Inconsiderable more than a month after the International Bird Rescue Center in Cordelia received a large number of unusal guests, volunteers at the center said goodbye to their feathered friends. Thirty-one rare ibis birds that had been rescued in late July from a Yolo Province farmer’s field that was about to be plowed under were released into the wild at the Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area near Davis. “It’s the graduation, you know. It’s the bonus,” said Monte Merrick who helped rehabilitate... Read Full Story
Rufous Hummingbird, specie selasphorus rufus, is a diminutive hummingbird, anent 8 cm extended with a long, straight and very slender bill. The female is slightly larger than the manlike. The fully developed manful, shown in the photo, has a white breast, rufous face, upperparts, flanks and tail and an iridescent orange-red throat piece of material (gorget). Some males hold some blooming on back and/or crown. The female has green upperparts, white underparts, some iridescent orange down in... Read Full Story
Anna’s Hummingbird, specie calypte anna, is a medium-sized hummingbird. These birds are sheeny new on the espouse and grey below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and willowy inadequate. The grown or grown-up perso male has a glossy red crown and throat and a dark train file. Anna’s is the exclusive hummingbird kind with a red crown. Females and juveniles have a green garland, a wan cheerless throat with some maroon marking, and a dark tail with white tips. Their breeding... Read Full Story
Here’s a feel good story highlighting the negative thinking technique of preparing for the worst. From CNN:
When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help.
Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from a neighbor’s roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending a night at the station, he was transferred to a nearby veterinary hospital while police searched... Read Full Story
I never saw this in Louisville. Standing out on our balcony, we have been watching as dozens of parrots fly down our street - about 15 feet from our balcony at eye level. We normally have pigeons, but this is 2 years in a row that we have had the parrots. These are green birds with red heads. I'm used to seeing them in cages in pet stores or at zoos. Do parrots migrate from the north for winter? I can't get a picture because they move too fast for my camera. As we used to say in... Read Full Story
