10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2022
One of my most vivid memories of watching The Sopranos – still the best TV series ever, in my opinion – is Tony outside barbecuing, occasionally turning the different pieces of meat. The parrot is multicolored, providing a simple explanation for the Latin species name of varius.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Kea ( Nestor notabilis ) Kea are a species of alpine parrot endemic to New Zealand. They are excellent opportunists, and have developed a taste for meat to an extent almost unrivalled in the parrot order. They are famous for any number of reasons, most of which stem from their innate intelligence and curiosity.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2011
Big, bold, beautiful parrots full of character and charm, macaws make us long for some of the world’s wildest places and assure us that, as long as they fly free, those magical wild places are still intact. Hyacinth Macaws © Michel Gunther / WWF-Canon Hyacinth Macaws , like parrots the world over, face threats from every side.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Finally, my personal favorite is the Great Barbet (Baihualing, Yunnan) – not because of its larger size, but because of its combination of colors that somehow manages to be colorful without being gaudy (something that parrots almost never seem to manage). Plus at my age, I should really like somewhat different music. Probably jazz.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
We can say with much certainty that the majority of people admire and are fascinated with the resplendent colors of macaws, parrots, toucans and hummingbirds. The quail, guans, ducks and pheasant are hunted for their meat. In the Far East they keep birds of prey which they use to capture other animals such as foxes and rabbits.
Critter News
MAY 16, 2009
Over 1,000 animals were rescued, including 500 bull finches and 300 picoplats, The rescued wildlife also included monkeys, parrots, macaws and other species from Venezuela. There was also over 400 lbs of "wild meat" (I don't want to know what that could be!).
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2022
Blog readers sharing their house with a noisy teenager may consider replacing him or her with a Brown-headed Parrot , given this statement on a pet website : “Brown-Headed Parrot boasts another very desirable trait – these are very quiet parrots! They are great for apartment settings.
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