For the Birds

17/06/2024

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s … KALE?! An Oscar cartoon by Rex A. Jones.

17/06/2024

28/05/2024

This is a Cape Parrot!

Proudly green and gold! Did you know we had a national parrot?

📷: Rodnick Clifton Biljon

28/05/2024

Love these big gentle macaws.

Fostering social bonds 🦜🦜

Our social aviary serves as a vital hub for our macaws to socialize and hone crucial social skills before they embark on their journey to the wild 🌿

Interacting with fellow birds, they grasp natural behaviors and communication essentials, laying the foundation for a successful independent life ✨

25/05/2024

Did you know that groundhogs are an intricate part of our ecosystem? The digging of their burrows helps to their loosen and aerate the soil. It also helps to turn the ground, by bringing deep seated and rich soil up to the surface. Their f***s inside their burrows actually helps to fertilize the soil deep underground.

They are also an intricate part of the food chain and are hunted by several predator species.

Many other small mammals, amphibians and reptiles rely on abandoned groundhog dens, for shelter.

In spring and early summer, mother groundhogs are raising their families. The removal of a female groundhog from your property can mean certain doom for her little ones.

Despite what some may say, a groundhog’s burrow rarely causes any issues with the foundation of someone’s home. They simply aren’t large enough.

If you must evict a groundhog from your property, we suggest placing dirty kitty litter or ammonia sprinkled rags down the burrow. Groundhogs react to a strong urine odor as a potential predator and this will often encourage them to leave.

Please wait until late summer or early fall to do this so that babies are old enough to be in their own.

To keep groundhogs out of your garden we suggest a 3-4 foot mesh fence that is wobbly. It must be wobbly! They are good climbers, but the movement will make discourage them from trying.

We also suggest putting that fence about 6 inches under the ground and have it in an “L” shape facing away from the garden. This way, when they try to dig under the fence, they will hit a wall of resistance.

They are fascinating creatures and don’t mean you any harm. They are trying to get by, just like me and you.

Let us all practice tolerance. Let’s live and let live…

25/05/2024

15/05/2024

Great aviary!

06/05/2024

02/05/2024

Webster's Dictionary defines Pandemonium as "wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar." How incredibly fitting for a flock of parrots 🦜🫶

30/04/2024

Conservation.

24/04/2024

Sanctuary for bird lovers!

15/04/2024

Incredible intelligence of parrots! Brought to life through the dedication and love of the magnificent Jennifer Cunha!

15/04/2024

This is why we have birds! 😂😂😂

08/04/2024

Hey Buddy

08/04/2024

Looking for a parrot to adopt?

Meet Ruby!

This stunning 14 year-old girl is lots of fun and is looking for her next loving home. She will require a conscientious home willing to manipulate her environment appropriately to help keep her reproductive behaviors to a minimum so that she may be the best companion possible.

Contact us to learn more!