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Click on this image to see the schedule of events and to order an access pass: I love going to shindigs like this. But sometimes my schedule simply prohibits it. Between the Blog, my column and feature writing at BIRD TALK and BIRDS USA Magazines, content work at the Bird Channel, my flying schedule, and [...]

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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 [...]

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Parker knows how to play!   I’m a lucky parrot person. Parker knows how to play with cheap stuff: like paper plates. In this footage, I caught about the last two minutes of about FORTY minutes of Parker messing around with a simple white paper plate. (Forgive the shaky video, I had just gotten the [...]

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      Got Parrots? Do a Cruise! This looks like it’s going to be a blast! And it’s a fund raising event for the World Parrot Trust! Sailing from Ft. Lauderdale on October 24, 2009 for 8 days   Returning to Ft Lauderdale on November 1, 2009   For even more information please check out [...]

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I realize that I refer to Phoenix Landing frequently in some of my posts. Perhaps you don’t know much about them.  It was established to promote and protect the welfare of parrots, especially those with an extensive lifespan.Phoenix Landing (PL) is a non-profit parrot welfare and education foundation. But they do more than just place parrots. [...]

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Now I’ve seen some dancing birds before, but this little guy rocks out! Frosty is going viral on the Internet!          This little guy is terrific! Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Facebook Press This Email

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(photo credit: Kent Hammit) This is the photo used in my column in “Bird Talk” Magazine. The column, titled “Memo to Parker and Pepper” has now gone monthly according to an email from a “Parrot Nation” reader. This makes me very happy as I happen to like the “Memo” series and I also happen to [...]

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I just got back from the Houston Parrot Festival put on by the NPRPF, which is the “National Parrot Rescue and Preservation Foundation”; a mouthful in and of itself. I got back on Monday and I’m still beat. It’s a high-energy, fun get-together for Parrot Freaks all over the Country and this is how the [...]

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Nyla is rapidly and smoothly finding her place in my home. She went out on the front porch on a play stand this morning with Pepper and there was simply no problem at all. They seem to get along beautifully. She usually sits quietly during the day and observes everything going on. She is beginning [...]

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I think Nyla needs a pedicure! I went to work today and the other crew members got a gander at my right hand and thought I had been chewed up by something. “What happened?”, they asked me. “I have a bird badly in need of a pedicure.”, and then I told them about Nyla. They [...]

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