I started volunteering at Parrot Partner and I LOVE it! I had to share Dusty and Buddy ; M ; Crackers is a favourite too, and I have to paint her.
Buddy goddamn snorts.
Dusty–well I don’t know what the heck is up with Dusty
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While cassowaries have been known to eat fungi, flowers, snails, insects, frogs, birds, rats, mice, and even carrion, their diet consists primarily of fruit. They will eat the fruit of several hundred species of tree and bush, and one tree, the cassowary plum (which is toxic to other species but eaten readily by the cassowary), has even been named for the birds. Cassowaries can become extremely aggressive about their food; when they find a tree that is dropping fruit, they will stay there and eat, chasing away any other cassowaries who try to approach and feed, until the fruit is gone.
Cassowaries will swallow fruits whole, even large ones like apples and plums. Because of this, seeds and pits will go through the cassowary’s digestive system and be passed in their droppings. These birds have been known to distribute seeds over distances of over a kilometre, making them hugely important in the dispersal and germination of fruit trees through the rainforests. Some seeds, such as those of the Ryparosa trees, are shown to have much greater germination rates when they have been through the gut of a cassowary. These makes these birds a keystone species for the rainforests they inhabit.
Don’t mix alcohol and energy drinks, kids, it’s not good for you. Neither is drinking four solo cups worth of energy shots.
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ricky is all grown up ✨fyi he’s only interested if i have food, there’s the chance i might have food, or on the odd days when he thinks i actually could be food so he licks me with this weird little bird tongue
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I made this in hopes that people will wake up to the huge responsibility that is sharing your life with a parrot. It’s possible they will outlive you. What are your plans if/when they do?
We have people seeking out our rescue because a family member passed away and they are not prepared to take over the care of their bird.
In the absence of flockmates and actual mates (which they would have in the wild), birds often proceed to form strong emotional bonds with a particular person. Upon their passing, they may actually become vicious or neurotic, even resorting to self-mutilation/plucking. They suffer heart break just as we do.
This is why I cringe at photos of people with baby macaw, cockatoos, and amazons that are destined to be pets.
Please think of the needs of birds before you bring one into your home. They have many.
Don’t be fooled; Keas (Nestor notabilis), from New Zealand, are anything but dull.
Images by Alan Gutsell
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