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4th of July 2014 Species Spotlight – Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove
This week we focus on one of our two species of Bleeding Heart Dove Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove Gallicolumba luzonica As with the other species of Bleeding Heart Dove we keep (the Bartlett's), Luzons are a member of a family of ground doves found in South East Asia. They...
13th of June 2014, Species Spotlight – Azure Wing Magpie
This week we highlight a species who fledged 2 chicks Azure Wing Magpie Cyanopica cyana There are 2 distant sub species of the Azure Wing, with one population (the one we keep) found in China, Japan & Korea, and the other located in Spain and Portugal. They inhabit...
6th of June 2014 – Species Spotlight Blue Winged Minla
This weeks spotlight falls on one of our smallest inhabitants Blue Winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera Also known as the Blue Winged Siva, they are native to the Indian sub continent and South East Asia where they inhabit areas of tropical forest. They are part of the babbler family,...
23rd of May 2014 – Species Spotlight Carmine Bee-Eater
It is cold, ark and wet today so to cheer myself up I'm going to spotlight one of our more colourful and active birds Carmine Bee-Eater Merops nubicus We keep the Northern Race of the Carmines, who are native to much of central Africa, with the Southern race...
Week 31 – Owls
This week sees us celebrate International Owl Awareness Day this coming Sunday. We will be holding a Meet a Keeper Owl special as well as having a guided Owl Tour in the afternoon where you can follow a keeper around in the afternoon as they feed the owls. We currently...
Week 21 – Medication
This week I thought I would write about how we medicate the birds. With nearly 500 animals under our care we regularly have to treat birds who are unwell or injured. We have to deal with a variety of ailments, which can be anything from a pulled claw up...
