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Updates and Musings About Life with Parrots
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The ASPCA released its annual estimate of pet care costs, and according to them caring for a bird costs $270 in the first year and $200 each subsequent year … to which I respond a resounding “AS IF.” Maybe for this bird, but that doesn’t even come close to what I and other parrot owners…
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Updated: I just read a really heartbreaking story about someone who was pressured into free flying their parrot before he was ready, a move that ended in tragedy. I want to make it extra super clear that I’m not advocating that you free fly your birds (i.e., let it fly outside without a harness) or…
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. This fun children’s book, If You Were A Parrot, leads the young reader into a magical world where children can imagine what it’s like to be a parrot. We learn about parrot behavior and the children in the story mimic these behaviors. Particularly noteworthy is that the book even has a section that encourages…
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Just have to share a funny anecdote. I’ve been trying to take videos of Stewie during our training session. Recently I had to laugh so hard when I was going through, editing a clip, and Stewie — who’s sitting on my arm — starts doing tricks in response to the cues he hears in the…
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Update: I gave up. With two birds, who didn’t live in a dedicated bird room, the Roomba didn’t stand a chance. The 1.5 gallon Shop-Vac is my MVP when it comes to trying to control the seeds, dander, toy parts, etc that inevitable scatter across the floor 24/7. Best vacuum cleaner for my birds’ mess:…
Read More...Another one of my favorite parrot videos. Here’s an Amazon groovin’ to Bob Marley: Whoo-hoo-HOO!
Read More...This isn’t about conures, but this has got to be one of my all-time favorite video of parrots. Check out the smarts on this cockatoo:
Read More...Stewie is on Facebook now. Find him under “Stewie Bird” and add him as a friend. You could “poke” him, I suppose, but he’ll bite you! But if you give him some sunflower seeds he’ll love you forever.
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