Busy Weekend coming up. This Saturday August 25th, the businesses of the Wye Village strip mall are having their Customer Appreciation Day. There will be live entertainment, toonie hamburgers and pizza, free Give aways, and draws. All money raised will go towards the Stollery Childrens Charity. Come down and get a selfie with Pete the Parrot. (Send us the pics fora future contest) Stay tuned for more announcements for Saturday!
We will also have a table this Saturday at the Royal Alberta Cage Bird Clubs Feather Fest 2018 in Calgary. If you are in the Calgary area we would love to see you there.
Birds’ eyes contain special oil droplets that not only act as a sunscreen to protect the eyes from UV rays, but also help filter certain colours depending on its lifestyle. Different colour oils filter out certain colours of light, making the eyes more sensitive to particular colours. Seed eaters for example might have an oil to enhance reds, oranges and yellows, whilst a fish-eating bird would have oils to increase their ability to see greens and blues.
Bird of the Week- White bellied Go away bird. This bird is from eastern Africa, and is part of the Turaco family. It is called the Go Away Bird because of the sound it makes, a Gwa or Go away sound.
