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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Cage & Aviary Birds

How to house young Lizards singly • Space, the final frontier! DAVID ALLEN describes how some repurposed household items are helping him to make the most of his birdroom capacity (and declutter the house)

Down time? This is feather time! • What is at stake during the moult? Only your precious young birds’ show potential. That is why active vigilance remains essential at this time of apparent inaction, says Steve

The best of birdkeeping? • A recent get-together allowed three experienced fanciers to compare notes on time in the hobby. They had one point of strong agreement: all love to maintain a mixed aviary or two

Bumps in the road • In birdkeeping there are the little problems, says JAY BUNKER, and then there are the bigger ones. Having met with a few of the latter, Jay recommends keeping a cool head, acting decisively - and, most important, enjoying your birds again once it’s over

What’s in a bird? • We all know a bird when we see one - but when we think about what actually defines a bird, we realise how extraordinary these familiar creatures are.

Why bird parks are so vital • How can young people, with a potential interest in other living creatures, get exposure to birds? Visits to collections are one possibility - but DAVE BROWN points out others, too

CLIMATE CHANGE: Australia’s new No. 1 threat • Research shows that the severest danger to Australia’s threatened parrots is no longer the threat posed by introduced species. DAVID WAUGH reports

MISSING: a falconer’s nightmare • Broadwings almost never go AWOL, says GRAHAM WELLSTEAD, but falcons are different. Here he recollects some of the surreal chases that he’s been on down the years

The world of budgies before the BS • Next year, the Budgerigar Society will celebrate its centenary. During those hundred years, the BS has helped to transform the budgerigar hobby beyond recognition. But what was the hobby like around the time of the Society’s inception? ROB INNES investigates

Club News • Welcome to the club and show pages - the bit that’s all about you

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