Cage & Aviary Birds

AN AMERICAN BALD eagle called Cremorne that escaped from WILD Zoological Park in Stourbridge, West Midlands, has been found. The large bird of prey was spooked during an exercise session and flew out of the park's grounds. Cremorne was fitted with a

SCIENTISTS SWAPPED MARSHMALLOWS for mealworms to test the self-control of jays and proved that it is linked to intelligence in birds. The two have already been linked in humans, chimpanzees and – in an earlier study by the same researchers – cuttlefi

SEVERAL NEW SPECIES of sunbird have been identified in Indonesia by a team from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and Universitas Halu Oleo in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Using new forms of evidence, including DNA, song recordings, and statistical analyses

WELL 2022 IS nearly through: without a doubt one of the fastest years I can remember. We had a reasonably nice summer and up to now possibly the mildest winter we have had in decades. But despite the warm winter weather, the leaves are still falling

AT THIS time of year many people feed Brazil nuts in the shell to their large macaws and other large parrots. It seems that they should think twice about this. I have just re-read a paper published in the proceedings of the Fifth International Parrot

I WAS GETTING bored, but she was just patiently waiting for the worm.” Sounds a bit like the human condition! Just kidding. Actually, it's a demonstration of self-control in a scientific experiment with jays (News, page 3). Jays restrain their impuls

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OUT of my nine young bullfinches, I have one and As I write, my second- and third-round youngsters are still moulting, but they have declared their colours and there's one brown plus eight red. It's usual to get more of one gender than the other but

AT THE time of the National at Stafford, my zebra finch show-team candidates were a couple of weeks off being ready. The biggest issue was that most of my normal hens had not got a full set of tail bars. Although I often pull tail feathers six weeks

BIRDS & BIRDKEEPING I JUST love a good grey green budgerigar. This is a strong variety, capable of taking the top awards at many shows throughout any show season. Grey greens are a dominant colour – in a non-genetic sense. They are powerful birds, is

THERE are birds which love the water. They may not understand, but they are quite in sympathy with the mystery of it. Yesterday I passed by a little pool on the common. There were Swallows skimming along the surface. Every now and then one rose and s

Q: We bought a small group of Javas at the recent Newark sale. They look identical. How do we sex them? A: You are right – first glance Javas do seem identical in appearance. However, there are some fairly reliable ways to distinguish between the sex

AT THE beginning of this year, I came across a young novice with lots of enthusiasm for his Fife canaries and the impending breeding season. Unfortunately his enthusiasm had got the better of him and, armed with a little misdirected knowledge, he was

FOR their stunning visual appeal, people like protea flowers. Carnaby's cockatoos (Zanda latirostris) like them too, but for the much more basic motive of eating them. Near the south coast of Western Australia, an area recognised as a global biodiver

• The C&AB Peterborough office is now permanently closed • Please send post to: Rob Innes, Cage & Aviary Birds, Kelsey Publishing, Yalding Hill, Maidstone ME18 6AL • To contact the team by phone, tel: 01959 543 544 Thank you ABERDARE CBS will host an

WITH the loss of two shows in this year's competition due to the avian flu epidemic, the show on Week Four was the Scottish Fife Fancy Canary Club's annual event. I use the word ‘event’ rather than show, as this has become the must-do weekend for the

AT THE October 22 open show, there was an entry of 310 birds, which was down on the previous year. There were 25 exhibitors of which seven were new to die show – it's a shame the society lost 1.0 exhibitors from last year. Whether it was bird flu or

A GREAT meeting was held by die society on October 12. Show results as follows: first place, Derek Holloway with his chestnut-flanked white (CFW) zebra finch; second place, Mark Cheasley with his yellow topaz mosaic canary (see photos).

ALDERSHOT CBS – November 24, Victoria Hall, 121 Ash Hill Road, Ash, Aldershot, Hampshire GU12 5DH, 7.30. Pre-Christmas party. All refreshments and drinks will be supplied by the club for paid-up members. Please could you confirm your attendance to th