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Northern Parrots Blog

Northern Parrots Blog: March 2015

Welcome to our Blog page. Here you'll find lots of useful information about Everything for your Parrot. There's expert blogs & articles from Rosemary Low, the late Liz Wilson, Mike Simmons, Dorothy Schwarz and Barbara Heidenreich to name a few.

My Last Week at The Ara Project in Costa Rica

Tuesday, 31st March 2015Written By Heather

Heather Scott's time volunteering with Macaws in Costa Rica is coming to an end. She has absolutely loved her time there, so here is what she will miss and what she hopes the future of the Ara Project is.

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Training Benni the Macaw

Friday, 27th March 2015Written By Dot Schwarz

Dot Schwarz has been training Benni for several months now. Here's another update on how Benni's training is going.

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Get involved with Wild Bird Feeding Month - Part 3

Thursday, 26th March 2015Written By Northern Parrots

It's the final part of our three part series looking at Wild Bird Feeding Month 2015. In this blog we focus on the feeders you can feed the wild birds from.

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Do Animals Bluff?

Wednesday, 25th March 2015Written By Barbara Heidenreich

Have you ever wondered if animals bluff? Barbara Heidenreich explains if Parrots can bluff, how other animals use bluffing and explains other animal behaviours you may have encountered.

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How and Why Delayed Fledging Helps Young Parrots

Thursday, 12th March 2015Written By Eb Cravens

Eb Cravens explains why he always delays fledging in the young birds and Parrots he cares for. This article was originally published in Parrots Magazine in September 2008.

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Get involved with Wild Bird Feeding Month - Part 2

Tuesday, 10th March 2015Written By Northern Parrots

Here's part two of our series looking at how you can feed the wild birds during wild bird feeding month. This time we're looking at fat balls, nuts and peanuts.

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My Personal Contributions to the Ara Project, Punta Islita

Friday, 6th March 2015Written By Heather

Heather Scott has been volunteering at the Ara Project in Costa Rica for four weeks now and has been able to contribute to some exciting developments at the centre. Read on to find out what they are.

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Are Birds Meant to Fly?

Tuesday, 3rd March 2015Written By Dot Schwarz

Flight development in baby birds is essential for their mental development. Wing clipping can therefore have a huge effect on a Parrot's development. Dot Schwarz looks at the arguments for and against wing clipping a Parrot.