I received a package from Kris Porter a couple of weeks ago. Kris Porter is a whiz at creating foraging toys and has a wonderful website called Parrot Enrichment. Kris is also very well known for her Parrot Enrichment Activity Book that you can download for free here: Parrot Enrichment Activity Book. Kris and her [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Puzzler Foraging Blocks are well, Fantastic!
Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, Reviews, tagged Avian Enrichment, Bird Blogs, bird talk, blogging about parrots, enrichment, enrichment activity, Fantastic Foraging Blocks, Foraging toys for parrots, Kris Porter, Parrot Blog, Parrot Nation, Toys for birds, Toys for parrots on February 27, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Our Lady of Anointed Amazons
Posted in essays and articles, Writing, tagged 19th president, Bird Blogs, Blue Elephant, gray matter, Kakapo, laughing all the way, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Porn and Pancakes, rubber room, Rutherford B. Hayes, XXX Church on February 26, 2012 | 12 Comments »
They have their own Facebook page!: Flippin It’s been said that one should never discuss religion or politics. This is probably a prudent thing to do and easy to accomplish unless you happen to live in a convent or you’re a politician. In those cases, I suppose it would be a little difficult to avoid. [...]
Laughing All The Way
Posted in Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, humorous parrot blogs, Laughing at yourself, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation on February 25, 2012 | 25 Comments »
I found this little dude at: Sodahead At times we are faced with many challenges. Having birds in your life is an acquired taste. And if you are like most bird people, we have the “Lays Potato Chip” taste in parrots: “Betcha can’t have just one!” With that comes a lot of work, training, reading [...]
The “Dr. Phil Game”
Posted in essays and articles, Patricia Sund, Writing, tagged blogging about parrots, Dr. Phil, kook, little ones, looking at the world, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, parrot psychology, Patricia Sund, shower stall, The Dr. Phil Game on February 19, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Photo courtesy of Kent Hammit…the guy the took the best photo of me…ever. As you can imagine, Parker has his own way of looking at the world. He’s fairly strong-willed and he’s pretty damned clear about the way he wants the world to go. This is entirely my doing. I raised the little sucker to [...]
Making History as We Go Along
Posted in essays and articles, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, browse, communication ideas, horizontal exchange, horizontal flow, Jason Crean, moral letters, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Seneca the Younger, The future of Aviculture, thomas friedman, world of birds on February 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I’ve written about “The Tribe” before, or as I tend to call it, “The Parrot Nation.” Thomas Friedman wrote about it in his book, The World is Flat, essentially making the point that the world is evolving into a level playing field in terms of communication, ideas and commerce. I essentially pointed out in my essay [...]
Win; Place; Show
Posted in Photo-Toons, tagged adoption foundation, Bird Blogs, bird expo, Bird Lovers Only Parrot Rescue, blogging about parrots, Chop recipe for birds, Irena Schulz, midwest bird, Midwest Bird Expo, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Paula Rossow, photo toon, Su Gould on February 15, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Last April at the Midwest Bird Expo in the Chicago area, I was asked to give a presentation on “Chop.” I got some friends together to help me. “The Chopettes,” as they called themselves, made an enormous batch of Chop in about 45 minutes while I yakked. The resulting batch of Chop was then donated [...]
Field Trip
Posted in essays and articles, tagged bathroom stuff, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, bridge on the river kwai, hurricane forecast, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, three birds, traveling with a toddler, Traveling with Parrots on February 10, 2012 | 17 Comments »
Like other living things, my Greys like getting out and about. And of course anytime I get them out the door it’s a huge deal. Three carriers. Their backpack with wet-wipes, toys, snacks, treats, water bottle and extra newspaper. When I take them up to Port St. Lucie to visit my friends Lynn and Darryl, [...]
“It’s a Zip-Loc Life”
Posted in Posts About the "Chop" Concept, tagged "Chop" Concept, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Chop for Birds, hard knock life, musical annie, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Chop, Parrot Nation, parrots, Patricia Sund's Chop, sized bags, storage bags, The Chop Recipe for Parrots, tiny amounts, zip loc on February 8, 2012 | 16 Comments »
I don’t know why this occurred to me, but it did. I was thinking about zip-loc bags and the integral part of they play in storing Chop. This innocent little sandwich bag has become a big part of my life. And from the email I get, it seems to have become a staple in the [...]
A New “Photo-Toon”: Chop and the Flock
Posted in Photo-Toons, Posts About the "Chop" Concept, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Parker and Pepper, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, photo toon, rainy day on February 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It’s Tuesday, a slumpy, rainy day here in Florida and time for another “Photo-Toon:
I Can’t!
Posted in essays and articles, Patricia Sund, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blah blah, blogging about parrots, cast iron skillet, confidence builder, good god, having children, Parrot Nation, parrot training, taking care of parrots, three kids, time savers caring for parrots on February 3, 2012 | 8 Comments »
I don’t know what’s worse, having other people underestimate you or underestimating yourself. Both kind of blow. Sometimes you underestimate yourself, yet you find that you could indeed do whatever it was that you didn’t think you could do. That’s very uplifting and a hell of a confidence builder. Having had other people underestimate your [...]
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