City ParrotsUrban Scarlet Macaw & Parrot Conservation

Tinley Advies & Producties has started a course (Dutch) for Parrot Behavioural Consultants (Gedragstherapie voor Papegaaien). Roelant Jonker from Team Araproject teaches one module on Behavioural Biology of Parrots In which you learn more about the natural behavior of parrots and their mental capacities.

Pakara (a Dutch parrot magazine) published an article on Toos and Nape. The ‘romance at the nest’ picture was on the cover.

The Gateway Parrot Club published our article on the history of our Scarlet Macaws and our Season’s Greetings card. Marry Christmas everybody and a colourful 2006!

Parrots Magazine run a full colour article about our adventures with Toos and Nape.

The AraProject.nl team went to Cumbria UK to visit another well established free-range parrot population. A wonderful chance for us to exchange views and experiences. See the pictures in our image gallery

Toos and Nape appeared in the local newspaper. Amazingly they flew right into the city centre! After ending the breeding cycle they were spotted quite often in more urban area’s. At this time the birds are difficult to track during the day. Late summer and early fall there is plenty of wild stuff for them to eat and they only visit the farm irregularly. We rely heavily on the cooperation of the public to inform us on chance encounters of the birds. Have you seen Toos and Nape somewhere? Please Contact us with your information. Thank you!

The chick Toos and Nape were raising disappeared. We are not entirely sure on the cause but the previous day saw exceptional heavy downpours. The weather is the biggest killer of parrot chicks in the wild. But we can not exclude genetic problems for the chick as she was the product of three generation of inbreeding. Getting fresh blood into the population will be the priority for the upcoming breeding seasons. Contact us if you like to help us achieve this goal.

Nothing makes our heart beat faster than a pair of beautiful parrots flying in sync against a clearblue sky. Read on…

What to do when your partner is spending all her time on eggs? Read on…

Nape keeps his eye on everything in the vicinity of the nest. Read on…