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President’s Message – 2017 September-October
(IMAGE: Carol Stanley with her flamingos.) Greetings, fellow Aviculturists: This summer, aviculturists in many parts of the US and its territories have been struck mercilessly by three of nature’s strongest weapons – fire, wind and water. Hurricanes have taken their toll on Houston, Puerto Rico and parts of Florida, leaving mass destruction and flooding. Fires in Northern California threatened Safari West in Santa Rosa, where our conference was hosted several years ago. You’ve probably seen the stories about owner Peter Lang, ignoring evacuation orders and putting out hot spots as they appeared by connecting 10 water hoses. The courage and fortitude displayed by Peter is an example of aviculture in…
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Help The Puerto Rican Parrot Project Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
Mass devastation has occurred in Puerto Rico as demonstrated in the before and after photos below. El Yunque National Forest before and after Maria. https://t.co/CuK03DB0Va pic.twitter.com/IIYfYRXcRa — Amanda Hipps (@biophiliamanda) September 24, 2017 Please donate to help the Puerto Rican Parrot Project rebuild. 100% percent of your donation will go to the Puerto Rican Parrot Project. The Puerto Rican Parrot Project Thanks You! [ecwid_product id=”92255382″ display=”picture title price options addtobag” version=”2″ show_border=”1″ show_price_on_button=”1″ center_align=”1″]
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Cranes
Photographer and author Steve Duncan wrote an article for the January/February, 2015 ASA Avicultural Bulletin magazine about his 2014 return visit to the International Crane Foundation. Enjoy a short video showing some crane behavior. Siberian Crane Drop-wing Threat and Unison Call
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Galah
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla Sheldon Dingle, Alhambra, California The Galah (also called Rose-breasted or Roseate Cockatoo) Eolophus roseicapilla is the most common cockatoo in Australia. Indeed, contrary to other cockatoo species, the Galah has had something of a population explosion over the past century and is still growing in numbers and is expanding its range – quite a remarkable feat when considering how most of the other species are in dire declines. The Galah has the facility to adapt to man’s changing of the landscape. The birds are thriving and expanding their range where farmers are cutting forests and expanding their agricultural holdings. Man, it seems, has become…
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Luzon Bleeding-heart Doves (Gallicolumba luzonica)
The Luzon Bleeding-heart Dove by Warren Myers, San Bernardino, California The Philippine Islands are home to five species of bleeding-heart doves – or pigeons as they are sometimes called. Several of the larger islands have their own species although several of the doves overlap on to a few of the smaller islands. The birds’ scientific names sometimes reflect the island on which the dove is found. The bird in the photograph is a Luzon Bleeding-heart Dove which is the most common in aviculture and is found on the largest island in the Philippines – Luzon. The birds not covered in this article include the Mindoro Bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba platenae, the…