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Bali Starling
March 25, 2008 | 03:35 PM

Nice to see the articule on the Bali Starling. Thought you might like to know that it was a Hawaii resident that first bred the first Starling in Bali. I live on the Big Island and was asked to come to Bali in 1993 to set up breeding programs for endangered Birds in Indonesia. Bayu who I remain friends with worked for we at that time. The first birds were brought to me from local sources and were thought to be two females. After one look I knew we had a pair. Having been a bird breeder for 25 years it didn't take much to convence the pair to go to nest. And they did it on public display. 3 Babies were born within a few months. Actually I believe the picture in your articule is the father of the first chicks. I left Bali three years later and Bayu carried on the work with the help of a hotel owner. They managed to get a couple more pairs to increase the blood lines and 15 years later this is what has come of it. I changed professions and now make Hawaiian jewelry that can be seen at places like the Dolphin Galleries, Honolulu Academy of Arts, etc. The jewelry is a history of Hawaiian patterns (tapa's, tattoo's etc.) and my own personal history of preservation of plants and animals.



Judith Berg