We are thrilled to share our first Horus submissions! Thank you to Mark Labarre for his poetry entry, “You Knew Us Before We Met“, and to Claire Longworth for her essay “A second chance at forever home”, about her sweet Renee. Please click here to read these wonderfully written submissions! via Reader’s Submissions to Horus — …
Keeping our birds safe
by Tiellover Word went out from a local bird club about a tragic case of dog vs. bird. A 30 year-old double yellow-headed Amazon had played regularly with the family dog, without incident. The bird was allowed to roam the floors freely and walked up to the dog’s food dish. The bird, being a bird, […] …
The Round Up
There’s been a lot of birb activity over the last two weeks and we’ve managed to, again, assemble some of the very best! Click here to catch up on the latest ‘Birb Happenings’ from social media! via Birb Happenings via The Round Up! — BirbObserver
Shh, the garden is sleeping under the snow…
Pionus Rule!
Well, at least in my house they do 🙂 Check out Keito's Page to see the many beautiful poses struck by my gorgeous girl!
Beauty atop a palm tree
via Face Off — Simple. Florida. Pleasures.
Rose Breasted Nuthatch
On a cloudy winter day we watched as this little Red Breasted Nuthatch would stealthily sneak into the bird feeder while the flocks of sparrows and finches had their backs turned and quickly grab a seed. She then spent much more time searching for that perfect hiding spot than spent getting the seed. Once a […] …
Opioid Epidemic: Health, not economics
In 2017, Princeton economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton released an explosive research paper: “Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century.” Following up on research they published in 2015, the duo found that death rates for middle-aged white Americans without a college degree rose significantly between 1999 and 2015. Case and Deaton credited the increase… via …
Show Your Birb Love this Valentine’s Day!
To celebrate Valentine’s day and you, our fans, we are holding our ‘Love is…’ contest! Follow @BirbObserver on Twitter and BirbObserver on Instagram and Facebook, post your bird-related photo with a caption that begins with “Love is…”, and tag your photo with #birbloveis to enter to win a customized T-shirt featuring your photo and caption! …
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For the love of puppies
https://player.vimeo.com/video/252007649 When a new group of puppies arrived in December, I was the last to know. Seems I have been hogging the puppies of late. Can you blame me? This group has had the good fortune of having Puppy Mama Judy looking after them – and while they are not quite ready to go home, …
The Northern Herper 
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