This amazing and much older Umbrella Cockatoo shares her joy almost daily with us at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary. Last evening she was doing her best impression of a bird named Gizmo and a bird named Woody. I have just recently noticed, she has been observing them very closely. Running like a crazy bird, is […]
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A Pirate, his Parrot, and the Space Coast Parrot Head Club
Last night Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary (MARS) was invited to attended the Space Coast Parrot Head Club event, held at the Pineda Inn Bar and Grill. The very lively event had a huge number of the clubs members in attendance along with, and I personally, am very happy to say, Red Leggs Greaves and his pirate […]
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 […]
Cody steps up to the scale, what a good boy.
Cody, the little Blue Crown Conure certainly appears to be up for the weight loss program his owner has laid out for him. We were certainly skeptical as you can imagine if he would or would not do so. Just knowing his little life hung in the balance was difficult knowing. Now add to that, […]
It is usually said that Weight Loss is for the birds
In this case, that saying could not be truer. Cody a sweet, happy and totally adorable Blue Crown Conure needed a major change in his dietary habits. Cody was recently diagnosed by our vet as morbidly obese. When you are told as an owner that your bird has boobs, you better immediately step up to […]