, 2011

HUMMINGBIRD UPDATE #4...

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I tried to release the little hummer hen this morning. Days ago she couldn't fly at all. Now she hovers in the cage pretty well. Took h...
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Friday, July 22, 2011

PINK-EYED ROSY BOURKES from Rosie & Pretty Boy

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The baby at the far left has pink eyes. Notice the baby by my thumb has dark eyes. A pink-eyed sibling has a head over his neck and ...
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Thursday, July 21, 2011

HUMMER DOING WELL

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Photos taken this morning of the little Anna's Hummingbird with an injured wing. She can climb up the side of the cage with her wings ...
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Monday, July 18, 2011

HUMMINGBIRD UPDATE

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Hi All, Thanks for the comments on the previous post. It's very useful. I moved the little hummer into a larger cage this afternoon. I ...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

INJURED HUMMINGBIRD QUESTION

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Hello All, This little hummer was rescued last night from a cat. Her wing is injured and she can't fly without falling to the ground. S...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

ROSIE'S ROSY BOURKE BABIES

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Rosie has just returned to her brood. I added millet to her box when I thought she looked thin. She ate it until the eggs hatched. Now s...