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Monthly Archives: October 2009

African Grey Parrot Bacterial Infections

Sorry, I forgot to include the pictures last night when I posted this. I got the follow up call from the vet today regarding the bacteria that was found when swabbing Coco’s crop (part of a bird’s throat). She tested positive for the following bacteria: Pasteurella (Abundant growth according to test results) Corynebacterium (Moderate growth…

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Banana Nut Bread Balls

Has anyone ever had the wonderful opportunity to have Banana Nut Bread Balls?  No?  Well let me tell you how to make them per my experience, or you can call this the recipe if you like. Have your significant other decide to make Banana Nut Bread the night before. Taste the delicious Banana Nut Bread…

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Ruby Throated Hummingbirds Sticking Tongue Out

Not sure why so many of the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds decided to stick their tongue out, but it makes for an interesting theme.  Click on the pictures for a closer view. This guy was fluffing up his wings while sticking out his tongue. Same bird, different shot.  This time this Hummingbird was wiggling his wings…

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Another Update On Coco

Took Coco to the vet today to see if there might be a reason she started the feather plucking.  $819.00 dollars later it turns out that Coco has a bacterial infection in her croup (I think that’s how it’s spelled).  Treatment is antibacterial medication for 10 days, twice per day. I won’t know until next…

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7D Does Hummingbirds

Managed to get a few pictures before it got dark.  I’m still not quite happy with how these are turning out but I’m sure it’s me and not the camera.  I haven’t managed to figure out what type of focusing to use and it’s getting dark so fast I haven’t had time to experiment, especially…

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