Photo Courtesy of My Friend Kent Hammit Well, it’s almost here. Yup, it’s almost time for Parker to swing into full-tilt “Screaming Little Hellion” mode. I can’t wait for it to be over. Why is breeding season always so painful? Well, I’ll tell you why it’s painful to me. It’s because Parker makes my ears [...]
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Girding My Loins
Posted in Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, breeding condition in birds, breeding season, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, parrots, Patricia Sund on January 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My Thank-You Note to the Parrot Garden at Best Friends
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, tagged Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Parrot Video, Patricia Sund, The Parrot Garden at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on October 9, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Dear Best Friends Parrot Garden Staff, Thank you so much for everything. I wish I could say I was lousy with words because I’m not. But this is a case where words simply aren’t enough. I hope this says more about my trip to Best Friends and my time with you than a thousand words [...]
How Clean is “Clean?”
Posted in essays and articles, People in Aviculture, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, cleaning bird cages, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, parrots, Patricia Sund, taking care of parrots, working at a zoo on July 4, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I’m pretty good about cleaning up after my Greys. I have a slate stone floor so it sweeps and vacuums up fairly easily. Once I get after it with a mop and some really hot water, it looks as good as new. I use newspaper as a substrate on top of the grates, so those [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What’s The Point?
Posted in essays and articles, Patricia Sund, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, African Grey Babies, Baby Parrots, behavior training, Bird Blogs, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Positive reinforcement training, taking care of parrots on January 9, 2010 | 11 Comments »
WHAT’S THE POINT? By Patricia Sund Having a parrot in your life is a puzzling existence. I suppose you could agree with the idea that they provide companionship just as a dog or a cat does, but why in God’s name a parrot? Where did we ever get the idea that having a parrot would [...]
“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 [...]
“This and That” at the Cincinnati Zoo
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, tagged animals, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, botanical gardens, Cincinnati Zoo, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Patricia Sund, Steve Malowski, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These are just a few random videos of different places at the zoo. Goats, Flowers, a Tortoise, and Patricia the Pesquet’s Parrot.
The Children’s Zoo with Kermit, Cleopatra and Some Mealworms
Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, Patricia Sund, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged Bird Blogs, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, Children's Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, feeding birds, information about parrots, mealworms, Parrot Blog, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Tawny Frog Mouth, Turaco, working at a zoo, working in a zoo, Zoo Keepers, zoo work, Zoos on September 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’ve returned from my visit to the Children’s Zoo Department and really enjoyed myself. Mary, Doug, Andrea, Tanya and Allie were great and explained many aspects of their work and schedule. Here is some video:
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