Training a Lovebird

Let's dedicate another chapter of my bird keeping life to training of birds. After ordering a couple of crows and a hornbill (exchange program ;-)) I thought it better to get started.

So, I spent a little time with the Hill Myna and Lovebird today. Been months since I last handled the Lovebird. It's wing feathers growing nicely. Luckily not too wild. Will get it accustomed to being handled and give clicker training a try ;-)
Now, the challenge is to find a food that is irresistible for it. So far sunflower seeds isn't good enough. Maybe it takes time as I have not fed it with sunflower seeds for months already ;-\

Aviary Project 2

160 feet of man made stream....

Oriental Magpie Robin

Ever since I saw an Oriental Magpie Robin on youtube singing with wings opened and acting fiercely, I have always been on the lookout for one.
Couldn't get a decent enough video as I was only equipped with a mobile phone, anyway its wing display wasn't showcased to the max.... but it will have to do.

One of those Magpies with a rare disorder.... human aggression :-D

Hand-raised Barau

Very rare to see a baby Straw-headed Bulbul (Barau-barau) nowadays. A lesser offence if one were to keep an elephant I think hahaha!
Keeping this little fella within ear shot of the adults so that it would grow up learning the wild song typical of such bulbuls.

Looking at the current law, I would probably need to return 4 licenses to the authorities. It may be too expensive to maintain a flock of them.

Should work harder on the Barau sanctuary I envisioned. But first, would like to make a trip to Batam to take a look at 7 babies born this year. Yeah! the Indons have been quite successful breeding these bulbuls. No reason for us to lament and sigh at the reducing number of birds. All it takes is a little effort here and there. The Barau still has hopes ;-)










Breed and release.... then the mandatory RM30k minimum penalty for catching & keeping Baraus without license makes more sense :-D