Eddie Annal and the Cincinnati Zoos Birds Travel to Cincinnati
State Technical and Community College January 25, 2010
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Rexina, a Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata inhabits
southern Mexico, Trinidad, Brazil, Paraguay and Northern
Argentina.
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A Hootenanny with Rexina and Eddie
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Eddie with Matilda, a Kookabura The "Laughing Kookaburra" uses
its laugh to establish territory amongst family groups. It can be
heard at any time of day but mostly at dawn and dusk. Hearing
kookaburras in full voice is one of the more extraordinary
experiences of the Australian bush
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Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae The Kookaburra seizes
snakes behind the head and kills them by dropping them from a
height, or carries them to a perch and batters them senseless with
its big bill before swallowing them BLBrett 2010
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Coco, a Yellow Nape Amazon Parrot, sings Take Me Out to the
Ballgame Amazon parrots are the best talkers in the parrot world,
next to the African Grey parrot.
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Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata Yellow naped Amazon Parrots
are native along the Pacific coast of Central America The Yellow
Naped Amazon is famous for being an excellent companion bird. They
are intelligent and good talkers
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Rio is a Hyacinth Macaw from Brazil The Hyacinth Macaw is an
endangered species due to over collection for the caged bird trade
and habitat loss.
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Rio, How high can you fly? Annual grass fires set by farmers
can destroy nest trees. Regions previously inhabited by this macaw
are now unsuitable due to cattle-ranching, hydroelectric and
agriculture.
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The Hyacinth Macaw has been hunted for food. Native People in
Brazil use its feathers to make headdresses. The Hyacinth Macaw
Project is an awareness project encouraging artificial nests and
coordinating ranch owners to protect macaws
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RRRRi
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Sidewinder Macaw?
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Thanks to: the Cincinnati Zoo, & Eddie Annal for the Bird
presentation Julee Johns for inviting Eddie & the Birds to
Cincinnati State Betty-Lou Brett for photos & text