Dear Parrots magazine,
There has been a great deal published about birds escaping and the fine weather we have had recently has made things worse. I lost my Pionus some years ago but luckily, it didn’t go very far and was recovered by a neighbour, and I hadn’t had it microchipped. I often think how different everything could have been if I hadn’t got my bird back and how devastating to my family.
Dear Parrots magazine,
I seem to remember some time ago, there was a letter in this column about nappies for parrots and how the writer went mad over what she thought was a ridiculous idea.
Dear Parrots magazine,
After receiving your October issue 153, I get so angry when I read about the feral parakeets mentioned on page 8. Where do some people get their numbers from? On the radio recently, there was a call on BBC Surrey (104.6 FM) in a programme about the parakeets. The total number is around 6,000, nothing like 44,000. The parakeets can reach an age of 25-30 years, and this is why we have such a large number, and they do not die out after 6-7 years.
Dear Parrots magazine,
There seems to be a great deal mentioned about the feral Ring-necked Parakeet colonies that are doing well in the UK, and the concern by certain people. Also, the Quaker Parakeet (Monk) seems to be making good headway with populations increasing.
Dear Parrots magazine,
I am looking to buy a couple of pairs of Bourke Parakeets and have been looking for a well made wooden aviary, but have never seen any being advertised in Parrots magazine.
Dear Parrots magazine,
I recently visited a bird show and was looking to buy new nest boxes. There were several traders selling wooden boxes, but I was very surprised to see some that had metal rims around the entrance holes, presumably to stop the birds from chewing away at them. But surely, to chew their way into a nest hole, as in the wild, is a natural process, for Mother Nature doesn’t necessarily produce nest holes in trees to the exact dimensions a particular species may want.
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