My friend Lisa and I shot a video demonstration of how to make “Chop.” Many of my “Bleaders,” (Blog Readers) wanted more detail on the process, so here you go! I hope you get a kick out of it and perhaps will try this way of feeding your birds. Thanks Lisa, and thanks to all [...]
Posts Tagged ‘African Greys’
Chop. Shot By Shot
Posted in Posts About the "Chop" Recipe, Uncategorized, tagged Patricia Sund, African Greys, African Grey, blogging about parrots, preparing food for birds, feeding birds, "Chop" Recipe, bird food, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Chop, Bird Blogs, Parrot Blog, Chop for Parrots on August 8, 2010 | 52 Comments »
A Little Blog Here, a Little Blog There…
Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, Cincinnati Zoo, Memo to Parker and Pepper, Patricia Sund, Posts About the "Chop" Recipe, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, African Greys, Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Magazine, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, Parker the Grey, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, parrots, Patricia Sund, zoo work, Zoos on March 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I vaguely remember why I began this blog. I was going to go to the Cincinnati Zoo to work as a “Guest Keeper” and I was writing about working at a zoo for my book in progress called you-know-what. (Yes, it’s called Parrot Nation.) I was going to be gone for three weeks and I [...]
Shoveling Out
Posted in Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, African Greys, Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Christina Giordano, enrichment, Golden Cockatoo, information about parrots, Parker the Grey, Parrot Blog, Parrot Nation, Parrot toys, parrot training, parrots, Patricia Sund, Rick Horvitz on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I live in Florida so I’m not referring to shoveling snow, nor am I the proud owner of a herd of cows that needs occasional upkeep. I have shoveled cow manure, but that’s another story. The precipitation we get is liquid, and a LOT of it at times. I’m referring to cleaning Parker’s cage. Please [...]
Sometimes It Rains
Posted in Memo to Parker and Pepper, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, essays and articles, tagged "Chop" Recipe, African Grey, African Greys, Bird Blogs, bird food, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, parrot diet, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I had a Flight to San Juan. I had to be at the airport at eight a.m. for a nine a.m. departure. Out to San Juan, sit for a couple of hours and come back. Land about five and with the rush hour traffic, I’d be home by about 6:30 or 7:00 in time [...]
A New Decade in the Works
Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, tagged Patricia Sund, taking care of parrots, African Greys, Parrot Nation, Baby Parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, preparing food for birds, working at a zoo, Zoo Keepers, Dave Oehler, Steve Malowski, feeding birds, Bird Talk Magazine, bird food, Parrot Blogs, Bird Blogs on January 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Wouldn’t this look good on my car? Ten years ago, when the Millennium rolled around, I didn’t have birds. My life was entirely different really. I was still on my first of the four total vacuum cleaners I’ve had since then, I had clean carpeting as opposed to the slate tile I have now and [...]
“BIRD TALK” Magazine: Home of “Memo to Parker and Pepper”
Posted in essays and articles, 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 [...]


