Hope you find this information useful since I’ve had many questions about the differences between the sexes for my pet birds.
Indian Ringneck Parakeet
Dwarf diamond doves
Owl Bicheno finches
Straw-tailed Whydah finch
Lady Gouldian finches
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Bobby is a burrowing owl from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland, FL, and he’s cute as can be. he’s 11 yrs old (very old), was attacked by a dog (missing parts of both wings) and has arthritis. if you listen real close, you can hear him squawk near the end…
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David Attenborough takes a look at how location of mating can be as important as displaying to the female bird. From the BBC.
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Dear Animal lovers/ curious individuals
Hope you are all good and having a great week.
May I start buy saying 3 very important things…
If they are not legal wherever you are,
don’t persist in getting one because.
1- Its illegal for a reason, to keep safe future species.
2- One caught from the wild is hardly happy captive,
And will probably die of sadness
3- One caught from the wild will be wild,
Not docile like mine (captive born by many generations.)
It’s a barn owl, Called precious.
It’s around 4 months old,
and I got it when it was round 20/25 days old.
I call it:it, coz were not sure if it’s male or female.
I’m feeding it chicken chicks,
and I will eventually feed it mice too.
(No I don’t breed or catch the food
I simply buy them frozen)
In Malta (an island in Europe were I live at)
It is now legal to keep and/or breed barn owls.
So I got it buy buying it from a breeder.
It’s totally legal because:
Unfortunately there are no Maltese barn owls
left in the wild, They want us to adopt owls
and increase there population at least in captivity
So as not to loose the Maltese blood line.
Eventually there should be a program for re-introducing
Owls back in Malta’s wild life.
Using the chicks or gran-chicks 
of captive born such as mine.
It is a great pet, but it seeks allot of attention.
So make sure you’re willing to spend lots
of time with it, if you’re thinking of getting one.
It’s mostly active early morning and evenings,
but it sleeps at night and takes naps during the day.
Oh and there are no problems between it
and my other animals at all! Never bit anyone either.
We let it fly round the house most times.
It gets depressed if we put he in the change.
So we got her a stand.
TV or radio is on where not around.
You can’t really potty train an owl.
But a wet cloth cleans it easy.
To me it worth all the trouble!! Love my Precious!
If I haven’t answered your questions
feel free to send me a note on:
www.myspace.com/danceskills
or leave a comment
3 kisses, 2 hugs, 1 love
Desiree
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David Attenborough examined how fieldfares gang up and drive out a raven who has entered their territory looking for food. From the BBC.
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A little robin, fresh out of the nest, blunders into my egress window well. I go in to fish him out.
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Photo slideshow of various wading birds, pictures taken by me in the wild & in animal parks.
0:00-0:17 Common Gallinule or Gallinula chloropus (nest, chick & adult)
You’ll notice that the chick still has a vestigial finger & claw on its wing. Gallinules are members of the Rail Family, inhabiting the marshlands of the Americas, Eurasia & Africa.
0:18-0:20 Limpkin or Arumus guarauna (adult)
Inhabiting the marshlands of S. Georgia, Florida, Cuba, Central America to Argentina. Almost overhunted to extinction for food by the early 1900s in the American South, their numbers have rebounded significantly due to being protected by law & sanctuaries.
0:21-0:23 Sacred Ibis or Threskiornis aethiopicus (adult)
Found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, these birds were venerated & often mummified by Ancient Egyptians as a symbol of the god Thoth.
0:24-0:47 White Ibis or Eudocimus albus (immature & adult)
Inhabiting the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States south through most of the New World tropics, White Ibis feed by probing with its long, downcurved beak. Its diet consists of various fish, frogs & other water creatures, as well as insects.
0:48-0:56 Scarlet Ibis or Eudocimus ruber(nest & adult)
Found in tropical South America & Trinidad & Tobago, they have been introduced into South Florida. Their diet includes crustaceans & similar small marine animals. A juvenile Scarlet Ibis is grey/white in color; as it grows the ingestion of red crabs in the tropical swamps gradually produces the characteristic scarlet plumage.
0:57-1:19 Chilean Flamingo or Phoenicopterus chilensis (adult)
The Flamingo’s peculiar beak strains water rich in organic matter, filtering for small mollusks, crustaceans, insects, fishes, algae, diatoms, & vegetable matter. The pink coloration of its feathers comes from carotene found in the small shrimp they eat.
1:20-1:33 Marabou Stork or Leptoptilos crumeniferus (adult)
Found in Africa, they are often referred to as the stork with the habits of a vulture, since they often feed on carrion.
1:34-1:51 African Crowned Crane or Balearica pavonina (immature & adult)
Found over much of Africa from the Sudan & Ethiopia southwards, these cranes indulge in spectacular courtship dances, usually mating for life. Unlike other cranes, African Crowned Cranes are known to perch in trees, as well as inhabit marshlands & plains.
1:52-2:02 Sarus Crane or Grus antigone (nest, chick & adult)
Reaching 200 cm (6.6 ft) in Indian males, Sarus Cranes are the world’s tallest flying bird. They are found in India, Pakistan, Southeast Asia & Queensland Australia. Mating for life, they have become symbolic of marraige & fidelity in some Asian cultures.
2:03-2:04 Cattle Egret or Bubulcus ibis (adult)
Cattle Egrets originally came from Africa, but are now found around the globe. They first appeared in South America in 1887 & in North America in 1941.
2:05-2:22 Green Heron or Butorides virescens (chick & adult)
Found in the Americas, they were formerly called Little Green Herons or Green-backed Herons.
2:23-2:31 Little Blue Heron or Egretta caerulea (adult)
Found in the Americas, their breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps, usually nesting in colonies with other herons.
2:32-2:42 Black Crowned Night Heron or Nycticorax nycticorax (immature & adult)
Found in the Americas, Europe, Asia & Africa, these birds stand still at the water’s edge & wait to ambush prey, mainly at night. They primarily eat small fish, crustaceans, frogs, aquatic insects, & small mammals.
2:43-2:47 Louisiana Heron or Hydranassa tricolor (adult)
Also called the Tricolored Heron, their range extends from the Southeastern United States through Central America to the northern reaches of South America.
2:48-3:09 Great Blue Heron or Ardea herodias (adult)
Common throughout North & Central America, they are the largest of the North American herons. They primarily eat fish, but also eat small animals including frogs, snakes, mice & voles.
3:10-4:01 Great Egret or Casmerodius albus(adult)
In 1953 the Great Egret in flight was chosen as the symbol of the National Audubon Society, which was formed in part to prevent the killing of birds for their feathers. Also known as the Great White Egret, White Heron, or Common Egret, & in New Zealand as KÅtuku (where they are still precariously endangered). They are found in most of the tropical & warmer temperate parts of the world.
3:22-3:25 Great Egret with Mute Swan
3:26-3:29 Great Egret with Sika Deer
Many birds go through an immature phase in development in which they may be as large as adults, but they have different colorations. Examples of this are shown here with the White Ibis, African Crowned Crane, and Black Crowned Night Heron.
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A Finch bird in our yard eating the seeds on a few flowers. Cool little looking bird. They’re always in the yard.
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These are video clips of a few birds of North America shot all one morning. The location of filming was around 75 miles south of Chicago.
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Birds attacking an owl, set to appropriate music.