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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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I got Heidi’s photo Here. I watched the show Prostitutes to Parrots on Animal Planet last night. It seems that Heidi Fleiss has a new gig. After adopting 20 macaws, Heidi has to figure out how to efficiently care for them while trying to make enough money to support herself and her flock. Now this [...]

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Photo from this Website: The Old Telephone Company It happens on occasion. I get a phone call from someone about their bird. They need help. They need to re-home their bird. They need to know about training. The latest call was Friday morning. I knew it was coming because Deb at “Chippy the Pirate,” a [...]

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Parker I‘m of the belief that either you’re a “Grey” person or you’re not. Some “Grey” people like Greys and other species. And some, like me, really prefer just Greys. There is something about them that simply enchants me. I like other species of birds, but African Greys attract me like a magnet. I didn’t [...]

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Jason Crean’s Mousebird When it comes to parrots, the phrase, “A little goes a long way.” has numerous applications. A little bit of everything good in their meal makes for a better and more balanced diet. I think a little bit of attention here and there, scattered throughout the day is more valuable to the [...]

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Kris Porter put together an absolutely incredible book and website about parrot enrichment. There are enough ideas in both to keep your birds busy for years. The book is free and downloadable and it’s absolutely packed with cool ideas to keep your birds happy and busy. You can download the book at her website and [...]

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Pamela Carter’s Bird “Parker” I am sooo guilty of this! When Parker was a baby, I was shooting photos of him every time he so much as sprouted a new feather or even blinked. In my own defense, I knew that when he matured, he was going to look precisely the same or the rest [...]

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I was up at Angel Canyon with Brandy and Patti having some lunch and ran into DogTown Caregiver Tom with his good friend Dani:

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I spent some time today at Piggy Paradise at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Known by many as “Dogtown,” Best Friends has many other departments that make Best Friends the successful operation that it is. Piggy Paradise is one of them:

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Do you remember that for the last two years I worked at the Cincinnati Zoo as a “Guest Keeper?” Well, that was all well and good and I had a blast, (I also worked my keester off…) but I have that chapter of my book written and it’s time to move on to the next [...]

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