Peaches is a wild caught Moluccan. He has resided here at M.A.R.S. for a number of years. He had one previous owner. We recenly placed Peaches on the adoption list and hope to find him a loving forever home. He would love to have fresh cooked home food and lots of treats. He loves affection and lots of out of cage time. If you can find a place in your life for this Moluccan with a heart of gold than come to Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary to meet him. Please e-mail marsparrots@aol.com or use the contact form on www.marsparrots.org.
Peaches, Moluccan with a heart of gold.
May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Babs, an African Greys journey to America.
May 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
- Passport picture
This is her story as told by Babs and her previous owner.
Hello, my name is Babs. I am an African Grey. My first memory was living with a Spanish lady in Riyadh, Arabia. I had a friend with me, a really big white Cockatoo.
One day there was a lot of commotion, people running around, then there was silence. It was quiet for a long time. Breakfast time came but no food came. Where was everyone? Some men came in later and put our cages outside the Villa. It was pretty hot out there and still no food. A lady came along, looked at us and started telling those men off in a loud voice. She put us in a car and we went on a journey. I liked the house. It had a big outside aviary with little birds with plenty of food and a bath pool which felt good. We were very happy there and treated very well.
One day, my friend the Cockatoo left. I heard them say he went to live with a veterinarian who lived on a dairy farm. The Cockatoo had a good life for a few years.
Suddenly, things started getting very noisy. Loud explosions and airplanes were flying overhead. I was then moved indoors and kept in a small cage. I shared the room with two cats. The veterinarian came back to see me. He put a ring on my leg and a chip inside of me. This to me was not pleasant. I was in the car again. This time, the cage I was in had wire all over the inside, so I could hold on for the journey. My owners came and told me they’d see me in London and left. I was in a large warehouse and then a worker came in to put me in a corner behind some boxes. Why? I did not know. I stayed in the corner for a day or so. I heard the voice of the veterinarian. He was very angry. He picked up my cage, cleaned it out and gave me food. He took me to the airplane and handed me over to be boarded. When I arrived in London, one of my owners had been waiting for me to arrive.
I understand the worker in Riyadh had hidden me to sell me to a pet shop later. He did not count on my owners to keep track of me. I went from London to Miami. There I was kept in quarantine for a long time. Finally, I was released to my owners. They have been very good to me, but they work overseas and there is no one to care for me while they were gone. My owner looked around for a long time, to get me a good home while hiring sitters while they were away. This is how I ended up living here at M.A.R.S.. Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary.
Look for further updates on Babs in the very near future. Her amazing story will continue…………
Bella Sophia (our amazing Moluccan)
May 10, 2011 By 3 Comments
- Such a girl
Sophie, a Moluccan Cockatoo came into Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary on April 17 2009.
She is known as a self mutilator in reference to the wound you see on her chest.
Amazingly there are distinct reasons this can occur, one obviously would be physical and in most cases a cause would show itself after many tests. Sophie received all the medical tests up to and including an ultra sound. With that said, the other reason is not so easy to cure and is Psychological in nature. This is Sophies’ story.
Sophie started out in a good home with loving people, but due to circumstances changing she was passed on to another place, and than another.
Somewhere Sophie became extremely sad. She started picking and than mutilating. Some say it is totally hormonal, I disagree. She was allowed to be herself once again, outside a lot, good food, no collars, no bandages, a long process but the end result is almost no picking at all.
Now comes a few new wound care products from Harrisons, we are using them on Sophie as I write this. With continued use we hope to heal the hardened calloused area Sophie created.
Every other evening I try to sit with Sophie before bedtime to assure her someone loves her. With all here at the rescue this is not an easy thing to consistently do. That is why to a very special person, Sophie will make a very special addition to their life. We at M.A.R.S. are always available for support if needed.
Mirror mirror on the wall……….
April 24, 2011 By 3 Comments
Bitsy tales a close look
Bitsy a Ducorps Cockatoo really got an eye full of herself in the mirror. She stared and stared and made those funny little sounds that only a Ducorps seems to make, as if asking, “Is that what I really look like?”
Well, Miss Bitsy, we here at M.A.R.S., our Florida parrot rescue, are about to try some brand new Harrisons Heal products to see if we can help improve your image.
We will be using two products, Soother a topical spray, along with Bird Builder a dietary supplement.
With the use of these products along with fresh air and sunshine, and some other additions to Bitsys’ daily routine we will hope to see marked improvement in what would other wise seem a lost cause.
Follow Bitsys’ progress with us, sign up for our feed on www.marsparrots.org , and follow us on Facebook, Florida Parrot Rescue M.A.R.S..
Please if you can consider a donation to our cause to help purchase the products needed to continue the rehabilitation process of birds like our Bitsy.
“RIO” See the movie, share your thoughts with M.A.R.S.
April 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Corene and Rico
Saturday was an interesting and amazing day for M.A.R.S. and a few of our feathered members.
We were invited to attend the RIO premiere in downtown Orlando with our friend Corene Fry. Our job was to meet and greet the movie goers, and introduce then to some amazing exotic birds from our rescue, Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary.
Volunteer Jane Wyman joined in the outing to Orlando, along with Cuddles, the Moluccan Cockatoo, Rico, the Greenwing Macaw and our boarder Stella, the Hyacinth Macaw.
As I always say pictures are worth a thousand words, so view all on our Florida Parrot Rescue M.A.R.S. page on Facebook.
Please remember M.A.R.S. needs your continued support to survive. Please consider a donation to our cause. FOOD COSTS ARE RISING!!!!!!!!
Thank-you for following our adventures, please continue to do so.
M.A.R.S. presents, “The Odd Couples”.
April 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sometimes when you least expect it, the unexpected happens
Bridy and Oz
at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary. Saturday was such a day.
Everything seemed a little bit to quiet, and you can see why, there was a lot of preening going on.
New arrival Baily, a Lesser Sulfer Crested Cockatoo, was soon to have a new friend Doc, an Umbrella Cockatoo, who not only allowed the preening but introduced Baily to his favorite mulberry tree. They had a fun day together here at M.A.R.S.
Big Bird and Stubbs, well there is no rhyme or reason for that pairing. A Yellow Naped Amazon, and an Umbrella Cockatoo, who knew what great buddies they would become.
Doc and Baily
Then there was Oz, a Moluccan Cockatoo, and the Triton Cockatoo we named Bridy.
Last, but not least Bitsy and Ben, two Ducorps Cockatoos. They are just plain odd all the way around.
Hope you enjoy our Saturday pics from our Florida Parrot Rescue M.A.R.S.. Please consider a donation to support the members of M.A.R.S.. Remember don’t Shop! Adopt!
- Mr. Stubbs and Big Bird
- Bitsy and Ben
What a storm we had!!!!!!!
April 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Thursday March 31st, WOW!!!!!!!!, what a storm. Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary spent 6 1/2 hours without electric. Winds so strong that trees came crashing down. One just missing the aviaries.
So as you can imagine, today has to start out on a good note. The work of clean up here at our rescue will be a long hard one. The Macaws, Cockatoos and Amazons in the aviary will have lots of entertainment from the humans today.
Chain saw definately need. Anyone have one to loan????????
Oh, did I mention a hearty breakfast for all the feathered members of M.A.R.S., and actually some left over for me. 
Kiwi, the eye in the bird carrier
March 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Does this seem a strange title for a post? Well not for those who follow us on Facebook, Florida Parrot Rescue M.A.R.S.. We posted a picture and asked what species of exotic bird could the eye peering from the carrier belong to.
For your viewing, Kiwi in her entire form. She is a Camelot Macaw. Please share if you know what the mother and father are.
We hope you will watch Kiwi’s progress with us here at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary.
We will keep you updated on her feathering progress. Please consider a donation to our cause. We appreciate all your continued support.
Sunday morning Surprise
March 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Coreen Fry and Yamile
Sunday is usually a quiet, calm, very low key kind of day here at our Florida Parrot Rescue M.A.R.S..
This Sunday however, we were treated to a visit from our friend Coreen Fry and her photographer Yamile.
Coreen is assembling footage of exotic birds to be used in a CD she is producing that will be informative as well as entertaining. Look for the CD to be available for sale here on our site www.marsparrots.org in the near future.
In filming this morning we had fun with our frequent flyer’s Keiffer, an Umbrella cockatoo and of course our adorable Miss Lilly a Lesser Sulfer Crested cockatoo. They both preformed admirably for the video cam. They appeared to completely enjoy the whole process which took a little over an hour.
Thank-you to the ladies for a rather noisey but very enjoyable experience here at M.A.R.S. on this picture perfect Sunday Morning. Did I mention the mimosas?
Now it’s back to quiet once again here at our exotic bird rescueand of course bananna pancakes as a reward to all the birds for their cooperation in the making of this video.
Remember, donations are necessary to continue our work here at the sanctuary. Please consider donating to Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary. Thank-you
Sunday morning coffee with some Saturday pics to view.
March 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Saturday turned out to be a picture perfect day for visiting M.A.R.S.
We were pleased to have ample help from our volunteers Jane, Linden and Frank. Their amazing team work helped facilitate a quick feed and clean up. This allowed all of us quality time to spend with our visitors, and provided some great one on one time with the cockatoos, macaws, amazons and other avian members who reside here in our Florida Parrot Rescue M.A.R.S.
So have another cup of coffee and view our Saturday the 12th photo album on our Facebook page.
Just a quick note, our new gallery of birds for adoption will be available this week. We will be updating our website. Also visit Petfinder and AdoptAPet.com.
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