The Gabriel Foundation

11/08/2024

Bella, one of our staff’s blue and gold macaws, is particularly suspicious of these inanimate lookalikes... 🧐😂🙃

11/07/2024

Don't forget to vote in the Shelter Challenge today and spend some time training with your feathered friends. How fun is this?!?

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11/06/2024

The link was down this morning, but here is your daily reminder to vote in the Shelter Challenge where that daily click makes a huge difference in the lives of parrots.

Thank you for your continued support.

11/06/2024

We just opened an Etsy shop, where we will be selling naturally molted feathers from our flock! Great for crafts, home-made flyfishing tackle or cat toys, artisan goods like hats, or just to have a beautiful piece of our flock! We are open to requests as well, if you have something specific in mind, but what feathers we have available are entirely dependent on our flock's natural molting cycles ❤

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11/05/2024

Did you know that we offer specialized tours for larger groups? We recently welcomed the Peak Digital Imaging Society for a photography-focused tour! This unique opportunity was a blast to host, and the birds enjoyed hamming it up for the cameras. One of our attendees, Brenda Von Lehmden of Von L Photography, was kind enough to share the photos she snapped at the aviary! Which is your favorite? 📸💥

11/04/2024

Kenneth previously adopted a little Parrotlet several years ago and recently came back to adopt a friend for his Green-cheeked Conure, Aki. We're so happy that he chose to adopt Frankie! We loved watching Kenneth, Aki, and Frankie become fast friends during adoption visits 🥰

11/02/2024

Your daily reminder to vote, PLUS!!!

Get 10% Off Super Bird Creations Bird Toys (and toy parts!) AND Support The Gabriel Foundation!

From November 1st through November 15th, enjoy 10% off your entire order of Super Bird Creations with code "Gabriel2024". Every purchase also helps us earn essential toys for our feathered friends this winter. See details 👇

Super Bird Creations bird toys are recognized by bird enthusiasts as some of the safest available on the market. Since 1992 we have been intently focused on designing hundreds of original toys and products to address the instinctual and behavioral needs of companion birds.

10/31/2024

Check out these spooky psittacines! For our fall/Halloween sponsorship drive this year, we made a fun filled foraging table for our birds to explore. If this gave you a little Halloween cackle, you can support our flock and their silly antics by becoming a sponsor with a monthly donation. Visit our website to sign up today! Link in comments 🦜🍂

10/31/2024

🌟 Last Reminder Today: Vote to Support Our Birds in the Shelter Challenge! 🌟

Every single vote helps provide resources and care for the wonderful birds we work with. It's a simple way to make a big difference in their lives! 🦜💚

🗳️ Voting takes just a few seconds, and each vote counts toward better days for our feathered friends! Thank you to everyone who's already voted—your support means the world. Details 👇

10/30/2024

Tickled pink by this adorable tour attendee! 💕 Eleanor is a huge bird lover, and when she heard from a teacher at school about TGF, she HAD to come see us through our tour program! She, her plushie parrot, and her mom got to meet Bonito the green-winged macaw up close and personal, along with many other birdies along the way. When she grows up, Eleanor wants to work for the Antarctic post office, where she will need to count penguins as a real responsibility of the job! 🐧🐧🐧 While they were at the aviary, Eleanor signed up to sponsor our flock! We love seeing parents nurture their child's love of birds, all while helping a non-profit to make a real difference in the world!

10/30/2024

Hi everyone! Havana the Scarlet Macaw wants to remind you that he’s extra handsome and still available for adoption 🦜❤️

But more importantly, he’s here to remind you to cast your vote in the Shelter Challenge! Every vote helps parrots like Havana find loving homes, so don't miss your chance to make a difference. Let's help our feathered friends find the families they deserve!

10/28/2024

Today's reminder to vote in the Shelter Challenge! 🥇🗳

And a reminder to get your beautiful 2025 Parrots of The Gabriel Foundation calendar. Details for both 👇

10/27/2024

There is no day of rest when it comes to voting in the Shelter Challenge. Thank you for taking a few seconds of your day to help support parrot welfare with your click.

And meet Fred! This guy is an extremely spicy Pionus that would do best in a home with bird experience as he can be a little unpredictable. We know his perfect home is waiting for him! 🌶🌶🌶

10/26/2024

Each fall, we welcome the first-year master’s students from CSU PSM Degree in Zoo, Aquarium and Animal Shelter Management to the aviary for a day including tours, a toy making workshop, and plenty of time with our ambassador birds! 🐏💚💛 We value connecting with the future movers and shakers of the animal welfare field. See the last photo of Rambo the Blue and Gold Macaw checking out his new toy from the workshop! 👀

10/26/2024

Here's your daily reminder to vote in the Shelter Challenge!

And spread the word about Molly! Molly is an adult green wing macaw who came to The Gabriel Foundation as a result of her former owner's illness. Molly gets along with many of the flock, however has a tendency to be protective of her caregivers. Molly has also taught many of the flock "Hi bird" in her signature loud pitch. Molly steps up readily onto a hand and loves scritches behind her head. When inside her cage, Molly loves a box to play peekaboo and her eyes go wild at the sight of a shreddable foraging toy. This lady would do best with an owner who has prior bird experience and a quiet home. She tolerates other birds well, too! Molly has been waiting patiently for her home and has a lot of love and loyalty to offer!

10/26/2024

Did you get your daily Shelter Challenge vote in today? 🙋‍♀️

And meet our sweet sweet darling ol' girl, Izzy! Let's work together to get this girl into a home! She's been close several times, but it just hasn't worked out for one reason or another. This senior blue and gold gal would love to find her favorite person to spend the rest of her life with. Izzy is a lover and once she trusts you will love it if you give her scritches forever and ever until the end of time. She is also a great explorer and loves to go on walkabouts checking in on what you are up to and making sure there are no monsters hiding underneath your furniture. She is friendly with other big birds if you have others in your home, too, and she just loves to talk up a storm. Lemme tell you this girl has the cutest vocabulary, especially in the evening time. "buh bye, goodnight!" Come spend some time with this irresistible sweetheart!

10/24/2024

Don't forget that daily vote in the Shelter Challenge!

And meet Madison!

Madison is so beautiful, she’ll stop you in your tracks with her vibrant colors and regal presence. But don’t let her elegance fool you—once she feels comfortable in her environment, Madison transforms into a total goofball! She loves breaking out her signature macaw dance moves, often swaying her head in the macaw version of an electric slide. And when she’s especially happy, she’ll greet her favorite people with a fluffy, swaying head—her unique way of showing love and affection.

If you’re ready to meet this beauty and experience the joy of having a silly, loving macaw in your life, Madison is waiting for you!