Lake Tobias Petting Zoo
2009/08/17 03:20 PM Filed in:
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4 new pictures from the zoo.
Hornbill, Crane, Osterich and
Pheasant. In the 2009 album.
More Petting Zoo Videos
2009/06/16 08:30 AM Filed in:
Video
Some more videos have been added.
1 of Eclectus Parrots.
1 more of Lorikeet feeding.
1 of a Giraffe I just fell in love with.
1 of Eclectus Parrots.
1 more of Lorikeet feeding.
1 of a Giraffe I just fell in love with.
Ducks
2008/10/25 12:56 PM Filed in:
Picture
Notice anything wrong with this? A Duck with Chicken feet (no webs). Hmm.
Love of a mother
2008/07/18 11:59 AM Filed in:
Picture
“A MOTHER duck braved traffic
and a housing estate during a
TWO-MILE chase to rescue her babies
from a sewer.”
Click on picture to read the full story.
Click on picture to read the full story.
New Pictures
4 New pictures in the new 2008
Freeze Frame Album.
Brilliant!
2008/05/22 08:15 AM Filed in:
Picture
Yahoo has
an article about a lost parrot
that was able to speak his
owner's name and address and
therefor be returned. However,
I wonder, does this mean the
owner can never move?
Dancing Parrot
2008/05/07 03:12 PM Filed in:
Video
This is from
Perez
TV
but they provide no way to embed
videos (from what I can tell). Had
to actually rip the video and
convert it. What a beach! Video
quality isn't great but still very
cool.
Eep eep! Don't step on me!
2007/07/05 04:12 PM Filed in:
Picture
I walk to work most of the time and
just as I turned the corner to open
the front door of the place I work
I found this poor little guy
huddled in the corner. Its mother
was behind me on a branch screaming
at me. I moved it about 10 feet
away where there are bushes. Didn't
want anyone to step on it.
Just a Funny
2007/05/07 06:55 PM Filed in:
Picture
New Pictures
I spent most of the weekend just
playing with the new camera but not
really taking any serious pictures.
Just getting familiar with all of
the functions and options. But I
did post a few new snapshots
HERE.
The original resolution was 3072x1728 (widescreen 16:9) and 3072x2304 (4:3) and the file size is gigantic. So the pictures here are scaled and don't really convey the detail of what it can do.
The original resolution was 3072x1728 (widescreen 16:9) and 3072x2304 (4:3) and the file size is gigantic. So the pictures here are scaled and don't really convey the detail of what it can do.
Day 5
Mahana is much much better. We are
half way through our 10 days of
meds. I'm still very glad she's not
screeching till my ears bleed but
she is talking and everything else.
She's even waiting until I put her
down in the morning after I pick
her up and greet her to poop. How
nice and something new!
A little picture of Beaker making a mess while bathing.
A little picture of Beaker making a mess while bathing.
Neglect
Yea yea, so I haven't exactly kept
up on this site. With winter and
the cold I tend to feel sluggish
adding to that working all the time
and spending most free time
de-stressing at the local pubs.
Now that it's getting warmer I should have more time with the birds outside, taking pictures and having a ball. Here's a little shower shot from yesterday. They look so pathetic, but cute when they get a bath. They are getting better about it; don't fight it like they used to.
Now that it's getting warmer I should have more time with the birds outside, taking pictures and having a ball. Here's a little shower shot from yesterday. They look so pathetic, but cute when they get a bath. They are getting better about it; don't fight it like they used to.
Here fishy fishy fishy
Went to a great place called That
Fish Place in Lancaster. It's a
huge warehouse with all kinds of
neat things. They even have a large
indoor pool with horseshoe crabs,
sting rays, fish and star fish. I
was able to pet the sting rays.
They are REALLY soft. Anyhow, I
finally got a bird play pen which
beats my old piece of wood that I
used as a perch. I ordered a new
cage for Mahana. It's going to be
exactly like the one I have but
white. Hopefully it should be here
Friday. Can't wait!
Meet Cheeks
Ran home for lunch and got some
pictures. Here's one (cropped). I
posted several others in the
Freeze Frame
section.
Jabber Jaw!
Hey look at me. I'm talking to you.
Here's the two getting along just fine together. No fights or anything. Jahita will probably be going home tomorrow.
I'm able to rub
her belly now. Still can't get
my hands behind her.
Here's the two getting along just fine together. No fights or anything. Jahita will probably be going home tomorrow.
I'm able to rub
her belly now. Still can't get
my hands behind her.
Birdsitting
I've recently made some new friends
and it turns out they too have a
parrot. She is a beautiful
Yellow Headed Blue Front
Amazon. Very shy but pretty nice
(at least towards men). I know with
some quality time she could really
sweeten up and become a lover. She
makes Beaker look so small as she's
a good 3 or 4 times his size.
They have entrusted me to baby sit her for a week or so. I feel very lucky and trusted. I will attempt to hold her and talk to her every day to see if I can get her to come out of her shell. Just have to watch out for her claws. She has some real sharp talons! She has never attempted to bite me however which is promising.
I think Beaker is enamored with her. Last night he was staring at her and rocking back and forth all excited. Maybe he's just happy to have some company when I'm not around. You can barely make her out in the web cam (behind Beaker's house). I'll see if I can re-arrange my setup to get a better shot of both.
They have entrusted me to baby sit her for a week or so. I feel very lucky and trusted. I will attempt to hold her and talk to her every day to see if I can get her to come out of her shell. Just have to watch out for her claws. She has some real sharp talons! She has never attempted to bite me however which is promising.
I think Beaker is enamored with her. Last night he was staring at her and rocking back and forth all excited. Maybe he's just happy to have some company when I'm not around. You can barely make her out in the web cam (behind Beaker's house). I'll see if I can re-arrange my setup to get a better shot of both.
Hello my brother
2006/09/01 07:08 AM Filed in:
Picture
The curtains are open and there are
some bird feeders just outside the
window so that Beaker can watch and
talk with his fellow bird friends.
This morning we watched a pair
(male and female) of American
Goldfinch birds. Very cute.
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Description : 4 1/2-5" (11-13 cm). Smaller than a sparrow. Breeding male bright yellow with white rump, black forehead, white edges on black wings and tail, and yellow at bend of wing. Female and winter male duller and grayer, with black wings, tail, and white wing bars. Travels in flocks; undulating flight.
Voice : Bright per-chick-o-ree, also rendered as potato-chips, delivered in flight and coinciding with each undulation.
Habitat : Brushy thickets, weedy grasslands, and nearby trees.
Nesting : 4 or 5 pale blue eggs in a well-made cup of grass, bark strips, and plant down placed in the upright fork of a small sapling or shrub.
Range : Breeds from southern British Columbia east to Newfoundland, and south to California, Utah, southern Colorado, central Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Carolinas. Winters in much of United States.
This familiar and common species is often called the "Wild Canary." Since the birds' main food is seeds, nesting does not begin until midsummer or late summer, when weed seeds are available. Thus goldfinches remain in flocks until well past the time when other species have formed pairs and are nesting. Because they nest so late, only a single brood is raised each season. In the winter they gather in large flocks, often with other finches such as redpolls and Pine Siskins.
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Description : 4 1/2-5" (11-13 cm). Smaller than a sparrow. Breeding male bright yellow with white rump, black forehead, white edges on black wings and tail, and yellow at bend of wing. Female and winter male duller and grayer, with black wings, tail, and white wing bars. Travels in flocks; undulating flight.
Voice : Bright per-chick-o-ree, also rendered as potato-chips, delivered in flight and coinciding with each undulation.
Habitat : Brushy thickets, weedy grasslands, and nearby trees.
Nesting : 4 or 5 pale blue eggs in a well-made cup of grass, bark strips, and plant down placed in the upright fork of a small sapling or shrub.
Range : Breeds from southern British Columbia east to Newfoundland, and south to California, Utah, southern Colorado, central Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Carolinas. Winters in much of United States.
This familiar and common species is often called the "Wild Canary." Since the birds' main food is seeds, nesting does not begin until midsummer or late summer, when weed seeds are available. Thus goldfinches remain in flocks until well past the time when other species have formed pairs and are nesting. Because they nest so late, only a single brood is raised each season. In the winter they gather in large flocks, often with other finches such as redpolls and Pine Siskins.
