http://www.avianlove.com/blog Everything Parrot - from a ParrotLover & Parrot News from Around the World Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:40:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Retirement Villa for Chattering Birds By ERIK ECKHOLM Published: April 29, 2006 Along with the morning sun each day, there climbs a riotous opera of screeches, shrieks and squawks along with the occasional wolf whistle, “What’s up?” and “I love you.” Tucked in a remote river valley, separated from Tucson by an ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=82 Fury over wind farm decision By Jesse Hogan April 5, 2006 - 5:14PM The Bracks Government has attacked as “blatantly political”, a Federal Government decision to block a controversial 52-turbine wind farm plan on Victoria’s south-east coast. The $220 million Bald Hills development was approved by the Victorian Government in 2004, but Federal Environment ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=81 Avian flu and inhumane burning In recent days, the Indonesian Agriculture Ministry has instituted a “sweep” policy of culling all birds within a certain radius of cases of avian influenza in chickens in local communities. Sadly, they have mixed all birds in this policy, which apparently includes some of Indonesia’s ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=80 Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 04/3/06 BY CHERYL MILLER CORRESPONDENT Jayne Halliday’s life is very full. Of family, pictures of whom adorn nearly every available surface and wall. Of tchotchkes, running the gamut from holiday decorations to antique porcelain shoes, several boxes of which weigh down an incoming mail lady. And of noise: ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=79 Parrots give him peace MIKE KILEN REGISTER STAFF WRITER March 3, 2006 When Mark Bittner describes a spiritual awakening while looking into the eyes of a bird, well, the practical siren might sound for an Iowan or two. But read his popular 2004 book “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill” or see the documentary that ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=78 The ‘Collateral Damage’ of the War on “Bird Flu.” Pope Valley, California (PRWEB) April 4, 2006 — The deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza (AI) is chiefly propagated by commercial fowl living in close quarters; the role of migratory birds is less clear and still evolving. There is a documented species-selectivity ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=77 With bird tower, TXU’s winging it Dallas: Utility to feather prolific parakeets’ nest to protect its equipment By KATIE MENZER / The Dallas Morning News They’ve been outlawed in California and gassed in Connecticut, but in Texas, we’re building them penthouses. The monk parakeet – those gorgeous but controversial ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=76 The strange looks of a very odd budgie are winning hearts across New Zealand.Whipper the budgie’s extraordinary plumage, stunted wings and bizarre attempts at whistling like a bird have not impressed everyone.He was rejected by his mother and has been declared a mutant by his vet.But Whipper has made fans ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=75 Noah’s animals not wanted within city limits 24.03.06 By Mike Houlahan The animals can go in two by two in Manukau City, so long as you don’t have more than 24 and none of them is a medium or large-sized mammal. A new bylaw the Manukau City Council wants to bring in ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=74 John West, owner of Cockfield Bird Farm, has been forced to close down after a drop off in trade following widespread publicity over bird flu The deadly bird flu virus has claimed its first victim in West Suffolk, with a company which sells pet parrots closing today. Cockfield Bird Farm has sold ... http://www.avianlove.com/blog/?p=73