AVES INTERNATIONAL
Gail J.Worth
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It's baby cockatoo season! Cockatoo species are some of the earliest to lay eggs in the breeding season in southern California! We have eggs and babies now in Bare-Eyed x Citron Cockatoo, Leadbeater,
Galerita Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, and Goffin Cockatoo!

 

Leadbeater Cockatoos

 
Leadbeater Cockatoos

 

Slender-Billed Cockatoos

 
Slender-Billed Cockatoos

 
Rose-Breasted Cockatoos

 

Rose-Breasted Cockatoos

We have eggs and 2013 hatched babies in the following species (as of 6/11/13): Citron x Bare-Eyed hybrid Cockatoo, Solomon Island Eclectus, Blue-Fronted Amazon, Magna Double Yellow-Headed Amazon, Congo African Grey, cockatiels, Ruppell's Parrot,
Galerita Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, Goffin Cockatoo,
Leadbeater Cockatoo, Green-Cheeked Conure mutation colors!),
and !


See Miss Iris on FaceBook!



My pet Hyacinth Macaw, Miss Iris, has her own Cafe Press Online Store!
All of the images are available on all of the products in the store!-
click here to see clear detail on all images

NO EXTRA CHAGE for custom requests! email us now!
Miss Iris - Hyacinth Macaw

 
mug- $12.00

 
t-shirt- $17.00

 
t-shirt- $17.00

 
messenger bag- $22.00

 
women's fitted t-shirt- $24.00

 
tote bag- $15.00



You might notice some odd behaviors in your pet birds.
Please see the pages linked below for some insight!

 

 "HELP MY PET BIRD IS LAYING EGGS!"
click to see what we do here!

breeding behavior
in pet birds

 
This book will help you so much to understand spring breeding behavior in parrots!
The Parrot Who Owns Me; the Story of a Relationship by Joanna Burger
This is one of my favorite books about parrots! Written by a world-renowned ornithologist, this book will give the reader invaluable insight into the mind of a parrot. It is a warm, funny, and touching account of the author's special relationship with her Salvin's Red-Lored Amazon Parrot. Not to be missed! order this book now from Amazon.com-click here for more info about the book

Order bird-related books from Amazon.com!

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Read about the New World breeding season.
Please read information on our waiting list policies.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

PAGE UPDATES, NEW LINKS, and FEATURED PAGES
WONDERFUL bird photos site!

emails from our customers (not updated recently, sorry!)
Articles on breeding birds by Gail J. Worth

  WE ADORE IRIS

 
Iris gets wet again!
What is the difference between a breed and a species?
 Find an avian veterinarian  another link to find avian veterinarians

 our family pets

 We're sleeping!
   


WE DO NOT SELL EGGS FOR HATCHING!
INTERNET SCAMS- PLEASE READ! Internet Crime Complaint Center: http://www.ic3.gov/
Carlos S. Moore of Boerne, TX- BUYERS AND SELLERS BEWARE!

Sorry, we do not export our birds to other countries (yes, this includes Canada).

 know the facts about importing eggs/birds into the US

 http://www.scamvictimsunited.com/

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AvianStudios.com with the help of Drs. Scott Echols (Captive Foraging) and Brian Speer
(Birds For Dummies and The Large Macaws) have available the
"
Expert Companion Bird Care Series: Volume I, II, and III".
These DVDs were created by leading avian veterinarians and bird care specialists.
Topics include bird identification, housing, nutrition, toxins, identifying general illness and finding an avian veterinarian.
These DVDs are designed as a reliable resource on avian care that pet stores can offer their bird-owning clients.
For more information, go to
http://avianstudios.com/.

AVIAN MEDICINE: Principle and Applications by Ritchie, Harrison and Harrison (online reference manual) http://www.avianmedicine.net/ampa.html



Why is the Hahn's Macaw Gail's favorite small parrot species?
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see more baby cockatiels


We have bloodlines with deep yellow coloration such
as this beautiful pied.


cinnamon pied

cinnamon pied with deep yellow crest feathers


At left and below are shown some of
our beautiful baby cockatiels.
We raise beautiful cinnamon pieds, heavy dark yellow pieds, yellow pearls, and white-faced babies.


lovely cinnamon pied pearl

lovely cinnamon pieds


heavy pied

quality, virus-free, hand-fed tame cockatiels

 
 

images of our cockatiels
normal grey (splits included)- $95.00 ea.
pied, pearl, pearl-pied, cinnamon- $110.00 ea.
cinnamon pearl, cinnamon pied, cinnamon pied pearl, & lutino- $125.00 ea.
white-faced normal & pearl- $150.00 ea.
white-faced cinnamon pied/pied pearl, lutino pearl,
& very heavy pied- $175.00-$200.00 ea.
albino (lutino white-faced)- $200.00 ea..

Please look! Lost/Found/Stolen Birds/Parrots page
911 Parrot Alert- International Database for Lost and Found Birds
advice page for finding a lost bird
parrotalert.com

LOOK! HAVE YOU CHECKED
YOUR BIRD'S WINGS RECENTLY!?
I'm constantly hearing reports of pet birds flying away!
CHECK THOSE WINGS NOW!
It only takes a few seconds with a door being open accidentally and your bird could be gone forever!

 PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
WARM WEATHER WARNINGS!

top ten killers of pet birds
Please be very careful during
cold/hot weather!
Check your bird's wings and
be very careful with open doors!

 

2003 baby photos

Hyacinth Macaws from Aves International

 

 photos of babies from '98

  photos of babies from '99

 photos of babies from 2001

photos of babies from 2002


 Intro Table Page




Hahn's Macaws

 

 


 

 

images above: some of the beautiful colors of cockatiels that we raise


heavy pied coloration

We now have quality hand-fed health guaranteed cockatiels always available!

two to three week-old baby cockatiels


beautiful pearl on left and fallow on right

Click here to see lots more images of our baby birds!


Join us for breakfast!

OUR NURSERY
Click the links below to see LOTS of nursery photos!
2005
'05 nursery photos- pg.5updated 8/5/05
'05 nursery photos- pg.4updated7/25/05
'05 nursery photos- pg.3updated 6/21/05
'05 nursery photos- pg.2updated 5/10/05
'05 nursery photos- pg.1updated 3/30/05
2004
'04 nursery photos- pg.5 updated12/31/04
'04 nursery photos- pg.4 updated 7/27/04
'04 nursery photos- pg.3 updated 6/16/04
'04 nursery photos- pg.2 updated 5/6/04
'04 nursery photos- pg.1 updated 3/11/04
2003

'03 nursery photos, pg.4 updated 12/31/03
'03 nursery photos, pg.3 updated 8/19/03
'03 nursery photos, pg.2 updated 6/4/03
'03 nursery photos, pg.1 updated 3/27/03 
2002

 
page 1
page 2
page 3
page 4
page 5
page 6

page 7
2001


 

page 1
page 2

page 3
page 4
page 5
 

photos from 2000



photos from 1999

Baby Faces

emails from our customers
our customers' pet birds (owners' photos of birds purchased from us)

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Bird-related book selections
from Aves International

(in association with Amazon.com)!
We highly recommend the books featured below!

 

ORDER NOW FROM AMAZON.COM!

A Parrot for Life: Raising and Training the Perfect Parrot Companion (Hardcover)
by Rebecca K. O'Connor (Author), April Chmura (Illustrator)  
Book Description
Parrots are wonderful companions that can enrich a home with entertainment and happiness for many years. In order to ensure the long-term health and well being of these special birds, it is important to understand how caretaking must adapt over the long life of these beautiful pets.
A Parrot for Life is the most comprehensive guide to caring for a parrot through the many changes that can take place during the stages of his life. This useful book covers a variety of important topics like housing, nutrition, health care, training, and travel. It also provides insightful discussion on keeping a parrot healthy and content throughout an owner's life changes, such as marriage, moving, and adopting other pets. Written by an experienced parrot keeper, falconer, and bird trainer, the author imparts her knowledge of training, behavior, and care in a fun and lively style. The vivid drawings help illustrate key points throughout the book. If you are looking to provide the best care possible for your parrot, A Parrot for Life is your ultimate resource to help you look after your feathered friend for years to come.

 
 Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot, 2nd edition
by Mattie Sue Athan and Michele Earle-Bridges
Paperback - 143 pages (September 1999)

Buy the Book Today!

 
Birds for Dummies
by Gina Spadafori & Dr. Brian L. Speer
Paperback - 332 pages (September 1999)

Buy the Book Today!


Hardcover- 352 pages Buy the Book Today!

Manual of Parrot Behavior
by Andrew Luescher
published in May 2006

Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours
from Amazon.com

books on African Greys
books on Amazon Parrots
books on Cockatoos
books on Conures

books on bird behavior/training

 
Bird Talk Magazine- $13.99
12 issues:
click here to subscribe

books on Eclectus Parrots
books on Macaws
books on Pionus Parrots
books on Poicephalus Parrots

books on bird care, diet,
and training


The Healthy Bird Cookbook: A Lifesaving Nutritional Guide and Recipe Collection
by Robin Duetsch
highly recommended!
Hardcover - 192 pages (January 2005)
Buy the Book Today!

Availability: usually ships in 7-11 days

order your copy of
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill DVD!
see a trailer for the DVD by clicking here

 
Get the book too!

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill :
A Love Story . . .with Wings (Hardcover)

Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

The California Parrot Project

 
 

Did I mention how much I LOVE caiques?!

NOTICES
Please join the American Federation of Aviculture! http://www.afabirds.org
Join the Avicultural Society of America!

We now accept for deposits/payments. (please add 3% fee to PayPal transactions, thank-you!)
We no longer accept credit cards, sorry,
but you can use a credit or debit card via PayPal.
Don't let scammers take your hard-earned money! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scammedbycameroon/
Internet scams
PLEASE NOTE! We CANNOT predict exact weaning time in advance on an individual baby.
As of 12/21/03- we no longer accept orders for exportation (this includes Canada) - sorry.
as of 3/20/02, we will no longer ship birds with American Airlines.

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 Miscellaneous pages about our nursery, pets, ranch, & staff

 Our hard-
working staff
 

 owner info
Gail J.Worth

 
Our family
pet birds

 
our coastal location


fun and games in the nursery!

smokey photos 11/26/03

Let's flap! 9/28/01


goofy behavior of
Bare-Eyed Cockatoos!

a hot day in January! 1/05

 
water Iris


photos of our beloved
pet birds


breeding behavior in our pet birds

 OUR RANCH Rancho Papagallo
Ranch 2000 construction
10-02 Ranch photos
visit to Ranch 3-26-03
  visit to Rancho Papagallo 10/22/04

  visit to Rancho Papagallo 6/4/03 

There was a large brush fire near our nursery facility on 7/13/05.
See images on this page
Miscellaneous pages re: bird care
LOOK! PLEASE DON'T GIVE YOUR PET BIRDS TOYS WITH ROPE! ROPES KILL!
READ THIS ABOUT TEFLON POISONING! BIRD DEATH DIARIES
Find an avian veterinarian

The importance of phytonutrients
in your bird's diet
 

 good information on
feather plucking

 bathing your pet bird

 spring parrot behavior

 your new bird

 Symptoms of an ill bird 

  Why does my bird
do that?

 answers to questions
about birds

 gender determination in baby Eclectus Parrots

 
spring/summer breeding behavior
in pet birds

 
dangerous to birds
 
PLEASE don't wait for a tragedy to happen! PROTECT your pet birds against predators- dogs, cats,
raccoons, bobcats, etc.
I hear these sad tales
ALL THE TIME!

  molting feathers

 PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
WARM WEATHER WARNINGS!

links to bird care articles by
Larry Nemetz, DVM

I received this email on 11/23/07. PLEASE READ AND BE WARNED!
 NONSTICK, SELF CLEANING OVEN ALERT "Our Dear T.and P. C. (names withheld) lost 3 of their feathery children on Thanksgiving day. A tragedy that I pray none of us ever have to go through. They had no idea that the self cleaning oven they have, and NEVER used was a danger to anyone. Bubba, the Severe Macaw, fell off his perch and Tammy called me as she did not see it happen but the bird was quite stressed. My first question was are you cooking with anything non stick. Of course her answer was NO. She brought the bird over to my home and we treated for shock and swelling in case the fall caused a problem. The bird responded directly and went right to Tammys shoulder. She took Bubba home. She called me in an hour to tell me the bird had died. And an hour after that she called again to say that it was something in her house, 2 more birds were going fast. I again asked about the non stick cook wear, and got a NO answer. I then asked about a self cleaning oven and got a Yes but never used. I knew instantly that that was the culprit. Tammy and Paul already had all the birds outside and the house airing out thinking it might be a gas leak.
Christmas is coming and everyone that is cooking and has birds...
IF YOU HAVE A SELF CLEANING OVEN- BOARD THE BIRDS..... Nothing that is non stick is safe and no self cleaning oven is either. The gasses from these monsters act like an acid on the birds insides and kill them very quickly....We can only be thankful that the other four birds were spared. PLEASE WARN YOUR FRIENDS THAT HAVE BIRDS AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR FEATHERY CHILDREN. You have now been warned, take no chances, This is far to important to ignore. Our love to Tammy and Paul our hearts are with you and thank you for letting me tell your sad story so that we can, hopefully , save the lives of other birds in the future. P.S. Janet went out and bought a new stove today and dumped her self cleeaning one." Karen Allen, President, South Bay Bird Society

consulting service now available!
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Featured species and species profiles

 Featured Species
Panama Amazon,
A Love Story


Gail's favorite small species,
the Hahn's Macaw

Featured Species
Ducorp's Cockatoo

  

 
See photos of a baby Slender-Billed Corella Cockatoo growing!

 
See the baby Toco Toucans we handfed from hatching in '99

updated 5/31/03
 
Please note: We do not sell toucans nor
do we usually recommend them for pets.

 Subspecies of
our Jardine Parrots
 

 Species Profiles
photos and information



 Miscellaneous pages about travel, bird-watching,
birds in natural habitats, and more!

 
Irian Jaya (Papua),
trip report-bird-watching
and scuba diving in
Indonesian New Guinea!

  Photocean

underwater photographs
by Gail J. Worth

Dream Artists-Free Animations and graphics

Bali/Komodo photos 4/03
Bligh Water-Fiji 11/04

 Click here (page four) to see a clip of Dave Venanzi's underwater film, "Diving Into History: Wrecks of The South Pacific" that was presented at the San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition on 10/18/02 at the San Diego Natural History Museum Theater in Balboa Park, San Diego, California.

photos of Jamaican Amazons nesting in the wild!

photos of a Green-Winged Macaw nest in the wild!

final update 6/24/03

Attacked by The Hornbill!

map to birding clubs in US
 map to US birding hotspots

*BIRD-WATCHING IN AUSTRALIA 

*BIRD-WATCHING IN JAMAICA

*BIRD-WATCHING IN
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

*BIRD-WATCHING IN COSTA RICA

visit to Jurong Bird Park, Singapore


trip to beautiful Bali, Indonesia

 

You thought your bird makes a mess!
Off to see the Lizard-
a visit to Komodo National Park!

 POSTCARDS, PRINTS, AND MONITOR WALLPAPERS
 

 BIRD POSTCARDS
We offer ten 5" x 7" postcards of
baby birds photographed with foliage
and flowers that compliment
their gorgeous coloration.
Click here for ordering information.

 We are pleased to offer quality prints of our baby birds!
click here for more details! 

 

Free monitor wallpapers from Aves International! click here
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Did I mention how much I LOVE caiques?!

 CONSERVATION
Click this link to see how to help wild conure species in South America

http://www.rainforest2reef.org/

Please click here to read how you can help save a area of the Pantanal,
the natural habitat of the magnificent Hyacinth Macaw!


Dave is FREE!
David A. Venanzi
7/19/59-7/11/08
om mani padme hum
read/sign Dave's guestbook
My husband, Dave, was diagnosed with StageIIIb Bone Marrow Cancer, Multiple Myeloma, in 2/01. We were told he would likely survive another year to three years. After an autologous stem cell transplant, he relapsed in 2003 and was treated with a number of chemotherapy regimens. Due to Dave's rapidly escalating illness in 2005, we closed the business in October of 2005 for a few months, as I needed to devote time to my husband's care after an allogeneic stem cell transplant in 11/05. I saw the need to reduce my work load. To keep my staff paid and all of us eating, I sold some of our favorite breeding pairs. This has been a very difficult time for all of us at Aves International, but we have been reorganizing the business a bit. My husband returned home from the hospital in 12/05, after a bone marrow transplant, and continued to valiantly fight Multiple Myeloma until his death on 7/11/08. Please click here if you wish to read about Dave's allogeneic stem cell (bone marrow) transplant for Multiple Myeloma in 11/05.

Dave is FREE! David A. Venanzi 7/19/59 - 7/11/08
My very beloved husband, Dave coded in ICU early in the morning on 7/9/08. Although he was resuscitated, he was in extremely critical condition for two days and Dave left on his own terms 7/11/08. It is a bitter irony for me in that we had just received a new experimental drug that I had extremely high hopes would greatly benefit Dave. Unfortunately, Dave was unable to take this new medication, as he developed pneumonia and sepsis and was unable to fight off the massive infection.
I will have more to say about this experimental drug, cyclopamine, with time. I remain extremely optimistic that this drug or others of a similar ilk will be the answer to the cure/control of many malignancies. Read more about cyclopamine and google it for more info! I remain dedicated to the study of Multiple Myeloma in hopes that I may help someone else. The last few years were very difficult for my husband, his family and friends, my staff, and myself, but we are extremely grateful for the experiences that Dave gifted to us, and we'd do it all over again, to infinity.

youtube tribute to Dave from a friend who knew him for many years
Dave and I so appreciated the loving outpouring of compassion and love from our customers and friends!
The emails of support lifted our spirits in dark times and we were very grateful for them. Thank-you!
Photo Tribute to my beloved husband, Dave.

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We are charter members and supporters of The American Federation of Aviculture!
Join today and learn more about the exciting world of aviculture!

 

See Gail's photo of baby cockatoos in pinfeathers in the March/03 issue of Scientific American in an article titled "Which Came First, the Feather or the Bird?"(image in published magazine)

International/Export Information - we no longer export our birds

 Answers to Mystery Contests from past years

July '00
 July '99

 Oct '98

 Sept '98

Aug '98
  July '98  June '98

  Links to other bird sites

 For those that grieve the loss of a beloved bird

Click here to read how a parrot comforted a lady My birds have comforted me so very many times when I've felt low!

All photographs on this web site are by Gail J. Worth (unless otherwise noted) and are copyrighted.
They may not be reproduced by any method without written permission.

AVES INTERNATIONAL
P.O. Box 2863
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90274 U.S.A.
telephone
(310) 541-1180
9AM-6PM M-F Pacific Time

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