Sometimes here at MARS our Florida based Parrot rescue, you simply have to stop and smell the roses as they say. In this case it is playing ball with and Lorikeet named Jack. Ziggy an Umbrella Cockatoo heard the noise and decided to attempt to join in. Although Jack tried to coax her to play the […]
M.A.R.S.
Beautiful, disheveled, amazing (girl) Umbrella Cockatoo named Ziggy
We are experiencing a very windy evening here on the beaches at MARS. By now you all know that is the abbreviation for Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary. After a good day cleaning and feeding the MARS exotic birds, I invited Miss Ziggy out front for a brief time outside and it turned into a […]
Dexter the Caique, adopted from M.A.R.S., happy family happy bird.
This is one of those adoptions where everything just fit together just right. They already had a Caique and were considering another as a new family member and a friend for their existing bird. As a no fault adoption rescue, if it had not worked out, Dexter would have been returned and they would have […]
Let there be DRAMA, bird drama that is.
My “Web Master” Marc,  has given me a new way to share stories  and pictures and links of Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary , which I am hoping will allow me to be more creative and visual with my posts and not so afraid of screwing everything up when I do so. However, all ready I […]
Our annual fill the Christmas Tree Toy Drive is coming to a close.
This year we are excited to say we have raised $675.00 from our  Facebook posting toward our annual “Fill the Christmas Tree Toy Drive”. Four very generous donors helped us get this far and we are so very grateful to them for doing so. Now here is the reason for this post so late in […]