Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary

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What to do when an adoptee comes back into our rescue.

Sidney Rose is an amazing bird by anyones standards. Sidney Rose is an Umbrella Cockatoo.
She is loving, joyful and most of the time a happy peek a boo saying kind of girl who also loves to sing. She sings very off key ahhhh that’s very off key.
We love Sidney Rose. We had such high hopes that she found her forever home once again. But it was just not in the cards for her.
Please know the adopter tried everything to make it work. There were multiple discussions about trying all sorts of hopeful solutions. None worked. It was sadly not a good fit.

RIP Angel Baby,you were such a girl.

In my own little corner located in the upstairs apartment I reside in here at M.A.R.S., I am looking out the window as the sun is rising.  I am temporarily blinded by the glow it exudes, while attempting to type a tribute to our Angel girl.  The sadness is overwhelming me.

I suppose you could say Angel is truly an Angel bird now. She had a life force and a glow all of her own and it made her such a special Cockatoo. Those that had the chance to know her would definitely agree with that. Others, and you know who you are, were just glad to keep her at arms distance, though still agreeing  she was a rather special female Umbrella.

Angel’s story is known by most who follow Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary our Florida parrot rescue M.A.R.S.. Her medical procedures were ongoing. Yet, in spite of  all her issues it was her desire to live her life so strong and with such joy that impressed us the most.  Sadly her strength finally gave out and she passed away peacefully in my arms.

Throughout all her medical procedures she gained additional time to find a happiness, borrowed time perhaps, but enjoyed so obviously by her every day she remained with us.

Angel will always be a part of our story here at M.A.R.S.. She definitely made her place among those Cockatoos whose names we will always remember with such joy and sadness.

All here at M.A.R.S., Angel above all would like to thank Dr. Jose Pepen at Aloha Animal Hospital for giving her every chance possible to be  here a bit longer with all of us.

Peaches, Moluccan with a heart of gold.

Peaches is a wild caught Moluccan. He has resided here at M.A.R.S. for a number of years. He had one previous owner. We recenly placed Peaches on the adoption list and hope to find him a loving forever home. He would love to have fresh cooked home food and lots of treats. He loves affection and lots of out of cage time. If you can find a place in your life for this Moluccan with a heart of gold than come to Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary to meet him. Please e-mail marsparrots@aol.com or use the contact form on marsparrots.org.

Babs, an African Greys journey to America.

Passport picture
This is her story as told by Babs and her previous owner.
Hello, my name is Babs. I am an African Grey. My first memory was living with a Spanish lady in Riyadh, Arabia. I had a friend with me, a really big white Cockatoo.
One day there was a lot of commotion, people running around, then there was silence. It was quiet for a long time. Breakfast time came but no food came. Where was everyone? Some men came in later and put our cages outside the Villa. It was pretty hot out there and still no food. A lady came along, looked at us and started telling those men off in a loud voice. She put us in a car and we went on a journey. I liked the house. It had a big outside aviary with little birds with plenty of food and a bath pool which felt good. We were very happy there and treated very well. 
One day, my friend the Cockatoo left. I heard them say he went to live with a veterinarian who lived on a dairy farm. The Cockatoo had a good life for a few years.
Suddenly, things started getting very noisy. Loud explosions and airplanes were flying overhead. I was then moved indoors and kept in a small cage. I shared the room with two cats.  The veterinarian came back to see me. He put a ring on my leg and a chip inside of me. This to me was not pleasant. I was in the car again. This time, the cage I was in had wire all over the inside, so I could hold on for the journey. My owners came and told me they’d see me in London and left. I was in a large warehouse and then a worker came in to put me in a corner behind some boxes. Why? I did not know. I stayed in the corner for a day or so. I heard the voice of the veterinarian. He was very angry. He picked up my cage, cleaned it out and gave me food. He took me to the airplane and handed me over to be boarded. When I arrived in London, one of my owners had been waiting for me to arrive.
I understand the worker in Riyadh had hidden me to sell me to a pet shop later. He did not count on my owners to keep track of me. I went from London to Miami. There I was kept in quarantine for a long time. Finally, I was released to my owners. They have been very good to me, but they work overseas and there is no one to care for me while they were gone. My owner looked around for a long time, to get me a good home while hiring sitters while they were away. This is how I ended up living here at M.A.R.S.. Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary.
 
Look for further updates on Babs in the very near future. Her amazing story will continue…………

Sunday morning Surprise

Coreen Fry and Yamile

Sunday is usually a quiet, calm, very low key kind of day here at our Florida Parrot Rescue M.A.R.S..

This Sunday however, we were treated to a visit from our friend Coreen Fry and her photographer Yamile.

Coreen is assembling footage of exotic birds to be used in a CD she is producing that will be informative as well as entertaining. Look for the CD  to be available for sale here on our site marsparrots.org  in the near future.

In filming this morning we had fun with our frequent flyer’s Keiffer, an Umbrella cockatoo and of course our adorable Miss Lilly a Lesser Sulfer Crested cockatoo. They both preformed admirably for the video cam.  They appeared to completely enjoy the whole process which took a little over an hour.

Thank-you to the ladies for a rather noisey but very enjoyable experience here at M.A.R.S. on this picture perfect Sunday Morning. Did I mention the mimosas? 

Now it’s back to quiet once again here at our exotic bird rescueand of course bananna pancakes as a reward to all the birds for their cooperation in the making of this video.

Remember, donations are necessary to continue our work here at the sanctuary. Please consider donating to Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary. Thank-you