Well, I told you I’d be calling this the “Chop Blog” if the hits and questions kept coming! I asked some of my Readers if they would be so kind to send me some of their photos and thoughts on their version of “Chop”, as well as how it’s going over for their birds. In [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Parker vs Paper Plate
Posted in essays and articles, Memo to Parker and Pepper, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, behavior training, Bird Talk Magazine, Bird Talk Writer, enrichment, Parker the Grey, Parrot Nation, parrot training, Patricia Sund on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Parker knows how to play! I’m a lucky parrot person. Parker knows how to play with cheap stuff: like paper plates. In this footage, I caught about the last two minutes of about FORTY minutes of Parker messing around with a simple white paper plate. (Forgive the shaky video, I had just gotten the [...]
2009 Animal Education Foundation Symposium
Posted in essays and articles, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged Animal Education Foundation, behavior training, Dr. Susan Friedman, enrichment, Parrot, Sid Price, taking care of parrots on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the dealio on the AEF Symposium! (And don’t let the word “Symposium” twist your noodle! It’s just a bunch of really great people who know what they’re talking about get together and they all yak about the area they are active in, that’s all. I used to see that word and think, [...]
The Petco Festival in Naples: A Flappin’ Good time!
Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, essays and articles, Memo to Parker and Pepper, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, animals, behavior training, Bird Talk Magazine, enrichment, Parker the Grey, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, rehoming parrots on July 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was invited by the Naples, Florida Petco to join in the festivities and participate in their First Annual Pet Festival. It was a Fundraiser for the “Petco Foundation.” According to their website: “In February, 1999, the PETCO Foundation was established to promote a wide variety of educational and charitable activities nationwide by partnering [...]
Long Island, Here I Come!
Posted in essays and articles, Memo to Parker and Pepper, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, Bird Talk Magazine, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, essays and articles, Long Island Parrot Society, Parker the Grey, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, rehoming parrots on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The LIPS Expo Link: http://www.liparrotsociety.org/parrotexpo.htm LIPS is having me come and speak on October third at their Parrot Expo on October third. This should be interesting. This year’s theme is “Parrots, The Reality Show.” [...]






