Although beetroot keeps a fairly low profile as a superfood recent research puts it right up there with salmon and blueberries and suggests this vegetable offers one of the richest sources of antioxidants and nitrates, which provide amazing health benefits.
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When you have experimented with making a few toys and your parrot has shown you which components are preferred, make the ultimate toy and bring it to our THINK PARROTS 2013 Show at Woking Leisure Centre on Sunday 19 May 2013. The competition will be judged by Juliet on the day and winners will be announced and awarded their prizes during the afternoon.
More about the toy competition here.
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The Black-cheeked Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigensis) is one of nine species of lovebirds found in the genus Agapornis. More commonly kept species found in this genus include the Fischer’s, Peach-faced and Masked Lovebirds. Lovebirds tend to fall roughly into one of two groups. The first group consists of Fischer’s, Masked, Nyasa and Black- cheeked, all of which exhibit naked periophthalmic rings (obvious white rings around the eyes) and in which there is no visual differences between the sexes. The second group consists of three species, Madagascar, Red-faced and Abyssinian or Black-winged - none of which have naked periophthalmic rings, but all show marked visual differences between the male and the female.
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The description of Chiku on the rescue group’s website said, “This bird needs someone with experience because he is definitely dynamite in a small package.” Chiku is a hybrid Pyrrhura conure I had offered to foster from a rescue until he could be adopted. However, I later decided to adopt him myself! He’s a firecracker, but he endeared himself to me anyway. Of course, that’s not difficult for a Pyrrhura conure to do, as these long-tailed, little green birds are among my favourite parrots. They can make engaging companions and display some very intriguing behaviours in the wild.
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If foraging is new to your bird, start slowly. For birds that have never had to forage, some give up fairly easily when presented with food that is not delivered in the manner they have become accustomed to.
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