For the most part, The Houston Parrot Festival 2012 was a smaller, quieter and more subdued event than in past years. I think it’s primarily for two reasons: 1.) The economy blows. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s getting better, but it still blows and people are spending their time trying to make house payments and getting [...]
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A Confederacy of Parrot Aficionados
Posted in Events, Houston Parrot Festival, tagged baby boomers, Behaviorworks.org, bird specials, busy times, Dr. Susan Friedman, familiar faces, Houston Parrot Festival, Jacqueline Johnson, Janet Holt Hilton, Jessica Pineda, lifestyle choice, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, parrot festival, Parrot Nation, Positive reinforcement training, Rick Jordan on January 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Flying Feathers & Gluey Digits
Posted in Houston Parrot Festival, Parrot Adoption and Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, feather pillows, feather scarves, feathers crafts, Houston Parrot Festival, Parrot Blog, parrot feathers, Parrot Nation on November 27, 2011 | 7 Comments »
A decorative pillow I made for last year’s live auction. I have feathers floating through the air of my home, my living room looks like the day after Black Friday at Filene’s Basement and my neck has a cramp in it. This is how some of your feathers typically arrive. I have to sort this [...]
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 [...]
Wipe Up
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, Bird Talk Magazine, Cincinnati Zoo, Memo to Parker and Pepper, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, Dr. Susan Friedman, Houston Parrot Festival, Irena Schulz, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Steve Malowski, Sy Montgomery on December 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I waited 20 years to make an impulse purchase. I got a parrot. I bring the little guy home. I almost passed out on the way home thinking that what I did was the biggest mistake of my life. But I managed to drive the rest of the way home without either losing my lunch [...]
Christmas Hopes and Wishes
Posted in essays and articles, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Dr. Susan Friedman, Houston Parrot Festival, Irena Schulz, Julie Ellison, MARS, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Rebecca K. O'Connor, Robin Shewokis on December 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My friend Sandra’s Niece with Parker I have many wishes, yet very few of them are for me. I like to think of wishes as hopes and dreams for the future. Many of these wishes I have are for my friends who have animals, or work for and with animals. I have worked with quite [...]
Where Do I Belong?
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, Cincinnati Zoo, essays and articles, Writing, tagged Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, Houston Parrot Festival, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Steve Malowski, Visiting Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Zoo Keepers on October 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
You might be aware of some of my travels in the animal world. The Houston Parrot Festival, The Cincinnati Zoo, the Midwest Bird Expo, Natural Encounters, the BEST Parrot Conference, The Avian Encounters Trilogy Video Premiere and most recently, Best Friends Animal Society are just a few of the places I’ve visited and some of [...]
I Left My Heart in a Vat of Superglue
Posted in essays and articles, Events, Houston Parrot Festival, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, feather scarves, Houston Parrot Festival, NPRPF, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund on April 22, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This is a feather pillow. What’s different about this from your usual feather pillows is that this pillow has feathers on the outside. I made this pillow from donated molted feathers from my Bird Friends all over the country and Canada. This pillow will be winging its way to the Folks at Phoenix Landing for [...]
My “Rock Star Moment” Meltdown
Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, essays and articles, Events, Houston Parrot Festival, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, tagged African Grey, Alex the African Grey, behavior training, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Cincinnati Zoo, Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Houston Parrot Festival, information about parrots, Irene Pepperberg, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, rehabilitation on January 26, 2010 | 12 Comments »
(Well, I thought it was a great shot…) The Houston Parrot Festival: What an amazing Festival! A great speaker line up, combined with an incredible array of products from some cutting edge vendors offering the best products made this year’s festival a joy. And it was terrific, once I got there. And I’ll be posting [...]
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