Picture from “Adweek” I have a dirty little secret. Well. It isn’t dirty; rather it’s a very clean secret. Now you all know that I’m the thrifty sort. I come from a long line of toothpaste tube squeezers, “Use the Celery Tops in Soup” makers and “You know…you wash those out and you can use [...]
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The “Dawn” of a New Day
Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Dawn Dish Soap, Dawn Dish Soap as a Shower Scrub, Dawn used to save wildlife, oily pelicans, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on June 1, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Juanita the Critic
Posted in Juanita the Weasel's Tips For Chop, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, good mood, Juanita the Weasel's Tips for Chop, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation on March 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Juanita seems to be in a good mood these days. A nice change. But I don’t know whether I should be flattered or insulted…
Juanita in Crisis
Posted in Juanita the Weasel's Tips For Chop, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Juanita the Weasel's Tips for Chop, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on March 17, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Juanita is distressed. Such a crisis!
Juanita the Weasel #4
Posted in Juanita the Weasel's Tips For Chop, Uncategorized, tagged adoption organization, Bird Blogs, bird lovers, Bird Lovers Only Parrot Rescue, irena, Irena Schulz, Juanita the Weasel's Tips for Chop, Parrot Adoption, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Su Gould on March 9, 2012 | 6 Comments »
My friend Su Gould worked with Irena Schulz and her parrot adoption organization, Bird Lovers Only in Indiana until Irena and her husband relocated to South Carolina. Despite the move, Su continues to design the most wonderful cartoons for Irena and her famous bird, “Snowball, the Dancing Cockatoo.” They are beautifully designed and wonderfully witty. [...]
All of the Other Reindeer are “Mean Girls”
Posted in essays and articles, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged blogging about parrots, donner and blitzen, My "Rudolph Rant", Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, red nosed reindeer, rudolph the red nosed reindeer on December 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Want to see more from Hagen? Click on Rudy’s nose! I’ve been getting a workout every morning driving down I95 to Miami Airport, to fly hither, thither and yon. If you’re unfamiliar with I95 south to Miami at morning rush hour, it’s not unlike the boat trip up the Nung River in the film, Apocalypse Now: [...]
Karaoke Parker
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, enrichment, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on October 17, 2011 | 7 Comments »
When I was a kid, one of the things I wanted to be was a cartoonist. This, along with wanting to be an actress, dancer, broadway performer, television commercial director, lawyer and writer. (My father always said to me, “Kid, with your mouth, you ought to become an attorney.”) Well, I got a few of [...]
News Release From Best Friends Animal Society
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2011 | 11 Comments »
This news release was just posted by Best Friends Animal Society. Media Relations Manager Barbara Williamson just emailed it to me and asked that I post it here on “Parrot Nation:” Exploding parrot population in U.S. will cause crisis, predicts national Best Friends Animal Society National animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society http://www.bestfriends.org has long [...]
Mattie’s Lower Tract
Posted in essays and articles, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, dog ingesting foreign objects, Mattie the dog, Patricia Sund on June 28, 2011 | 19 Comments »
What a weekend. It’s been pretty tense around here. Mattie the dog started going downhill over the weekend and completely lost her appetite. She wasn’t moving around, she was listless and didn’t even want to go out. As soon as my Vet’s office was open, I called them and made an appointment. Mattie is an old [...]
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 [...]






