Customer Reviews

Toucan Tales

Check out what our customers have to say about life with their cherished companions.

A Review From Veterinarians

This is the story of how a relatively normal couple from Orlando, FL was welcomed into Emerald Forest Bird Gardens and left there with a new goal in life. We were invited to EFBG by Jerry during a conference in Ocala, FL in January, 2009. We took Jerry up on the invitation and headed out there…
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Make-A-Wish Toucan

My name is Joe Carrieri , In January of 2007 when I was 16 I was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a form of cancer. I was very upset and shocked by this. I thought my life was over. The doctors told me my immune system would be compromised and that I wouldn’t be able to…
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The Curl Crested Aracari

I just fell in love with this Curl Crested Aracari from Emerald Forest Bird Gardens. It is so friendly I could hardly believe it. I never realized toucans were so intelligent and entertaining until I visited to Emerald Forest. The variety of toucan species there was amazing and the facilities and grounds gorgeous. I am…
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Wings of Love

Yvonne Patterson is shown here performing in front of a large audience at a recent Home Show; she uses her toucans in Wings of Love bird shows in the Midwest. Yvonne has kept toucans for over 17 years with psittacines, finches, pollinators and raptors in a large sunroom on the back of her home. The…
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Joan Embery and her Toco Toucan

Joan Embery is a champion of environmental, conservation and preservations issues around the world, most notably as spokeswoman for the Zoological Society of San Diego. On behalf of these issues as well as the San Diego Zoo, she has made over a thousand television appearances including over 100 appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny…
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Buffy

Buffy came to live with us almost two years ago, after we lost the second of our pair of Red-Breasted Toucans after almost 20 years of happiness with them. Buffy was a delight right from the beginning. She’s active and happy, plays constantly and is very bright. Because we don’t believe in wing-clipping, she spends…
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Tecate in Florida

Here’s a picture I took of Tecate this past week-end (Jan 07), He’s such a meek little sweetie. He has settled in with us quite comfortably here in Southwest Florida. On the weekends, when the morning sun shines brightly, I will place Tecate on one the coconut palm leaves out front so he can enjoy…
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Pokey

My name is Kim Wilkerson. Our animal family members always bring us so much joy. I have worked in the veterinary field for over 15 years and now work part time teaching at my children’s school. We decided to adopt a Toucan ( a male Green Aracaris) from Jerry Jennings at Emerald Forest Bird Gardens.…
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My Life with Chester

My Life With Chester…………….. I started going to bird shows about 4 years ago, and I saw some Swainson’s toucans there. A guy told me if I wanted to talk to a toucan expert, I should get in touch with Jerry Jennings. When I went to Emerald Forest Bird Gardens, I was blown away by…
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Bamboo

Our Green Aracari, Bamboo, is doing great, as much of a delight as always. We’ve let her wings grow out and she loves to explore the house, has her favorite spots. She’s sitting next to me as I type this, on top of a basket by the kitchen window. We LOVE her so much! She’s…
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Leonardo and Twitchy

We acquired our pair of Rainbow Billed Toucans(Ramphastos sulfuratus) Leonardo & Twitchy several years back from Emerald Forest Bird Gardens at first to possibly breed them in a backyard Aviary. Well things sort of changed, We ended up keeping them in the house and since then they have became part of our family. They have…
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Tilly and Joanne

When we first brought Tilly home with us from Emerald Forest, it was almost as big an event as was bringing home my now ten-year-old daughter from the hospital for the first time. And now, Tilly has been an important member of our family for more than three years. She is a delight, in every…
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