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Guide to Australian Long and Broad-tailed Parrots and New Zealand Kakarikis, A by Wilson, Kevin |
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Brief Description This full colour title presents the general management, housing, diet and nutrition, breeding and hand rearing of the Crimson-winged, Princess, Regent, Superb, King, Red-capped, Mallee Ringnecked, Cloncurry, Port Lincoln and Twenty-eight Parrot and the Red-fronted and Yellow-fronted Kakarikis. |
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Author Information Kevin Wilson was born in London, UK where he kept finches and Budgerigars as a young boy. Living within cooee of London Zoo he could be found at the bird house almost weekly. Keving emigrated to the 'Land of Parrots' when seventeen and has since wallowed in the variety of Australian birds available to the aviculturist. His love and interest in birds grew during three and a half years at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, followed by five and a half years in the pet and aviary bird industry. Through these years photography has also been a passion and this, with his love for birs have fused well, particularly evident is this in his parrot articles for Australian Birdkeeper Magazine and several books that have featured his work in its entirety. His own collection of birds embraces mostly parrots and he has spent the last decade concentrating on breeding rare Australian and Foreign species. |
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Author Profile Kevin Wilson has spent most of his working life as a staff journalist on British national newspapers, including the Daily Mail and latterly the Daily and Sunday Express. He is married with three grown-up sons and a daughter. This is his first full-length book. |
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Synopsis |
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Table of Contents Introduction General Management Managing Disease and Injury Caring for New Arrivals How old are your birds? Diet and Nutrition Failure to Breed Handrearing Security Crimson-winged Parrot Princess Parrot Regent Parrot Superb Parrot King Parrot Red-capped Parrot Mallce Ringnecked Parrot Cloncurry Parrot Port Lincoln Parrot Twenty-eight Parrot Red-fronted Kakariki Yellow-fronted Kakariki |
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