Maisy had settled into a routine and just to mix it up a little, I gave her a bath. She needed one with all of our ramming around outside and I had the time, so I went ahead and gave her one. She seemed to really enjoy it. She was just so calm in the [...]
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Letters From Maisy #14
Posted in "Letters From Maisy", tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Letters From Maisy, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on May 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is it “Crazy” To Have a Crow?
Posted in People in Aviculture, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Corvus Cornix, crow intelligence, Hooded Crow, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, pet crow, tool use in crows on May 28, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Say “Hello” to Yvonne! And that is “Crazy,” her female Hooded Crow (Corvus Cornix). Yvonne lives in Locarno, Switzerland, and she found Crazy lying in a heap on the ground in the Spring of 2009. Crazy had a “Scissor Beak,” (a condition where the upper beak is not straight and does not meet correctly over the [...]
Letters From Maisy #13
Posted in "Letters From Maisy", tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Letters From Maisy, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Occasionally, Beverly went out of town for the weekend and she would leave Maisy with me. At first, Maisy was a little confused because she hadn’t really slept here overnight before. This resulted in Maisy not quite being able to settle in and get comfortable at first. But we all worked it out and she [...]
Midwest Bird Expo: A Smashing Success!
Posted in Events, People in Aviculture, Reviews, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Green Aracari, Irena Schulz, Irene Pepperberg, Jason Crean, Mark Bittner, Midwest Bird Expo, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Patricia Sund, Snowball the Dancing cockatoo Video, Sy Montgomery, The Alex Foundation, The Avicultural Society of Chicagoland on May 24, 2010 | 21 Comments »
I attended the Midwest Bird Expo this past weekend at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles, Illinois this past weekend. Jason Crean and his Crew did an amazing job organizing the vendor floor, the speakers, the educational exhibits and the Benefit Dinner for the Alex Foundation after the Expo. It was so big, I [...]
The Avian Encounters Video Trilogy
Posted in Events, People in Aviculture, tagged Angels of Flight Productions, Avian Encounter Trilogy, Avian Encounters Video, Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, Bird Videos, blogging about parrots, Christina Giordano, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on May 19, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Christina Giordano creates Avian Videos. She has her friends and Facebook contacts send her their photos and videos of their birds and she produces a montage of images set to music that are heart wrenching and achingly poetic in their beauty. They really are gorgeous. But it’s a lot of work. Click on Christina’s image [...]
Come Say “Hi” at the Midwest Bird Expo!
Posted in Events, People in Aviculture, tagged Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Mark Bittner, Midwest Bird Expo, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, parrot training, parrots, Patricia Sund, Sy Montgomery on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Click on this image to see the schedule of events and to order an access pass: I love going to shindigs like this. But sometimes my schedule simply prohibits it. Between the Blog, my column and feature writing at BIRD TALK and BIRDS USA Magazines, content work at the Bird Channel, my flying schedule, and [...]
“Letters From Maisy” #12
Posted in "Letters From Maisy", tagged "Letters From Maisy", Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, dog sitting, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on May 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Maisy had her routine: She would run to my door, greet Mattie and then trot all over the house to make sure everything was there. Then she would stand in the middle of the living room and stare at me while panting. All of this effort made her thirsty, so she’d go drink all of [...]
Letters From Maisy #11
Posted in "Letters From Maisy", tagged blogging about parrots, Letters From Maisy, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Positive reinforcement training on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Maisy and Mattie really began getting along. Mattie would be out on the front porch leisurely wagging her tail and waiting for us when I went down to get Maisy. I would let Maisy go at the elevator and she would gallop to the door. When I finally caught up to her, there they would [...]
Letter From Maisy #10
Posted in "Letters From Maisy", Patricia Sund, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Letters From Maisy, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on May 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Now this was a fresh day in hell for me. I woke up looking like I had a softball stuck under my chin. I had already had the mumps as a child so I knew it wasn’t that. I don’t recommend “googling” your symptoms because you will walk away from the computer completely convinced you [...]
Letters From Maisy #9
Posted in "Letters From Maisy", Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, dog sitting, Letters From Maisy, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Patricia Sund on May 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Maisy was around when I got the news that I had gotten the column in “BIRD TALK” Magazine. I think we danced. At the time BT didn’t know if it was going to be monthly or every other month, but the column, called “Memo to Parker and Pepper” was definitely in. I had been working [...]
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