I haven’t been posting at all in the last couple of weeks due to some mitigating circumstances. Let’s see: annual training in Dallas so I get to keep my job, a work schedule from hell, laptop computer issues, just all kinds of stuff kept cropping up that prevented me from sitting down and cranking out [...]
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Posted in essays and articles, Patricia Sund, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on August 22, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Mac and Me
Posted in essays and articles, Patricia Sund, Writing, tagged blogging about parrots, Dell Inspiron, dialing a phone, Irena Schulz, Irene Pepperberg, Janet Holt Hilton, Macbook Pro, Odd Todd, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on July 15, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Well, you’re here. If you were in my actual home, you’d grab a Grey, a beer and put up your feet. But while you’re digitally here, let’s take a moment to see where you are. Of course you know I’m a writer. But did you know I also happen to have an issue with helpful [...]
Happy Anniversary to “Parrot Nation”
Posted in essays and articles, Events, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on June 25, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Three years ago today at 12:20 p.m. I hit the internet wilderness. I signed up at WordPress to write this blog.The first post was “Hello World” and it was an automatically generated post. When I hit that enter key, I really didn’t have anything specific in mind other than the fact that I’m a [...]
Talking Them Out of It
Posted in essays and articles, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged behavior training, blogging about parrots, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, parrots as pets, Patricia Sund, rehoming parrots on January 8, 2011 | 37 Comments »
Have you ever met a person who just isn’t cut out to be a bird person? You know what I’m talking about. We’ve all met them. They have no business having a parrot in their home. You know this in your bones and can feel that understanding in the deepest darkest reaches of your soul. [...]
I’m Going, I’m Not Going, I’m Going, I’m Not Going…
Posted in Houston Parrot Festival, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, Houston Parrot Festival, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on January 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Good God. First, I decide I’m not going to the Houston Parrot Festival. I can’t take the time off of work. I need to save money for a new computer and the second generation iPad that everyone said is going to be so sleek and sexy. So I need to fly more and stay home [...]
Girding My Loins
Posted in Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, breeding condition in birds, breeding season, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, parrots, Patricia Sund on January 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Photo Courtesy of My Friend Kent Hammit Well, it’s almost here. Yup, it’s almost time for Parker to swing into full-tilt “Screaming Little Hellion” mode. I can’t wait for it to be over. Why is breeding season always so painful? Well, I’ll tell you why it’s painful to me. It’s because Parker makes my ears [...]
Wipe Up
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, Bird Talk Magazine, Cincinnati Zoo, Memo to Parker and Pepper, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, Dr. Susan Friedman, Houston Parrot Festival, Irena Schulz, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Steve Malowski, Sy Montgomery on December 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I waited 20 years to make an impulse purchase. I got a parrot. I bring the little guy home. I almost passed out on the way home thinking that what I did was the biggest mistake of my life. But I managed to drive the rest of the way home without either losing my lunch [...]






