In Lavender’s June edition of It’s A Birb Thing, Cheeks shows her exuberant, and rather messy, approach to food enjoyment!
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Blue — National Geographic Society Newsroom
For many years, scientists have known of how the red or yellow colour of feathers is achieved. These colours come from pigments in food the birds eat, meaning that they are diet based. One of the challenges in avian colour has been to figure out how the #blue colour is achieved. Interestingly, it came to…
via Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Blue — National Geographic Society Newsroom
News On The Wing – April ’19 Edition
From tree netting to saving the Komodo Dragon, our April News On The Wing is chalk full of all the current wildlife and nature preservation news!
News On The Wing is comprised of information gathered from across social media. It’s purpose is to share info, start conversations and encourage active participation in the protection of our natural world! We hope you enjoy the April edition!
If you have a story or issue you’d like highlighted in News On The Wing, please send a DM to us on Twitter @TheRoost10
On Being A Birb
by Lavender
Cheeks is back and as cute as ever! See what our favorite cartoon cockatiel is up to by visiting our It’s A Birb Thing page here.
Love is in the air: Valentine’s Day Birdie Photo Contest
Love is in the air! In honor of the day of love, The Roost is hosting a Valentine’s Day Birdie Photo Contest!
Three prizes up for grabs!
- 1st PRIZE
Gift bag containing chocolate for parronts, a large hanging birdie toy, a footie toy and a small chew/play toy. - 2nd & 3rd PRIZES
Small gift bag containing chocolate for parronts, one medium hanging toy and a footie or chew/play toy.
DEADLINE FOR POSTING/UPLOADING IS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13th at 4 P.M. EST (Toronto/New York time)
Enter via Twitter, Facebook or Instagram:
You can use any format – video, photo, cartoon, etc., showing your bird(s) in a Valentine’s Day theme. This can be a Valentine’s Day costume/ outfit, a photo using a Valentine filter, stickers, a video of your birdie saying ‘I love you’, a cartoon of your bird in a Valentine’s Day context, etc.
- ONE ENTRY PER PERSON / BIRD
- PROVIDE YOUR FIRST NAME AND YOUR BIRDIE’S NAME
To enter via Twitter, Facebook or Instagram:
- Twitter:
Post your photo/video/cartoon, etc., on Twitter AND USE HASHTAG #TheRoostValentinesDay
so we can track and add your entry to the contest. - Facebook:
Upload your photo/video/cartoon, etc., on your Facebook page AND TAG
Linda Pionus Sully
so we can track and gather all entries from Facebook. - Instagram:
Upload your photo/video/cartoon, etc., to your Instagram page AND TAG
theroostonlineAND USE HASHTAG
#TheRoostValentinesDay
so we can track and add your entry to the contest.
The winning entries will be drawn at random on February 14th and announced via The Roost Online, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!
Good luck everybirdie!
Jigsaw Puzzle & Word Search Fun
Visit the Feather Fun page and try your hand – and eye, at an online jigsaw puzzle and a new Word Search game.
Good luck everybirdie!!
A Birdie’s Gotta Preen… and preen, and preen: It’s A Birb Thing
Visit It’s A Birb Thing to view Lavender’s latest Cheeks comic strip.
