parrot behavior

Interview with Parrot Behavior Consultant Liz Wilson (CVT, CPBC)

If you subscribe to the very popular Bird Talk Magazine (found at the check-out stand of every major pet store chain I’ve ever been in), you may already know the name of this month’s Best in Flock interview subject. Liz Wilson has been writing the “Parrot Psychology” column in Bird Talk Magazine since 2001. Liz…

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Allowing Birds On Your Shoulder — OK or Not?

If you do research on whether you should allow your bird on your shoulder, you’ll find a lot of sites warning that this is a definite no-no. “Shouldering your birds leads them to think they are dominant to you.” “Allowing birds on your shoulder can cause you to lose an eye.” Etc. While absolute rules…

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OUCH! WTH?

I’m nursing a bruise on my knuckle. Stewie bit me “for no reason!” (Gratuitous use of quotation marks? No, keep reading.) He was sitting on my arm while I was working on the computer and he ran down my arm, bit down hard on my knuckle and wouldn’t let go. I yelped and flailed around…

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