One of our visitors gave Kipling our Southern Ground Hornbill a foraging toy today. It was so much fun to watch him go nuts on it. He even appeared to offer it back. Mad love for this goofy guy. | Avian Behavior Conservancy

Speaking of boldness! Yesterday we talked about boldness as an individual trait. It shows up as a learned, or operant behavior, when we need to shape curiosity and build skills playing with toys and foraging to bring us closer to solutions in screaming and attacking, when our birds don’t have a large repertoire of behaviors. Or confidence to try new things! Kingston the blue throated macaw is demonstrating how we start very basically to avoid the expression of a fear response and shape more inte

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It's one of the main activities of birds during the day: foraging or feeding. This also counts for captive birds. So, let's make it as natural as possible to stimulate their natural feeding behaviour. Many of our ducks, including the white-winged ducks, are real dabblers. On a daily basis, we not only provide them processed pellets (with all necessary nutrients) in a bowl, but we also provide whole grains in shallow water so the birds can forage more naturally. | Harteman Wildfowl Aviaries

Foraging for food is an important part of our birds’ day, and the foraging devices can be pretty simple. It’s ok if it causes the animal a little bit of time to think through the problem. Huxley gets to use a little bit of brainpower here to get a tough piece of meat out of this PVC connector. He will likely get faster and faster, which will cause us to think it new ways to make his food harder to get. That waddle! 🥰 | Avian Behavior Conservancy

Budgies, Lovebirds & Baby Chicks Feeding Together on Fresh-Cut Grass!There’s something magical about seeing different bird species living in harmony. In this short reel, you’ll see my budgies, lovebirds, hens, and their adorable baby chicks all enjoying fresh grass clippings from my lawn.I use natural foraging methods like this to keep my birds active, healthy, and happy – and they love it!Follow for more beautiful moments from my tropical aviaries and outdoor bird life!#Budgies #Lovebirds #Baby