Little by little, Maisy got more comfortable with staying with Mattie, the birds and me in the afternoons and early evenings. She actually started plopping down on the rug with Mattie. Mattie didn’t seem to mind the company, although she did give Maisy an occasional “correction” to her manners. Maisy picked up on it right [...]
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Letters From Maisy #5
Posted in "Letters From Maisy", tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, enrichment, Letters From Maisy, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Post Lady Sometimes Brings Gifts
Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, essays and articles, tagged African Grey, Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Magazine, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, enrichment, Facebook, Foraging toys, Hagen Foods, HARI, Hemp twine, Melanie Allen, Miniature goats, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Postal Person, taking care of parrots on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Emma is my Postal Person who brings me the occasional letter, card, paycheck, BIRD TALK Magazine, and a plethora of junk mail. She also brings a pile of those local free papers. Because not everyone wants to read them, they place them on a little table next to the mailboxes. I snatch them to use [...]
What Do You Do on a Rainy Day?
Posted in Patricia Sund, essays and articles, tagged African Grey, Bird Blogs, bird food, Birdie Bread, birds, blogging about parrots, enrichment, feeding birds, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, preparing food for birds, rainy day, taking care of parrots on February 22, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I’m a bit tired today. I flew to Colombia and back yesterday, and I’ve been writing a lot. It’s a gray, rainy day; perfect for staying in. It’s also a tad blustery, but nice and cool, so I have the Greys out on the front porch. They seem to be enjoying the air and and [...]
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 [...]
Cookie the Little Penguin at the Cincinnati Zoo
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Memo to Parker and Pepper, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, essays and articles, tagged Bird Talk Writer, Zoos, working in a zoo, penguins, enrichment, blogging about parrots, zoo work, working at a zoo, birds, Zoo Keepers, Bird House, Steve Malowski, Fairy Penguins, Parrot Blogs, Little Penguins, Bird Blogs on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was going over some of my files and realized I never posted my video of Cookie the Little Penguin in the break room at the Cincinnati Zoo. I put it up at YouTube, but never posted it here. So wIthout further ado, here’s Cookie. Trust me, you will smile! Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Facebook [...]
A Day in the Life: Dollar Stores, Egrets and Ducks: Part 1
Posted in Patricia Sund, Saving Money-Thrifty Habits, essays and articles, tagged "Chop" Recipe, African Grey, bird food, Bird Talk Writer, enrichment, feeding birds, Muscovy Duck, Parker the Grey, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, parrot diet, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, preparing food for birds, taking care of parrots, White Egret on December 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
(Mattie Returning From Her “Morning Constitutional”) Even on a day off, the morning routine doesn’t waver. I still have to get everyone up and get them fed. But at least I don’t have to do it at 5:30 in the morning! I take out the Parrot’s breakfast I dished up the night before… …warm up [...]
Just Browsing
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, tagged Bird Talk Writer, Patricia Sund, Zoos, working in a zoo, Parrot Nation, enrichment, Cincinnati Zoo, zoo work, working at a zoo, Zoo Keepers, Parrot Blogs, browse for animals, browse, Parrot Blog on September 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In the wild, animals are constantly interacting with plants, shrubs, trees and foliage. It is not only nourishment, but for fun and enrichment. It is entertainment and stimulation and animals love interacting with it. At the Cincinnati Zoo, they have an unusual method of storing for the winter when no browse is available on the [...]
The Kea Mafia
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged parrots, Patricia Sund, working in a zoo, enrichment, parrot diet, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, zoo work, preparing food for birds, working at a zoo, Steve Malowski, feeding birds, Keas, Parrot Blogs, Bird Blogs, Parrot Blog, kea on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had to clean the indoor Kea enclosure where they stay when it’s hot. In a few weeks they will be going into Lorikeet Landing for the winter. Cleaning an enclosure with 7 Keas underfoot is a challenge! But these are interesting birds and extremely intelligent parrots. You’ll notice their diet is fresh, varied and [...]
The “Cincy Zoo Kinkajou”
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Talk Writer, Patricia Sund, Zoos, working in a zoo, Positive reinforcement training, enrichment, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, zoo work, working at a zoo, Zoo Keepers, Parrot Blogs, Children's Zoo, Bird Blogs, Parrot Blog, kinkajou on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is an interesting video of an animal you don’t often see or even think about. Cody lives at the Children’s Zoo and Andrea and Tanya are doing a “Meet the Keeper” for people. Cody the kinkajou got quite the crowd as he is a popular resident at the Cincinnati Zoo Children’s Zoo. Share this: [...]
Feeding Storks and Pelicans
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, essays and articles, tagged Patricia Sund, Zoos, enrichment, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, zoo work, preparing food for birds, working at a zoo, birds, Zoo Keepers, Bird House, Steve Malowski, feeding birds, bird food, Bird Blogs, Pink Backed Pelicans, Saddle Billed Storks, Bird behavior on September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I misspoke in this video referring to the Pelicans as “Penguins.” I obviously know the difference but apparently my mouth got ahead of my brain. These are Pink Backed Pelicans and Saddle Billed Storks and Steve is giving them fish for food and enrichment: Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Facebook Press This Email
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