This amazing little cupcake of a bird, no larger then a bird cup herself, packs as much personality into her small package as any parrot I have ever encountered. Louisa is her name, an African Senegal parrot is her species. I am happy to report to all that Louisa found her forever home this past Friday. Always […]
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Fly high, fly free, no fishing lure will hinder thee
Yes we are truly all about the birds here at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary, our Florida parrot rescue M.A.R.S.. Although sea birds are not usually on our adgenda, when one literally crosses your path, you must react and do what you can to help. On the morning walk over the Melbourne causeway and back, upon […]
For Adults Only.
  Upon many occasions our exotic bird rescue brings in simply amazing birds that are relinquished to M.A.R.S. for future adoptions. Such is the case with our Umbrella Cockatoo pictured here. His name is Marchello.  We had high hopes for him to become a favorite addition to a loving family. He has all the amazing qualities a really good Cockatoo […]
Once again we dodged the bullet, but cleanup goes on an on.
Every time we go through these end of summer storms we are amazed by the power of the wind and rains. We are equally grateful and amazed that we escaped the full force of a hurricane once again.  Monday as you can imagine was nothing short of a miracle, as all who volunteer here at M.A.R.S. were willing […]
YARD SALE yeilds much needed funds for M.A.R.S.
Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary wants to thank all who participated in making this sale a success. Those of you who helped are the backbone of any rescue organization. For those of you who came out and spent some money, we hope you enjoyed the sale. Funding for exotic bird rescue is virtually non existent, so […]