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magazines, newsletters and the like. I have publi-
shed hundreds of popular articles on aviculture.
In addition, I have published many scientific pa-
pers, articles and texts in ornithological journals.
It is a great honor and pleasure for me to receive
an invitation from Mr. Alejandro Galego, editor of The crown of this work is the appointment in
this wonderful magazine “Sommes FOA”, to pre- 1999 as the editor of the journal of the Judicial
sent my work related to aviculture and ornitho- Organization SOF “Avi fauna”. I have been edi-
logy. ting this print magazine for more than 20 years,
and in 2021 I started publishing my digital ma-
First, I would like to introduce myself briefly to gazine AVI KULA, within my website www.exotic-
those who do not know me. My name is Slobo- birds-kulic.com
dan Kulić, I live in Leskovac, a town in the south .
of the Republic of Serbia. I am married and have So far, I have written 9 books, translations and
four children, three daughters and a son. I also brochures, several scientific papers and hundreds
have four grandchildren. I am a law graduate by of papers in the field of aviculture and ornitho-
profession and I work in the City Administration logy. My book “Standards for bird judging” with
of the City of Leskovac, as the head of the Service 724 pages, which has had two editions, is highly
for exercising rights in the field of social care for appreciated not only in Serbia but also in the re-
children. gion and the world. I am currently working on
completing several books in the field of exotic
Birds have fascinated me since their earliest child- bird breeding.
hood with their appearance, way of life, beauty
and song. From then until today, birds have been Since January 1, 1989, I have been an interna-
an integral part of my life. tional OMJ judge - an expert on exotic birds. I
have been the holder of the OMJ gold badge for
I started reading and studying ornithological li- 20 years. Since becoming an OMJ judge, I have
terature early on and following the phenomena judged exotic birds at all bird shows and state
related to birds in nature. My first ornithologi- championships in Serbia and at numerous state
cal records and papers date back to elementary championships and shows in Macedonia, Croatia,
school, and in high school I was an active mem- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Greece and
ber of the biological section. Turkey and at 10 world championships - northern
and southern hemispheres.
I officially started breeding exhibition birds whi-
le attending high school, and during my studies, During this hobby, I held leading positions in the
from January 1, 1980, I became a member of the Serbian Ornithological Federation (SOF) and the
very active Association for the Protection and Judicial Organization SOF. From 1990 to 2003, I
Breeding of Birds “Gaj” from Nis and a member was first secretary and president of the Judicial
of the Serbian Ornithological Federation. I soon Organization of the SOF for more than ten years,
became a regular participant in bird shows of va- and then president of the Serbian Ornithologi-
rious ranks and won the highest awards (goblets, cal Federation for 12 years or three consecutive
trophies, medals, diplomas, etc.). terms. Until recently, I was again the president of
the Judicial Organization SOF.
In parallel with the breeding of birds, my profes-
sional work begins. I am a regular participant in all professional se-
During my internship as a bird judging judge, I minars in aviculture in Serbia and the surroun-
started writing articles about birds for various ding area. Also, I am a member of the OMJ expert
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