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.

Thanksgiving at M.A.R.S. is for the birds, Parrots of course!

  The butternut squash and pumpkin is in the oven roasting. All the parrots of our exotic bird rescue will be enjoying the delicious bounty either today or tomorrow depending on what the weather brings our way. Rain is predicted for today. 

 We only feed fresh foods when the birds are outside. Doing so inside would create a bug issue and we have learned through the years to not to allow that to happen. 
Once again to all a Happy Thanksgiving from M.A.R.S.

Yes, believe it!! A staycation here at M.A.R.S..

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Home of the Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary (M.A.R.S.) in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Every once in a while a light bulb goes off in my head, and an idea is formed. Sometimes good ones, sometimes ones that end up in the garbage pail of ideas labeled “what was I thinking”.

This time, I want to share an idea that came into being this past weekend. Two individuals came for a stay here at our Exotic Bird Rescue M.A.R.S.. A bird whisperer and her videographer.They loved the experience of staying here. Their purpose, to work hands on with a few of the less adoptable birds that have come into the rescue. The goal, to get them to the adoptable stage and while doing so create a video of the entire process for their future useage. Then the DVD or a series of DVD’s created will be available for sale. More on this later as it unfolds.

M.A.R.S. is located within walking distance of great beaches and restaurants, community parks and a fishing pier. It is very easy to navigate your way around this beachside town. So I thought why not offer a stay at a working aviary to individuals and families who might want the experience of being at the beach and being around parrots, some hands on helping out so to speak. We of course have a ways to go working out all these details but M.A.R.S. is looking for your feedback and hopefully lots of imput on this idea.

What a way to bring people and parrots together. To learn and share the experience of Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary (M.A.R.S.). If you would please direct your feedback to our contact form we will share ideas and see what plan we can form. I think the time has come to give something like this a try, do you?

What does a pumpkin patch, a few parrots and a pirate have in common?

pumpkin patch    October for one thing, and what do we all love about October? EVERYTHING!!

    The colors of Fall are everywhere. The fact that we live in Florida might mean you have to look a little harder to find them but they are there for all of us to seek out and enjoy. So here is a suggestion for viewing some local color this weekend and when fundraising for a good cause is involved well you just have to check it out.

 

     The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism is opening their fundraising Pumpkin Patch this weekend October 12th. The address is 2960 Bush Drive in Melbourne. They are as an added bonus to your pumpkin purchases, giving a $3.00 coupon good toward your x-mas tree purchase later on in the year. I understand they will be Frasier Firs fron N.C..

Now back to pumpkins. ever wonder what a peanut pumpkin looks like?peanut pumpkins Yep looks like someone glued peanuts all over them. There will be colorful gourds too to accent your fall decorations. Get creative!

 

M.A.R.S. will be joining in on the fun bringing along some colorful parrots for some picture taking opportunities and BEWARE  a Pirate will be keeping an eye on all who dare to come out for such a good cause.david pirate

Hope to see alot of you there. Please go to their page on facebook and hit the like button, M.A.R.S. just did so.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is this? Art imitating life? Toooooooooo funny.

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IMG_0115Today was all about sprucing up the outside visitor area here at our exotic parrot rescue, M.A.R.S.

I was going about my task of  carefully placing some very colorful artsy pieces,  all  purchased from a recent estate sale and by chance glanced upward. Paco and Woody  were high up on their favorite perch preening each other and enjoying some out of the aviary sunshine time. I always get them out if I am on property, because they simply protest to much if I do not do so.  I soon laughed and realized, if this isn’t life imitating art, or art imitating life however one should say it , I  don’t know what is.

Obviously with all the colorful parrots we have here at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary, we are fortunate enough to be surrounded every day by a rainbow of color. But hey, a little more added here and there never hurts. It just adds to the ambience of our Florida Parrot Rescue M.A.R.S.

Come and visit on one of our open to the public days. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, unless a special event is scheduled off property. Check for updates on our facebook.com/marsparrots page.