Blog | The Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary

3 days ago
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December Holiday Matching Fund Raiser

This year FEBS is blessed with the Wilkins Family yearly matching donation! This Holiday donation is for a $10,000 match!

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FEBS Joins Hands with Rescue to Save 6 Macaws

Brad Slaughter

Nov 18
3 min

FEBS Joins Hands with Rescue to Save 6 Macaws

When FEBS reviews applications to intake a new resident, we take great care into our process to ensure a quality life for the bird. To...

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Brad Slaughter

Nov 8
2 min

Tampa Volunteers Help the Sanctuary

Our Bird Mother connected with the Tampa Volunteers Meetup Group for a day of volunteering, education, and pizza!

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Brad Slaughter

Sep 12
1 min

Fall Matching Fundraiser

Hello, Friends of FEBS! This month we are having a matching fundraiser kicked off by a generous $5000.00 donation to match by our...

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Brad Slaughter

Sep 2
1 min

Hurricane Idalia Update!

Hello Friends of FEBS! We are reaching out to let everyone know all is well at the Sanctuary after Hurricane Idalia hit Florida last...

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Bird Stories - My Moluccan Cockatoo Indy and Our Experience with The Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary

Brad Slaughter

Aug 7
3 min

Bird Stories - My Moluccan Cockatoo Indy and Our Experience with The Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary

A little over nine years ago I learned about FEBS (Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary). At the time I had a beautiful, sweet Moluccan Cockatoo...

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Sandy and Tammy Give Amazing Donations to Our Sanctuary!

Brad Slaughter

Jun 23
2 min

Sandy and Tammy Give Amazing Donations to Our Sanctuary!

Hello Friends of FEBS! A HUGE THANK YOU to Sandy and her Cousin, Tammy, for the much needed donations: A new pressure washer (we go...

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Giving Back to Veterans with Steps to Recovery - Therapy with Birds!

Brad Slaughter

Jun 16
2 min

Giving Back to Veterans with Steps to Recovery - Therapy with Birds!

Hello Friends of FEBS! This post is very special to us. We were blessed and happy to show a group of Heros our little piece of heaven. We...

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FEBS Honored by Tampa Bay Realty Company

Brad Slaughter

May 12
2 min

FEBS Honored by Tampa Bay Realty Company

Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary was honored tonight by a Tampa Bay realty company with a unique business ethic: It donates a portion of...

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FEBS

Apr 28
1 min

Friends of FEBS Special Needs Flight Completed

FEBS is elated to announce the completion of 3 very special new flights that have been 2 years in the making! Through your generous...

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StephD

Dec 22, 2022
2 min

FEBS Expansion Project (click here)

Dear Friend of FEBS, We are excited to announce the start of a major facility expansion project to meet the housing and support needs of...

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StephD

Dec 9, 2022
1 min

FEBS Awards!

Did You Know... Awards!! FEBS is honored to be one of the first recipients of the Top-Rated Nonprofit award from GreatNonprofits.org. The...

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StephD

Dec 2, 2022
1 min

A Client’s Testimonial

On Wednesday, I was able to visit Chiquita, my Red Fronted Macaw, due to medical issues it had been over two years since I had visited...

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StephD

Nov 3, 2022
1 min

Enrichment

Happy November Friends of FEBS! Enrichment is vital! Here at the Sanctuary we are constantly working towards growing our own enrichment...

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StephD

Oct 28, 2022
1 min

Happy Halloween from FEBS!

Happy October Friends of FEBS! It has been an interesting month for the Sanctuary. A very close call from Hurricane Ian, followed by an...

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StephD

Sep 30, 2022
1 min

Ian Update…

Greeting and Blessing to all of our Florida Friends. (And the rest of you awesome peeps!) Our hearts go out to South Florida and the...

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StephD

Sep 22, 2022
1 min

Employee/Volunteer of the Month Program

Good morning, Friends of FEBS! This past month we put together an employee/ volunteer of the month program! Our team does such a...

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Four week series: FEBS Future Intake Program for you and your families piece of mind

StephD

Aug 31, 2022
1 min

Four week series: FEBS Future Intake Program for you and your families piece of mind

Hello and Happy Saturday Friends of FEBS! This week we will help to inform the parrot community regarding the question, "what happens to...

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Addressing The Emotional Process Of Parrot Placement In a Sanctuary Setting

StephD

Aug 19, 2022
7 min

Addressing The Emotional Process Of Parrot Placement In a Sanctuary Setting

Four Week Series: Addressing the emotional process of parrot placement in a sanctuary setting Hello and Happy Friday, Friends of FEBS! In...

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A Safety Message Concerning Cloth Toys from the Birdmother

StephD

Aug 17, 2022
1 min

A Safety Message Concerning Cloth Toys from the Birdmother

Hello to all our Friends of FEBS! We feel strongly that the use of cloth toys, perches and boings can certainly be a danger to your...

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