Boodah the African Grey
By Sybil Erden, Founder – May 9, 2014 Recently I took my camera to The Oasis to take pictures of the birds at the sanctuary. Some of these birds I have known since before the inception of The Oasis Sanctuary.…
Love, Loss, Happiness – And Velcro Was Her Name
By Ruth Ann La Rue – August 24, 2013 On June 2, 2013 at 10:05 a.m. a little soul winged its way to Heaven. The soul’s name on earth had been Velcro. Velcro hatched in 1993 as a Congo African…
A Red Bird named Redbird
By Janet Trumbule, Executive Director of Administration – June 7, 2014 Red hatched in 1993 in a pet store where he was handfed by the store owner, Joe -Red adored the guy. Joe decided to keep Red in his home…
OPHELIA…a Black Beauty
By Janet Trumbule, Executive Director of Administration – August 22, 2013 If you’ve had a chance to visit the sanctuary this article will make you think back and smile. If not…let me introduce you to Ophelia, our resident Black Lory.…
Gandalf, The Wizard
By Ruth Ann La Rue, Intake/Foster Care - March 22, 2014 J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, includes a fictional character Gandalf the Wizard. Tolkien describes Gandalf as one who “seemed the least, less tall than…
Archie and Edith
By Sybil Erden, Founder – October 2014 Archie and Edith came to us, shipped in large crates, along with Phillipe and Pricilla, from a breeder in southern Florida in 1994. They were wild-caught retired breeding pairs of Macaws. Phillipe and…
Andreas & Snowey – Two Cockatoo Boys
By Ruth Ann La Rue – September 13, 2014 Andreas & Snowey are two Moluccan Cockatoo boys that we highlighted in our September 2014 fundraising letter. In his early years Andreas was a robust and beautiful Cockatoo. As his family’s…
The Oasis Sanctuary Store is now open!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Oasis Sanctuary Store, powered by CafePress. With beautiful new art by Creative Designer Cyndi Fritz, and a wide array of products to choose from, you will find the perfect item…
Barbara Greenman
February, 2015 Where do I begin? It is one week today that I returned from a trip to the Oasis Sanctuary. I have tried for the last week to find the words that could possibly describe to you my experience…
Cynthia Fritz
February, 2014 As we move into 2014 you will see a fresh look in our publications and marketing material. Our first step was the creation of the updated Oasis Logo Banner proudly displayed on the cover of this newsletter. We…