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Tinkerbell - Love of a flying grey parrot in Taiwan

First take a look at these collection of photographs.


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How neat!!!!!!!!

Janet
:-)

Meet YingShiong the shama

I now have a shama called YingShiong
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A rescue that I am involved in



At about 11 am 2 Dec 2005, I received a call from my
friend CM. He was excited and explained to me he
caught a very colorful bird walking around and unable
to fly. We met up around noon to take over that bird.
I was surprised that the bird was as colourful as he
said and not exaggerated at all.


I bought a small cage on my way back to keep that
bird safe while I try to bring him back to recovery. I
placed in water and YS mash. I dared not keep that
bird with Yingshiong and decided to quarantine it.


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What a wonderful gesture to rescue the beautiful pitta. Now I have to go research this bird and learn more about him.

Red Raven,

My best was not good enough for that pitta.

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You have seen that two months ago, I knew nothing about shama birds other than shama is the most shy and most timid of aviary bird and had never kept shama in my life.

Yingshiong is an old shama as well, not a young bird with the best chances of being tamed or trained or to bond with.

I believe all that you need is the understanding and the respect for your birds and creatures to do what I have done or to do even more than what I have done.

I chose not to be the Master but as an equal with my bird, whether the bird is Tinkerbell or YingShiong.


You decide if I gained, or if I lost in the exchange.


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"Yingshiong first graduation photographs"
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New photos of YS hovering


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Shama Yingshiong songs

I managed to do some short recordings of Yingshiong
singing.

The writeup is in here.

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More Shama Yingshiong songs including his mimic of
Ivan meows

Read writeup in here
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First failure at harnessing of Yingshiong

Folks,

While I posted the success of each milestones, I also
must post my failures as well.
Despite my earlier preparations for Yingshiong, the
actual harnessing of him was a disaster. The photos and details can be read
in "First attempts at harness"
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/02/18/

Subsequent days recorded the recovery of
his trust in me.

I am plotting as to what other schemes I should try or to throw up the towel and just enjoy YS only at home. But giving up would mean such a loss to YS as well as to me, that he might never fly safely outside and broaden his experience beyond the walls and ceiling of the apartment.

Shanlung

Shama Yingshiong Chapter 1 ending - my last report



To friends of Yingshiong,

I do hope you enjoyed the time that I have spend with
Yingshiong the shama. That a shy timid aviary bird can
indeed bond with one that treat him as equal and
patient and can be a companion bird. That they
deserved more than just being kept in a cage or an
aviary.

Do remember that Yingshiong was old when he came to
me. You need not go and get a young bird to do what we
have done. You can do what I have done or even better
from the reports I left behind.

Perhaps I should not have tried it with Yingshiong at
all. In which case, no one in the world would have
guessed that a shy timid aviary bird is capable of
bonding to be a companion bird. Yingshiong also would
not have rediscovered flight and entralled all of you
with his behaviour , antics , mischief, love, music
and most of all, his magic.

In a few days, I will be working and living in another
part of the world. With the fear of bird flu, it is
obvious I cannot think of taking YS with me. My wife
will not be joining me there as there will be
restrictions on her there that she will not be used
to.

I hope you enjoyed our accounts and will look on your
birds with a different light, be their beaks be hook
or straight.

I am sorry in the short time I have left, I might not
be able to answer any of you. I have many things to
arrange in this short time left. But I do not think it
right for me to go without a word.

You know I yearned to be back with Tinkerbell. This
road I take may lead me indirectly back to her again.

You understand now why I decided not to go ahead and
re-attempt with the harness recently. I knew YS will
be more receptive the second time. But I knew I would
not have the time to follow through. I also had to
test out other parameters if YS is to be looked after
by my wife Joy. I knew there was this coming change
but it was not firm until last night.

*continued in the Live Journal report URL below*

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/58877.html


Shanlung

http://www.geocities.com/shanlung9/

On shama, parrots, owls , falcons and living fossils

Hi folks,

I have been back to shama YingShiong and am again in
Riyadh. I was snubbed by YS for a few days. My
report on that is in

Singapore and Yingshiong again 3 months after

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Videos of Tinkerbell and Yingshiong Singing

To all friends of Tinkerbell and Yingshiong,

My wife uploaded a few videos. Those are old videos of Tinkerbell and of scenes in Taiwan. You can also see Yingshiong singing and display.

That can be access via
http://shimmertje.livejournal.com/79634.html

I cannot see any of them as I am in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia.

Perhaps you might find those videos interesting.


Shanlung

Very OT - Sheep head and camel milk

The last Saudi friday weekend of 25 Aug was likely to
be the last trip we all be making into the desert
around Riyadh.


You might find "Sheep head and camel milk" to be
interesting. If you have delicate stomach, you might
not wish to read

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/61041.html

Warmest regards


Shanlung

Very OT - To Edge of the World


Likely to be the last report I make from the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia.

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/09/03/


Warmest regards

Shanlung

Back to birds and Yingshiong again

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/09/14/

The re-acquaintance with YS and persuading of him that
I am ok to be with.

This friday morning, he even flew to me over
intermediate distance as well.

I will be going to Brisbane Australia next week for a
couple of weeks. I will lay some flowers for Steve in
Beerwah.

If any birdie folks in and around Brisbane are free,
it will be nice to meet you over a beer or two. Drop
me an email.


Warmest regards

Shanlung
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new videos of Yingshiong
Hi folks,

Here are some more videos taken by my wife that she posted up on Youtube.


Shama gathering at Jurong East.

She came with me to the Friday shama gathering at Jurong East about 3 weeks ago. She took this video of
those shamas singing. They even had this female shama hung in a corner to get those male shamas to try to sing better.

I thought they would be singing better than what they did with so many of shamas there.

I went again to the shama gathering at Bishan on Wednesday night 4 nights back. There were more shamas at Bishan
than in Jurong East. But the performance was about the same.


Boy shamas meet girl shama
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Deepavali day Shama competition at Bedok North , Singapore

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/10/23/

Tinkerbell - Interlude

Friends,

I will be flying to Taiwan on 31 Oct for a short
holiday. I will spend 10 days there to be with my
little girl again starting from 1 November.

I will record that daily into
http://shanlung.livejournal.com from 31 Oct

Tinkerbell Interlude - The meeting

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/11/01/

Other updates will be made naturally and when
possible, so do check on it when you are free


Shanlung

Tinkerbell Interlude photoset and videos, and start of
next chapter of life


Hello to all my friends around the world,

The last couple of days were spend in collating the
photographs and videos
taken during the Tinkerbell Interlude, a period from
1st November to 8th November
when I was in Taiwan to be with Tinkerbell again.

I sort the photos to cover the day by day with
Tinkerbell.

The Livejournal entries now have the appropriate
photos in them that
better illustrate some of the events I wrote about.
The videos are
also embedded in the Livejournal entries.

You find that in

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My wife would have joined me much earlier in Brisbane but for Yingshiong.

But it is decided Joy will be joining me and farewell to Yingshiong is soon

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Livejournal entry yesterday Thursday 3 May 07
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/66935.html

YS last few days with me
I just landed into Singapore early this morning and back into apartment.
After hugging my wife who was about to leave for her office, Ivan greeted me with meows and
figure of eight curls around my ankle.

Yingshiong looked at me from his flight room and flew about with excitment. Sorrowfully, I incarcerate Ivan for YS to fly out. YS did not fly to me yet on cue as expected.

This trip is made specially to walk Yingshiong into his next chapter. I first spend a few days with him and on Monday, he will be taken to Jurong Bird Park. Then in the evening, I fly back to Brisbane.

I waffled and flip flop between JBP or my friend huge aviary.

Between the beauty of living in dangerous world against the cocoon of a safe aviary of my friend

For him to engage in life/death struggle with all the magic or a safe existence

He will be living in the largest aviary in the world, the JBP waterfall aviary

I will be leaving apartment soon to buy YS succulent crickets. I will spoil him rotten over the next few days.



shanlung

(further updates in livejournal)

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An update.



At first, only crows and bush turkeys came regularly for the food I set for birds. The earlier flock of crows that I disliked swarming about the food dishes resolved itself to a single crow that condescend to patronising us. I do like this particular crow that you can see in video later.

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Merry Christmas from Tinkerbell, Shanlung and Joy from
Taiwan.

Total healing and final closure had been acheived by
all of us.


Blogging been on in Livejournal.
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Unfortunately, one of the worst nightmares for a parrot owner has happened. Tinkerbell is lost.

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UPDATE - Tinkerbell has been found and is back home again!

Mavis,

Thanks for updating to the folks here when I was incapacitated by events during that Christmas break.

And folks, here is what I send when I received news and heard confirmation last night. You understand if I was too happy to ask more than the bare outline. I will follow up with as detailed a report just in case you decide to fly your parrot in Bantienyen one day.

So sorry to subject you folks to this agony and ectasy.


Warmest regards

Shanlung

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Tinkerbell - Rescue at Bantienyen

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More self flagellation on my part.

Tinkerbell - Bantienyen In Retrospect
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An episode with a less stressful Tinkerbell

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Visiting Tiki in Brisbane and end of Australian Chapter
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Shama Yingshiong - Final Closure
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Tinkerbell - A good closure - April 2008


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I am now working and living in Muscat, Oman

Catching up in Muscat and Riamfada might fly with me.

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/79690.html

Warmest regards

Shanlung

Folks,



It is kind of strange how much creatures in my house can energise me. And birdies especially.

As you all know, first was Tinkerbell, then came Yingshiong.

Now it is Riamfada.

Here is a trip over my last weekend, made without him. In the near future, you all will be seeing Oman through our collective eyes the way you had seen Taiwan via me and Tinkerbell.


shanlung: Turtle watching at Raz Al Jinz and Riamfada independence

You might like the photos here


Karmic retribution on Katie and Riamfada trust


http://shanlung.livejournal.com/84195.html

Riam thumb his nose at me/ flying lunge / double locking that barn door

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Riamfada first outing

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/91173.html

There are two recent journal entries that you might find interesting and with photos embedded in it


Riam at Siefa beach flying up to me on sand dune against stiff cross wind

Riamfada outing to Yiti/Seifa beaches // Katie's first 'present' to us



Wadi walk: Al Wadi Al Saghir with Riamfada



Warmest regards

Shanlung

Riam want the neighbourhood walk // Maya's CAG bullies her //Riamfada gave me her first painful bite
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/96157.html

19-22 Feb 09 //Radwanski visit & Nizwa // Katie & Dommie to Wadi Fanja
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/96486.html

Latest updates


26-27Feb Cherry blossoms at mountain village Wekan // Yiti
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/96688.html



5Mar onward - and 2 kitties at Wadi Fanja again
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/96849.html


12 March Nakhal Fort/hotsprings
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/97041.html

We said our goodbyes to our beasties in Oman
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/97366.html

Tinkerbell - Rhapsody in Spring 2009


shanlung: Tinkerbell - Rhapsody in Spring 2009

Reflections on Tinkerbell //Smelling roses on mountains // Attack on my wife


http://shanlung.livejournal.com/97874.html

[color:#3333FF] [/color] [b] [/b] I hope that no one will look at these pictures and assume it is okay to take their birds outside for free flight. I also hope anyone in the market for a cage will not buy round cages. That may have been all that was available outside this country but round cages are not a good idea at all, as recommended by most bird experts. All birds prefer to have a corner to retreat to, when they feel it's necessary. Birds who are forced to live in round cages can develop a lot of behavior problems and phobias.

You are right Skydanzer, round cages are not the best cages for birds and they do appear to feel safer if they have a corner, preferably against a wall, to retreat to at times.

Shanlung does not talk about free flight though - his birds are harnessed with a long line attached.

Mavis,



Thank you for speaking up for me.

Skydanzer,

I hope too that no one on the basis of photos, thought they know everything and go on to do what I am doing.

That will be a pity as I wrote much on the background of what I have done and perhaps you might find the time to read too.

A good starting point is this summary and background here

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/8284.html

Inside that summary will be further URLs to even more detailed training.

I share your fear too that people might see the photos and immediately jump on the ramparts of a medieval fortress which can be dangerous for all.







Or on the photos below, take their cats to go walking outside with parrot in the wadi nearest to them. No leash on the cats too. I can only say I hope they read of the training we all did prior to those photos.




I was wondering why you chose to make such a passionate call against against round cage as if I should be an example to hold up to castigate against.

Perhaps you were shocked at seeing a round cage in my living room with Yingshiong the white rumped shama flying above it, so much so that you only can think of that round cage and not the shama flying freely in the apartment.

I hope to think a lot more people saw my birdies flying freely at home and inspired to do the same than to see an obscure round cage on living room floor and rush out to buy round cages.

That round cage was used once to transport Yingshiong to my apartment. It was then left on the living room floor as YS showed me he love to perch on the hook of that cage. That cage was last used by me when I gave Yingshiong to the Jurong Bird Park rejecting offers of US$5000 and 'name your price' for Yingshiong when I could no longer keep Yingshiong.

It might interest you to know from the statistics in my website that you can access, more than 3/4 of the hits came from non English speaking countries in the East. They went on to read what I wrote, saw even more photos and videos and the training, and went on to consider no using cages at all.

My birdies are all kept in their own rooms. The cages were/are wired permanently to stay open so they can come and go as they please.

Perhaps you might do the same too to your flock.







Warmest regards

Shanlung

For all folks reading, here is the latest update in blog




Riamfada - Summer is here // Wadi Bani Khalid and seeing stars and space station with Riamfada

Thanks Shanlung - I knew you would give a better reply, but did not want the comments to remain unanswered until you returned here. I love your stories!

Mavis,

Thank you.

Here is the latest

Do not pass go, do not collect $200// cutting entangling line //Katie threw tantrum


http://shanlung.livejournal.com/98315.html

Here is another update of even more mishaps on me


Oman snorkelling//Dommie threw tantrum or mad dogs & Englishmen // Riamfada takeoffs

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/98648.html

That recovering IRN // Riam not so cooperative on her take-offs

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/99897.html

That rescued IRN// If you think your summer is hot // Cargo Cult// I saw Riam flying backwards


http://shanlung.livejournal.com/100244.html

Shots of Riamfada's take offs// Riamfada in a huff


http://shanlung.livejournal.com/100513.html http://shanlung.livejournal.com/100513.html

Michael and Neda - Yesterday was the day the music died.

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/101102.html

Belated compilations of some beasties/birdies events of Australia
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/101647.html



photos of mash making / work of art rod&reel / Dommie at beach / holiday
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/102122.html

Blog update

HOMO SAPIENS NON URINAT IN VENTUM

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/102154.html

Dimaniyat - Swimming with dolphins// Rescued Black Naped Oriole // Desecrating work of art rod/reel

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/102526.html

Riamfada - Overnight with her to Turtle Watching at Raz Al Jinz

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/102845.html

Latest update

A horrendous episode with Riamfada


Jebel Akhbar with Kat //Seifa Al Sheik - the Great Escape and recovery

shanlung: Jebel Akhbar with Kat //Seifa Al Sheik - the Great Escape and recovery

Replies & thoughts of Seifa Great Escape // Cyrus Oriole // An iftar meal

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/103233.html

Mash Batch 6 // Flying in Shangrila Muscat // Seifa Al Sheikh Revisited
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/103613.html


Riamfada - Just being at home
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/103835.html

latest update


Ramadan & Kitties on beach// Chess -1st Saturday IM Tournament // Tinkerbell Harness for Piper

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/104066.html

Warmest regards

Last time to beach for Dommie // Cats at home //3 days 2 nights at Turtle Beach Resort
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/104321.html


Warmest regards

Shanlung
山 龍