WHAT’S THE POINT? By Patricia Sund Having a parrot in your life is a puzzling existence. I suppose you could agree with the idea that they provide companionship just as a dog or a cat does, but why in God’s name a parrot? Where did we ever get the idea that having a parrot would [...]
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What’s The Point?
Posted in essays and articles, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, African Grey Babies, Baby Parrots, behavior training, Bird Blogs, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Positive reinforcement training, taking care of parrots on January 9, 2010 | 11 Comments »
“BIRD TALK” Magazine: Home of “Memo to Parker and Pepper”
Posted in essays and articles, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, African Grey Babies, African Greys, Bird Talk Magazine, Bird Talk Writer, birds, blogging about parrots, essays and articles, Memo to Parker and Pepper, Parrot Nation, parrot training, parrots, Patricia Sund on March 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(photo credit: Kent Hammit) This is the photo used in my column in “Bird Talk” Magazine. The column, titled “Memo to Parker and Pepper” has now gone monthly according to an email from a “Parrot Nation” reader. This makes me very happy as I happen to like the “Memo” series and I also happen to [...]
Isn’t It Ironic?
Posted in essays and articles, tagged African Grey Babies, Baby Parrots, behavior training, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, enrichment, essays and articles, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, parrot diet, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, preparing food for birds on July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
(I wrote this piece quite a few years ago when I was still new to having Parker in my life. But I still believe what I stated at the time still holds true.) Parker at about 5 weeks of age. Isn’t It Ironic? By Patricia Sund I am a very new bird companion, as I [...]
Perhaps It’s Luck
Posted in essays and articles, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, African Grey Babies, African Greys, animals, Baby Parrots, behavior training, bird grooming, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, enrichment, essays and articles, feeding birds, Parker the Grey, Parrot, parrot diet, Parrot Nation, parrot training, parrots, Patricia Sund, Positive reinforcement training, preparing food for birds, taking care of parrots on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(The “learning experience” never ends. And it’s quite interesting to see what you have learned when you look back at yourself! This was an article I wrote with the future in mind almost four years ago. At the time I wrote this piece, I knew a fraction of what I know now. But [...]





