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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| foot/ankle injury military macaw | 1/31/2012 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I have a military macaw that is approximately 4 years old. He caught his foot up in some ... A: Well, it depends on what is wrong. If it is merely swollen, it should recover by itself shortly. If ... | ||
| bird | 1/30/2012 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: my bird keeps falling on his tail and he keeps doing that hes a parkeet and its feathering out his ... A: Feathering out his tail? You mean he is breaking feathers and they are falling out of his tail? ... | ||
| Birds Flight Path | 1/18/2012 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I am not a bird person, so I was wondering if it is possible that birds have a flight path on their ... A: This is typical behavior. They are not migrating this time of year. They are just "roosting." They ... | ||
| parakeet nosebleed - trauma | 1/14/2012 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: my daughter's parakett flew into mirror and now has a nosebleed. He appears fine. Rubbing his beak ... A: Well, we don't know what exactly caused the nosebleed - whether it is the nasal passages, ... | ||
| dove breeding | 1/6/2012 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I have a pair of doves that I got this past summer and they just laid their first egg. I used to ... A: OK, if I understand correctly, the first egg was not incubated until the second egg was laid and ... | ||
| My 2 new love birds | 1/3/2012 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I just bought these beautiful birds. They have not had humane touch and were being easiest in a ... A: I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. First, you should always quarantine your birds before ... | ||
| dove breeding | 12/31/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I have a pair of doves that I got this past summer and they just laid their first egg. I used to ... A: I presume you put the egg in the same location and didn't move it too far from where it was laid? If ... | ||
| Budgies | 12/28/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I have a male budgie for over a year and reently a got another,the owner of the petshop that i ... A: Mature males have a bluish cere - the knob above the beak with the nose holes in it - and the ... | ||
| Unexpected eggs | 12/20/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: both my cockatiel pair and one lovebird (unbonded female) have laid eggs on the cage floor. I am ... A: All you need to do is introduce a cardboard box with some straw or hay and put it on the bottom of ... | ||
| love birds | 12/20/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: this is Anand. from India. I would like to know some info regarding my love birds.i recently ... A: These are not lovebirds, they are parakeets, also called budgerigars. The male has the bluish cere ... | ||
| Barred owl house | 12/15/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I live in a fairly rural area near Jupiter, FL, with some barred owls around. I just finished ... A: Jeff, from what you have told me and from the photo, you seem to have done everything appropriately. ... | ||
| Confusion About Green Indian Ringneck. | 12/7/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: i have 8 months old green indian ringneck from some days he is behaving different in my home he is ... A: I am not sure I understand your question. The pheasant is in your house and regurgitating and eating ... | ||
| lutino male cockatiel has mixed reactions to his partner. | 12/6/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: i got my cockatiels a month ago and the first female died so i got another female cockatiel of ... A: Sounds normal to me. The two birds are just getting used to each other. Just like people. We ... | ||
| Turtle dove with lumps around beak and eyes | 12/1/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: We rescued a baby dove from our cat and raised it succesfully. It is still very small though. ... A: Without close examination or lab tests, I don't know the exact cause. It's clearly some sort of ... | ||
| budgies | 11/29/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: We have 2, three year old parakeets. We put a log toy in their cage and one of the birds carved it ... A: I would augment their diet with Budgie pellets from your local pet shop, plus some fruits and ... | ||
| Love birds layed egg | 11/28/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: My pair of lovebirds laid an egg outside of the nesting box !!! What should i do with that egg? How ... A: Perhaps they don't like the box you provided. Sounds like you expect the birds to move the egg onto ... | ||
| Limping Duckling Please Help!!! | 11/23/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: today when i was taking my duckling to his pen he jumped from my arms and fell on the floor i picked ... A: It sounds like the duckling might have broken his leg and is in pain. At this age the bones are not ... | ||
| eggs | 11/9/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: i just seen a orange egg in my cockatiles nest with 3 other eggs wat do i do can somone help me A: You just saw an orange egg in your cockateil's nest? I guess I don't understand the problem. Is it ... | ||
| Wild Cardinals | 11/9/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I had to raise 2 sibling cardinals. I had them 8 months. I changed their water from the bathroom tap ... A: Well, I can't give you an exact answer since I don't know all the facts, but if both died at about ... | ||
| osprey wont eat | 11/8/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I bought this osprey in one pet shop just to rescue rathet than other people will buy. Then later on ... A: Is it actually legal to buy an osprey in a pet shop? Should not be. If it has "cotton" feather, then ... | ||
| Love Bird Attacking | 10/11/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: we have had our lovebird for about 6-7 months now and (s)he keeps going through these "mean" stages ... A: You need to work with him/her but slowly and patiently. Maybe five minutes every hour or two at ... | ||
| parakeet | 9/10/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I would have asked the budgie expert but they r on vacation. My parakeet has been tame. he is about ... A: I suspect the bird is just getting older and more mature. Keep working with him and he will settle ... | ||
| Shimney swift nests | 9/3/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: Recent articles and news indicates a decline in the population of Chimney swifts. Article in ... A: I can't speak to your particular situation, but you can say the same thing about dozens of other ... | ||
| Type of wood for birdhouses | 9/2/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I am reading under www.ehow.com on how to build bird houses for the following birds in our area ... A: Well, woodpeckers and other cavity-nesting birds are not all that fussy. They use dead and live ... | ||
| How to wean a baby dove? | 9/2/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: We found a baby dove (in pin feather stage) in our back yard nearly two weeks ago. I followed some ... A: You have the right idea but the only way to do this is to get a huge flight cage and supply it with ... | ||
| canadian goose | 8/29/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: is it unusual for a canadian goose to be left alone? will it be okay to survive the winter in ... A: Since I don't know the exact situation, I can't evaluate what's going on, but it is not unusual for ... | ||
| found a baby dove | 8/27/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I found a baby dove outside in our driveway in the sun. I couldn't just leave it there, although he ... A: The best thing to have done is to leave it alone. It was probably waiting for its parents to feed ... | ||
| The difference between birds and fowl | 8/24/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I asked my father what the difference was between bird and a fowl was? His answer was. A bird brings ... A: Well, you have a point, but that is no definition I ever heard of and it's confusing to try to ... | ||
| Wild Bird Problem | 8/23/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: A bird i can only describe as medium in size and red in color persistantly visits our bedroom window ... A: This is almost certainly a Northern Cardinal. Cardinals and many other birds are territorial and ... | ||
| The difference between birds and fowl | 8/23/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I asked my father what the difference was between bird and a fowl was? His answer was. A bird brings ... A: Well, here are a bunch of answers: 1. All birds have feathers and everything with feathers is a ... | ||
| Injured House Martin? | 8/20/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: This morning as my better half set off for work, a House Martin fell from the under side of her van. ... A: Sorry I'm tardy; internet went down on me. Best thing to do is contact a local wildlife rehab center ... | ||
| White doves | 8/8/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: Can someone tell me the correct way to sex my white doves... We have a large walk-in aviary. At ... A: Well,I presume you have Ringneck Doves. Without seeing your setup or knowing anymore that what you ... | ||
| Dove | 7/30/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I had my front tree trimmed, did not realize the nest at the top was an active dove nest. Tree ... A: Sounds like you are doing things pretty correctly so far. If the bird can fly around the aviary, it ... | ||
| abandoned Mokingbird eggs | 7/21/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I have a mockingbird nest that has 3 eggs in it , and a very vigilant mother finally gave up on ... A: First, are you sure the mother Mockingbird gave up on them? She might have been eaten by a cat or ... | ||
| Baby dove | 7/21/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: I rescued a baby Mourning dove from the mouth of a cat (not mine). It was slightly injured, but ... A: So far you seem to be doing just fine with the bird. Add a drop of vitamin D to its food as well. ... | ||
| nesting bluebird | 7/19/2011 | Roger Lederer |
| Q: bluebird nest has 2 eggs. Mom has been sitting on them about a week. Temperature is 98 today and ... A: Bluebirds, as do other songbirds, have a "brood patch" on their abdomen. This brood patch is an area ... | ||
| Baby Mourning Dove | 7/18/2011 | Ben Mackenzie |
| Q: I rescued a baby Mourning dove from the mouth of a cat (not mine). It was slightly injured, but ... A: So far you seem to be doing just fine with the bird. Add a drop of vitamin D to its food as well. ... | ||
| mockingbird eggs | 7/14/2011 | Ben Mackenzie |
| Q: We have a mockingbird nest with 4 eggs in it, that the mother has diligently attended (and still ... A: Nick, If the eggs are not fertile, the parents will sometimes abandon the eggs, but sometimes they ... | ||
| bird nest in flower basket | 7/14/2011 | Ben Mackenzie |
| Q: About 2 weeks ago two small birds built a nest in my flower basket outside of my window. I watered ... A: If she has not returned to the nest in 24 hours, I would say she probably wont return and the eggs ... | ||
| Baby love birds | 7/11/2011 | Ben Mackenzie |
| Q: I have 4 love birds in an outside aviary and recently one pair had 3 babies. The parents are taking ... A: For now I would keep the babies where they are until they get bigger since the parents are taking ... | ||
Birds--General
Answers by Expert:
Roger Lederer
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Any and all questions about WILD birds - not caged, domestic or poultry. Can answer questions about identification, taxonomy, behavior, courtship, plumage, flight, or anything else.
Experience
Taught ornithology (the study of birds) at the university level for 30 years. Have written five books on birds, published 30 scientific articles, write a blog on birds, have the website www.ornithology.com, lectured to hundreds of groups on birds,and have traveled to 90 countries studying birds.
Organizations
A variety of ornithological and conservation organizations.
Publications
Real Simple Magazine, Enterprise-Record, and several ornithological and ecological journals.
Education/Credentials
PhD in Zoology with emphasis in ornithology.
Awards and Honors
Professional Achievement Award, Jack Rawlins Chair of Environmental Literach.
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