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 FEBS. I want to share my experience with you, along with others who have a parrot at the sanctuary and also to people whom are considering placing their bird at FEBS. I found my Chiquita in absolutely beautiful condition, she has grown into a magnificent, happy and healthy bird. She is placed with another Red Fronted Macaw, this has made her l

Happy October Friends of FEBS! It has been an interesting month for the Sanctuary. A very close call from Hurricane Ian, followed by an unexpected cold front that had us scrambling to get heat lamps up in a matter of hours. Our staff and volunteers were nothing short of AMAZING! Now that the Holidays are upon us we are asking anyone who are local to donate their pumpkins if you aren't using them for pies! As well as when they go on sale at local groceries please consider dona

Good morning, Friends of FEBS! This past month we put together an employee/ volunteer of the month program! Our team does such a fantastic job each month and we want to start giving back. Our first employee of the month is Jill. Jill never says no to a task and goes above and beyond daily. She loves all the birds fiercely, and you can always find her spending her breaks in enclosures! Lee and Carla are our team volunteer of the month! Lee is retired from the sanctuary, Carla

Hello Friends of FEBS! Happy Monday! We are elated to announce an update for the ongoing Matching Fundraiser towards the security equipment needed in order to move birds into their spacious new state of the art aviaries! Special THANKS to our original donor, The Wilkins Family, who generously put up funds for matching. We have had another donor match the original 6k! A big shout out to Miami! We have scheduled for the work to be done and have paid 1/2 down. There will be some

Our friendly Green Wing Macaw wanted to pop in and wish you all a fantastic weekend! Take a tour with us: https://www.flabirdsanctuary.org/tour #FloridaExoticBirdSanctuary #SanctuaryInPerpetuity #Parrot #Bird #LettingBirdsBeBirds #ParrotLover #ParrotSanctuary #BirdSanctuary #ThingsToDoInTampa #TasteAndSeeTampaBay #FloridaOnATankful #NatureCoast #AdventureCoast #PlightOfTheParrot #TampaBay #Tampa #Nonprofit #Sanctuary #Volunteer #Volunteers #Donate #DonateNow www.flabirdsanct

One of the things we’ve worked on at the sanctuary is our landscaping! Did you know we’ve been hiding treats for the parrots in there, too? We not only want the land to be beautiful for them and resemble a rainforest, we want it to be functional! Here is our Moluccan friends enjoying our hibiscus flowers 🌺 Take a tour with us: https://www.flabirdsanctuary.org/tour #FloridaExoticBirdSanctuary #SanctuaryInPerpetuity #Parrot #Bird #LettingBirdsBeBirds #ParrotLover #ParrotSanctu

The Citron Cockatoo is few and far between here at FEBS, and unfortunately they are in the wild as well. A few years ago, their numbers in the wild were at 2,000–3,000. Now it is estimated there are around 500 left. One of the main reasons these beautiful creatures are loosing their homes is illegal trapping for the pet trade. Although laws are in place to help protect them, they still aren’t immune to the ghastly actions of humans. Take a tour with us to learn more about why

It’s that time of the week again! It’s #WishlistWednesday 😃 The parrots love getting deliveries just as much as the humans do! Here is a link to our Amazon wish list with various toys, treats, and sanctuary needs: https://a.co/1GIuXA4 Our favorite nut supplier (Unsalted nuts only please! They give free shipping over $29) : https://nuts.com/ Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary 8933 Casper Ave Hudson, FL 34667 As always, if you are local, come take a tour with us! It is by appointme

One big concern that parrot owners have bringing their bird to FEBS is their diet. We have a carefully laid out diet plan for our residents! All parrots get worked over to our diet over the course of 6-8 weeks. Special needs aside, our parrots are on a pellet diet. They get nuts (size appropriate almonds/ walnuts, we avoid peanuts) in the morning. Fresh fruit and veggies are passed out daily in the afternoon. If we are facing a heat wave, we will do something fun like make fr

Good morning, Friends of FEBS! Our volunteer Candace sure has a way with our Moluccans! ❤️ Volunteer with us: https://www.flabirdsanctuary.org/volunteer-program #FloridaExoticBirdSanctuary #SanctuaryInPerpetuity #Parrot #Bird #LettingBirdsBeBirds #ParrotLover #ParrotSanctuary #BirdSanctuary #ThingsToDoInTampa #TasteAndSeeTampaBay #FloridaOnATankful #NatureCoast #AdventureCoast #PlightOfTheParrot #TampaBay #Tampa #Nonprofit #Sanctuary #Volunteer #Volunteers #Donate #DonateNow

Hello and Happy Summer, Friends of FEBS! FEBS has built new aviaries! Throughout the past year we have raised the funding needed to build much needed new flight cages. Great big thanks to all of you that helped make that stage happen! Now before the Parrots can call those flights home, we need to secure the whole area with an additional security camera and laser security beam pole to monitor the new area. With a summer fundraiser needed for the $12,000 goal to raise, we r

Their ears are tucked back behind their eyes (and they don’t protrude for streamlining purposes due to flying!). Their hearing range is most sensitive to sounds between 200 Hz to 8.5 kHz, this can vary by the type of parrot. In humans, we can hear between 31 Hz to 19 kHz. This means their frequency range isn’t as broad as ours. What parrots are, though, is more sensitive to pitch, rhythm, and tone. Something that is super interesting is they can not hear things suck as a soft

https://www.narcity.com/florida-exotic-birds-sanctuary-is-a-permanent-home-for-parrots-with-outdoor-open-flight-aviaries Here’s a throw back to a fantastic article that narcity.com wrote on us back in 2019. Follow the link above to view! Take a tour with us: https://www.flabirdsanctuary.org/tour #FloridaExoticBirdSanctuary #SanctuaryInPerpetuity #Parrot #Bird #LettingBirdsBeBirds #ParrotLover #ParrotSanctuary #BirdSanctuary #ThingsToDoInTampa #TasteAndSeeTampaBay #FloridaOnA

We are so grateful for all of you reaching out over our volunteer post saying you would like to help, but you live too far away! We’ve put together a small list of our favorite suppliers for our day to day needs around the sanctuary. Our Favorite Nut Supplier. We go through almonds and walnuts the most, although the birds do appreciate treats like pistachios and pine nuts! (please unsalted only!): https://nuts.com/ Our favorite wholesale toy supplier: https://planetpleasures.

The Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary is looking for volunteers! There is a place for YOU! Please lend your time and talents towards this greatly rewarding and fun endeavor. Immediate needs are Jack and Jills of all trades! Just a few hours makes a world of difference for the parrots. *Feeding and Changing parrots water *Landscaping *Cleaning Aviaries *Assembling bird toys *Weaving rope nets *Cutting fruits and veggies for afternoon treats *Hanging Perches Click to fill out our v

While for most states, June 1st doesn’t mean much, for southern states, June 1st means the start of hurricane season! This day doesn’t sneak up on us at FEBS. There is a lot of effort in to preparing for these months berore they even happen. We have our evacuation buildings, we have over 500 carriers in one empty building ready to go for quick evacuation, and we have (minimum) two weeks of food and nuts on property. Each storm that comes, we have meetings and assess (sometime