If you had to count all of the mouths that have to be fed here at the Cincinnati Zoo on a daily basis, you’re looking at a lot of hungry creatures. For the most part, the birds are fed twice a day. But other animals are fed more frequently. It is the job of the [...]
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Thousands of Mouths to Feed
Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, tagged Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, Feeding Zoo Animals, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Commisary, zoo work, Zoos on September 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Morning Rounds With Steve
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged bird food, Bird House, Bird Talk Writer, birds, blogging about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, preparing food for birds, Steve Malowski, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
In the morning, a Keeper has to drive all over the zoo in a cart to feed the birds located all around the zoo. this is just part of those rounds:
Bats Alive!
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Talk Writer, Cincinnati Zoo, Fruit Bats, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We had to catch up some Fruit Bats for a Vet Exam and weight check. They weren’t too thrilled about the idea. Mike, from the Nocturnal House stopped by to help the Keepers. I helped by staying the hell out of the way. The video is a little grainy due to the low light in the [...]
200 Pounds of Fruit
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged animals, Bird Blogs, bird food, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, feeding birds, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, parrot information, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Steve Malowski, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Every other day, the Keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo Bird House cut up and mix 200 pounds of fruit which fits into a plastic container the size of a small trunk. I got the extreme pleasure of mixing it. When I left work, bees were following me:
The “Cincy Zoo Kinkajou”
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Children's Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, enrichment, kinkajou, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Patricia Sund, Positive reinforcement training, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is an interesting video of an animal you don’t often see or even think about. Cody lives at the Children’s Zoo and Andrea and Tanya are doing a “Meet the Keeper” for people. Cody the kinkajou got quite the crowd as he is a popular resident at the Cincinnati Zoo Children’s Zoo.
Feeding Storks and Pelicans
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, essays and articles, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged Bird behavior, Bird Blogs, bird food, Bird House, birds, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, enrichment, feeding birds, Patricia Sund, Pink Backed Pelicans, preparing food for birds, Saddle Billed Storks, Steve Malowski, working at a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I misspoke in this video referring to the Pelicans as “Penguins.” I obviously know the difference but apparently my mouth got ahead of my brain. These are Pink Backed Pelicans and Saddle Billed Storks and Steve is giving them fish for food and enrichment:
“This and That” at the Cincinnati Zoo
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, tagged animals, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, botanical gardens, Cincinnati Zoo, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Patricia Sund, Steve Malowski, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These are just a few random videos of different places at the zoo. Goats, Flowers, a Tortoise, and Patricia the Pesquet’s Parrot.
Helping Out LaVerne and Shirley
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Children's Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, Dexter Cows, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a video taken at the Children’s Zoo with Doug, one of the Keepers. Here I am doing a necessary job that is done at least twice a day.
The Children’s Zoo with Kermit, Cleopatra and Some Mealworms
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Children's Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, feeding birds, information about parrots, mealworms, Parrot Blog, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Tawny Frog Mouth, Turaco, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’ve returned from my visit to the Children’s Zoo Department and really enjoyed myself. Mary, Doug, Andrea, Tanya and Allie were great and explained many aspects of their work and schedule. Here is some video:
The “Chop” Poll
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