Australian BirdKeeper Magazine Volume 32 Issue 10

Australian BirdKeeper Magazine Volume 32 Issue 10

FEATURES (IN THIS ISSUE):

545 RARE FIRETAILS OF AUSTRALIA By Peter Odekerken Peter examines the habitat, behaviours and needs of Beautiful and Red-eared Firetails in the wild and in captivity.

548 SUPERBLY YELLOW By Jade Welch Share Brett Cook’s experiences in developing the Lutino Superb Parrot in Australia, as he carries on the work begun by fellow Tasmanian Greg Ratcliffe.

552 THE ELEVATED AVIARY—PART 1 By David White David shares his latest venture into aviary design, concluding that he may have come up with the (almost) perfect aviary.

564 THE SPINIFEX PIGEON By Adam FitzGerald Adam has kept ‘Spinnies’ since the early 1990s and, despite them being hard to find at times, says they can make an awesome addition to a finch or softbill aviary.

570 TIMNEH GREY PARROTS By Bob Lee A breeder for over 50 years, Bob shares his experiences with the endangered Timneh, and compares it to the African Congo Grey.

578 BIRDS OF EDEN SANCTUARY By Lara Mostert Birds of Eden sanctuary co-founder, Lara, shares the story behind its birth, its success and its philosophy that all birds deserve to live wild and free.

REGULARS (IN THIS ISSUE):

551 HOBBY HINTS: THE NO-FUSS HOT BOX By Paul & Michelle Court

556 MUTATION MUTTERINGS: TURQUOISE PACIFIC PARROTLETS By Paul Court and Ray Chapman

558 BREEDER PERSPECTIVE: BUYING BIRDS—A FEW CONSIDERATIONS By Andrew Rankmore

561 FINCH CHARM: THE BEAUTIFUL SPINIFEX PIGEON By David Pace

568 HOOKBILL HOBBYIST: LIFE CHANGE—IT’S TOUGH ON CHICKS AND HUMANS By EB Cravens

573 PET PARROT BEHAVIOUR: SECONDARY REINFORCERS By Hillary Hankey

576 A PARROT’S LIFE: BREAKING HAND FEAR DOWN By Rachel Ward

582 AVIAN HEALTH WITH DR BOB: THE MYSTERIES OF MACRORHABDUS By Dr Bob Doneley

584 THE WISE OWL: A SILENT THREAT TO WILDLIFE IN OUR BACKYARDS By Dr Milton Lewis

587 ABOUT BIRDS: FERAL HONEY BEES—THE THREAT TO HOLLOW-NESTERS By Kit Prendergast

590 CONSERVATION: • WPT: Blue-throated Macaws By Carolyn Pradun • LPF: The Last Population of the Pitihi By Dr David Waugh

593 WILD CORNER: VITO, THE NOISY MINER By Dr Claude Lacasse

594 LAST CHIRP: • African Lovebird Society Grows Community Spirit By David Horn • Orana Avicultural Society 35th Annual Show By Geoff rey Wheeler.

ABK Australian BirdKeeper Magazine: Published in six glossy, colourful and informative issues per year. Each issue contains regular features and articles on all popular cage/aviary birds. Articles are written by top breeders/aviculturists and veterinarians from all over the world and includes veterinarian reports and tips on where to find what, where, who and when.

Note: We will by default send you the most current edition we have available which 95% of the time is the most current issue on the market. If there is a specific Issue you would like, let us know and we may be able to get it in. 

About ABK Magazine:

Australian BirdKeeper Magazine, established in 1987, has been recognised internationally for its information and colourful presentation on pet and aviary bird keeping.

ABK also publish other bird publications that are available to bird magazine subscribers, bird breeders, pet bird keepers, pet shops and book shops in over 60 countries other than Australia.

Since the bird magazine's inception and the subsequent establishment of the bird publication series, an ever-growing number of aviculturists, veterinarians, bird lovers and pet bird owners worldwide have become part of the stable of bird writers, contributors and readers of our bird publications, making ABK one of the world's most prolific supplier of aviculture literature and bird publications available today.

Anyone looking for quality and colourful information in a bird publication should subscribe to Australian BirdKeeper. Apart from being a popular bird breeding and aviary bird magazine Australian BirdKeeper is also highly regarded as a pet magazine and includes a regular column by Jim McKendry called Pet Parrot Pointers. Other bird behaviour experts write regular articles on all aspects of pet bird issues.

We are also able to supply most back issues of the bird magazine and have full details of all bird articles published in BirdKeeper over the years.