Downside (above): the pressure to earn those winning rosettes can be stressful. Photo: Dave Brown It’s a free choice to give up birdkeeping, but it’s one that all too often the ex-fancier comes to regret. DAVE BROWN has some positive suggestions…
Photo: The average hobby breeder will now have to consider and document any expenses incurred from their birdkeeping activities due to the Animal Activities License legislation Are breeders cheating themselves? asks Rosemary Low. Does the price keepers ask for…
Photo: From left: Henry Ellis, John McKenna, Laura Gardner, Daniel Shearing, Philip Schofield, Gary Bralsford and Lisa Clingan with their Ezra Awards To breed an exotic species successfully is always a satisfying achievement. How much does it matter if…
Photo: Out of scope: licensed club sales of surplus birds are NOT affected by the new law The new Animal Activities Licensing regulations became law in England on October 1. Editor Rob Innes explains what the new law is…
Photo: © Shutterstock.com/Petr Simon. Sumpremely aerodynamic: a kingfisher in flight Dave Brown looks at how birds have impacted and shaped our world, from ancient times to the 21st century OF COURSE, as birdkeepers and readers of this magazine, we…
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Photo: © Shutterstock.com/BFSmith. Kea: notoriously inquisitive, this species suffers from being offered unsuitable food. It’s now officially Endangered Individual bird breeders must be involved more in essential conservation projects – zoos aren’t enough, argues David LET’S set the scene…
Photo: Gerhard Gellinger. Paul discusses how birds have evolved to build nests In the first of three articles on nesting, Paul Donovan investigates how the technique of incubation has evolved SOMETHING we take for granted in bird behaviour is…
Photo: Sander van Duuren. Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus): ‘One of my favourite species, photographed at Weltvogelpark Walsrode,’ Sander says Dutch bird man Sander van Duuren explains how a delight in seeing ‘new’ species in aviculture has led him to a…
Photo: Paul Donovan. Who’s who(poe)? Upupa (the hoopoes) is a well-defined genus since nothing else looks like a hoopoe! Moving on from where our birds’ Latin names first evolved, PAUL DONOVAN next discusses the basics of classification with a guide to…
Photo: Ernesto Gracia. All-wire show cages stretch into the middle distance! This year, a piece of exhibition history was made at the World Show in Cesena, Italy, which posted a serious claim to be the greatest bird show of all time.…