Wednesday, December 2, 2015

The Red-whiskered Bulbul (Merbak Jambul)

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My home seems to be ideal for keeping the Red-whiskered Bulbul, known locally as the Merbak Jambul (or Jambul for short). I have tall buah c...
Thursday, November 26, 2015

Song master for shamas

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Following my Facebook post on the conditions that are required for the captive shama to have a good molt, Harnono Taufik asked about “mast...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Facebook

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I have not been posting on this blog for many months. The reason is that I have a facebook page which I have been updating. For up to date i...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Longfellow video

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This is Pretty Boy's son that was hatched on 2 October 2014.  He is coming to 8 months of age and his form is starting to rise.  He is a...
Friday, May 22, 2015

Longfellow

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This is Pretty Boy's son, Longfellow.  He is about 7 1/2 months old and just completing his first molt.  I transferred him from the avi...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Ziko pairing

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Below is a short video of the pairing of Ziko and a female from the DDS line of shamas by Ooi Thean Tatt.  Ziko is a son of Pretty Boy and i...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Letter from Honolulu

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Eric Dagner's email to me of 5 April Apr 5 (5 days ago) Hi, I came across your website searchin...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Falcon's chicks

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One of my favourite male shamas is Falcon. I used him as a sire for the first time last year when he produced 6 males.  His chicks varied in...

Protein and Amino Acids for shamas

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I publish below an exchange of emails between Adiko of Indonesia and Jeffrey Low on the suitability of cat food for shamas. To:   jeffctl...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Falcon's son, Mr. Cool

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This is one of Falcon's sons from this year.  I usually do not name my birds at such a young age.  However, this chick seems to be exc...