Cage & Aviary Birds

Cage & Aviary Birds is written by bird experts for bird fanciers and is packed with club, show and bird related news, advice, birds for sale and comment. Established in 1902, Cage & Aviary Birds provides a wealth of practical advice and tips from the top names in the bird world, plus opinion, controversy, species and hobbyist profiles and nostalgia.

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A parakeet that lights up the mountains • In bird-rich Colombia, habitat destruction is a constant threat – but in one showpiece national park a rare and stunning Pyrrhura is flourishing, with a little help. DAVID WAUGH reports

The old boys come through for us • What do you do if your young canary cocks serve up a dodgy first round? Call for the seasoned replacements, says VICKY BROWN – the guys who have been there, done that

Ringing, my annual chore • As a long-standing breeder of native hardbills, David is used to closed-ringing chicks, though it grows no easier as the years go by! Fortunately, not all of his varied stock requires this job

Encouraging reports • Amid positive overall news that he's hearing from Lizard breeders, DAVID ALLEN updates us on his own birdroom and hopes for a classic autumn of exhibiting (and in his case judging)

Just keep doing the right things • Out of the blue, second-round blues descended in Steve's Fife room! The causes were hard to pinpoint but his course is clear: keep working and you always stand a chance of recovery

Let's twist again… • Every summer, the mysterious wryneck used to visit Britain to breed. Not any more, sadly, though it remains widespread elsewhere. BILL NAYLOR meets a woodpecker whose contortions when alarmed have lent it an almost occult reputation

When a change of parent is best • Although his Bengalese are mostly excellent at parent-rearing, TONY EDWARDS has a set of well-established tactics for the use of fostering to maximise both wellbeing and productivity

Canaries Month by Month: • Fiddly stuff: this month Brian explains how and when to ring youngsters, and also how to remove damaged flights and tail feathers quickly and with the least discomfort to the birds

GET A GRIP: a guide to perches • A cage or aviary is only as good as the perching it offers your birds. DAVE BROWN advises on materials, design and hygiene, with a focus on suitable perches for canaries

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