“Observation and implications in a mixed collection”
Speaker: Brad Mayger
Venue: Morningside Hall, corner Thynne Road and Wynnum Road, Morningside.
Date: 6 September 2024
Time: 6:30pm for 7:30pm start.
I’ve been keeping and breeding birds for over 45 years. During this time, aviary design has changed, species availability has changed, and personal preferences have meant that different assets have been focused on in the aviaries.
I have always loved the diversity of avian fauna, and this has manifest in always keeping a mixed and rather eclectic collection of birds. Some of the implications of this desire to keep mixed collections was the compatibility of species, the type of housing required, and the general husbandry needed for a mixed collection. Planted aviaries have always been maintained, as to me they are not only extremely aesthetically pleasing, but also allow the occupants to exhibit more natural behaviours, such as foraging in foliage, and insect collection.
It is the intention of this talk to give you an overview of the types of aviaries I have had, the species assemblages housed in these, and some great plant species used to showcase both the aviaries and their occupants.
