I am many things, but “Parrot Expert” I’m not. I’m a Flight Attendant, a Writer, a human companion to two parrots and foster family to another. I write, I fly, I clean up parrot crap and rake up toy pieces left in the wake of my African Grey, Parker. If Parker was a human being, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Houston Parrot Festival’
“A Toy Story”: The Story Behind “Ring Around the Rainbow”
Posted in Houston Parrot Festival, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged "Ring Around the Rainbow Toy, Bird Blogs, Bird toys, Bonnie Jay, Christina Giordano, Houston Parrot Festival, information about parrots, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Parrot toys, parrots, Patricia Sund, StarBird Toys on January 6, 2010 | 22 Comments »
One day as I idly sat and watched Parker industriously chewing on the shoelace aglet of my sneaker, I thought, “You know, somebody ought to make a toy with a pant load of shoelaces on it!” And as I thought about it, I wondered if it was possible to get somebody to put aglets all [...]
I Don’t Have Time For New Year’s Resolutions!
Posted in Memo to Parker and Pepper, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, Best In Flock, Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Magazine, Bird Talk Writer, Cincinnati Zoo, Golden Cockatoo, Houston Parrot Festival, Kate Gosselin, Parrot Blog, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, preparing food for birds on December 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
You might understand I have a lot going on. I fly about 25 hours of overtime a month. Obviously, I have parrots, (Which feels like another full time job. And if you’re doing it right, it is.) and my dog Mattie which is the least of my problems. I write for BIRD TALK Magazine, I [...]
Coming Up For Air
Posted in essays and articles, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, tagged Bird Talk Writer, Cincinnati Zoo, essays and articles, Houston Parrot Festival, Jill Bell, Long Island Parrot Society, Parrot, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, parrot diet, Parrot Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund, PODS, Rocky Mountain Society of Aviculture on November 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Mattie and me at the Petco Festival I’m back. Back to the blog once again! My apologies for having left it untouched for so long, but I had a lot of catching up to do. As you might recall, I spent three weeks working at the Cincinnati Zoo. (Here is their Kookaburra): While I was [...]
Parrot Festival…It’s Not Just Lectures You Know…
Posted in essays and articles, Events, Houston Parrot Festival, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, African Greys, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, essays and articles, Hagen Bird Food, Houston Parrot Festival, Parrot Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund, rehabilitation, Robin Shewokis, The Leather Elves on January 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Free Flight trainer Chris Biro Shaking his tail feathers for donations…I’m helping. No, the Houston Parrot Festival isn’t all serious lectures and training sessions. Actually, we have a blast. I recommend attending the Festival if you have the time. There are vendors with all of the latest products and there are a few highly-esteemed Vets [...]






