I went to interview Oscar again. It’s always a pleasure to go visit Oscar, but it’s a real pain in the keester having to do what I have to do after I visit her. Oscar is a lovely little cockatoo who is fun, enjoyable, engaging and a great dancer. Oscar also has PBFD. I’m always [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bird Talk Writer’
Sweating Up a Haz Mat Suit
Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, essays and articles, tagged Bird Talk Magazine, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Oscar the Naked Cockatoo, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, PBFD in Birds on July 13, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Gateway Drug
Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, essays and articles, People in Aviculture, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, learning about parrot care, Parrot Nation on April 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Gate Way Drug: A drug (as alcohol or marijuana) whose use is thought to lead to the use of and dependence on a harder drug (as cocaine or heroin) You might say Parker was my “gateway drug” to the world of aviculture. I began studying up on parrots when I got him and I never [...]
Writing My Tail Off
Posted in People in Aviculture, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Magazine, Bird Talk Writer, Jessica Pineda, Midwest Bird Expo, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs on March 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been writing a lot. Which is good, I suppose. From everything I’ve read, the more you write, the better you get. And it helps keeps me sharp, keeps me searching for the next big idea, the next adventure, the next project. Normally, when I’m on my computer, I’m at home sitting at the coffee [...]
A Letter From Jenni
Posted in essays and articles, People in Aviculture, Writing, tagged African Greys, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, rehoming parrots, writing about birds on March 26, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Allow me to explain this. As you might know, I, along with half the population of the United States am rather active on Facebook. And I don’t cheat at it either by posting Tweets from Twitter as my status. I have found it to be tremendously satisfying because FB has allowed me to get out [...]
I’m Auditioning to be a “Pole Dancer”
Posted in Contests, Patricia Sund, Stuff Bird People Like, Writing, tagged Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, North Pole, North Pole Expedition, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Quark Adventures Blogging Contest on December 8, 2010 | 6 Comments »
No, not that kind of pole dancing; this kind: Image from: here The butt-freezing, icy fingers, “Oh my God, it’s so damned cold, I’m freezing my tail off!” kind of pole. The North Pole. The Big Kahuna of adventures. The top of the world. After I entered I thought, “What in God’s name have I [...]
Horse Haven
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, tagged Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Best Friends animal Society, Bird Talk Writer, Horses at Best Friends, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on September 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Best Friends has horses. And they are up for adoption. I went out with Caregiver Joseph and a couple of volunteers to muck some fields and other jobs that needed to be done:
Dani At Dogtown
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, Uncategorized, tagged Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Best Friends animal Society, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, DogTown, enrichment, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Positive reinforcement training, Visiting Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on September 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was up at Angel Canyon with Brandy and Patti having some lunch and ran into DogTown Caregiver Tom with his good friend Dani:
Tipper!
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, tagged Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Visiting Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on September 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the advantages of working at Best Friends is being able to bring your pet to work. Here is Tipper, an “Employee” of the Wild Friends Area demonstrating her unique vocal talent:
Outreach Education:
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, birds, blogging about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, rehabilitation, Visiting Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on September 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here at Best Friends, sometimes it’s not about what Best Friends can do. It’s about what they can do for others. BF is very involved with educating other facilities in doing the best that they can to help animals. In this case, Jackie is assisting a Sanctuary in Las Vegas that needs a little help [...]
Angel’s Rest
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, tagged Angel's Rest at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Best Friends animal Society, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Visiting Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on September 23, 2010 | 10 Comments »
This is a close up of the wind chime Angel’s Rest is the graves of well-loved animals who have been placed here at Best Friends with love and respect. And as you will find out, not all of the animals placed here at their life’s end were pets. But they were placed here with love, [...]
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