Look what I got in the mail today! I’ll be doing a review of the film (and talking to some of the people involved in the making of this documentary) very soon. Watch this space for updates. Get your own copy!
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Updates and Musings About Life with Parrots
Look what I got in the mail today! I’ll be doing a review of the film (and talking to some of the people involved in the making of this documentary) very soon. Watch this space for updates. Get your own copy!
Read More...In the past I’ve written about the challenges of spending enough quality time with two parrots who hate each other. I’m happy to report that we have reached a decent detente for now. I still wouldn’t trust Mika and Stewie on the same playstand together, but it’s now possible to have a bird on opposite…
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Tune in tonight for the PBS Nature episode “Parrots in the Land of Oz”, a special on Australia’s native parrots. Check out this clip of a palm cockatoo drumming to attract a male. If you enjoy the episode (or miss it), you can purchase it on DVD. It’s part of a two-episode DVD that leads…
Read More...Parrot lulz of the day. Ariel the Amazon wants you to Go. Get. That. Squirrel. D****it!
Read More...This is amazing. Watch this African Grey solve math equations. (I was going to say “simple math equations”, but when you think that the bird needs to be able to add, subtract, recognize numerals, and know the number of dots on the side of the die… well, that just blows my mind.) You thought YOUR…
Read More...Independent Lens is re-airing the popular documentary, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, tonight. Check your local TV schedules to see when your local PBS station is carrying it. If you’re a parrot lover and haven’t seen this film yet, set your DVRs! This is a must-see story of a man and his relationship with…
Read More...Frostie the dancing parrot shows off how to whip yo’ hair.. um, I mean “crest”.
Read More...Wired magazine just covered a new study that lends us new insights into why and how Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo shakes his tail feathers. Previous studies with Snowball showed that some animals (including some parrots) “move rhythmically to music in a way that other animals don’t, demonstrating that dancing is not uniquely human” and that…
Read More...This is currently my favorite talking budgie video: You know why I love it? Because for the bird to love saying “I’m so happy to see you!” that much, you know he’s probably heard it a million times. And that’s what’s awesome: the part you don’t see, the guy telling his budgie how happy the…
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Mika showed me this weekend that she REALLY likes Sun Chips: she saw me eating some and flew to my arm to get closer. This is a big deal because Mika doesn’t really fly. Or to be more accurate, Mika doesn’t know how to land. She flies very rarely and when she does it’s usually…
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