Parrots and the Perils of Tropical Nights

Posted on: Friday, April 25th, 2008 in: Field Notes and Observations on Birds

As mentioned in my recent article on this blog, providing pet birds with access to sunlight and fresh air is of great value to their well-being. A pair of yellow-fronted Amazon parrots, Amazona ochrocephala, kept at a research station on Tortuguero Island, Costa Rica, where I worked some years ago, seemed a perfect example of [...]