I still have my lovely Spix Macaw at home (he summers at the Zoo); unfortunately he is prone to nibbling his plumage and keeps an unsightly rough patch on his "shoulders" and breast - an irritating habit to say the least.
(Karl T. Plath (1886-1970) was a well-known bird artist and keen ornithologist. He was appointed Curator of Birds at the zoo in Chicago in 1935 and retired in 1961)
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Monday 23rd November 2020
Covid-19 prevents the corn replacement team operating
The corn replacement team operating in Bahia visiting corn plantations foraged by Lear’s Macaws and refunding farmers with vouchers is not able to operate because of Covid-19 restrictions. Most of the farmers are elderly and contact has to b ... Read More »
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" Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret "
( If you drive out nature with a pitchfork, she will soon find a way back)
Horace (65-8 BC)