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Posts About the “Chop” Concept

Dialing, Reel-to-Reel,and Typewriters (A Rant Against the All-Seed Diet For Parrots)

This website has this image: The Old Telephone Company I’m showing my age. I remember all of these. And if you don’t know what I’m referring to, you are younger than me. I used to dial phones because that’s what everybody... Continue Reading →

Autumn Chop

I may live in Florida, but we have our own version of Autumn. I see root vegetables in the markets and grocery stores along with pumpkins and squashes galore. Instead of "frost on the pumpkin" it's more like, "No more... Continue Reading →

Chop. Shot By Shot

My friend Lisa and I shot a video demonstration of how to make "Chop." Many of my "Bleaders," (Blog Readers)  wanted more detail on the process, so here you go! I hope you get a kick out of it and... Continue Reading →

The Tribe

I’ve been thinking about the culture of aviculture. Not just about what it is that we do to keep birds in our homes and our lives, but how it affects us as a community. It is a specialized world, probably... Continue Reading →

I Don’t Believe In “Starter Birds”

  (I wrote this essay for Deb White, Creator of the fabulous website: "Avian Enrichment." You can find this very large and really wonderful site here: Avian Enrichment. It's an absolutely wonderful website with lots to read and lots to... Continue Reading →

Leftovers

I occasionally feed my Greys leftovers from my lunches and dinners. Among the things they get are extra vegetables, rice, noodles, pasta and sometimes I'll even sneak them a piece of toast from breakfast. I like rye toast. Sometimes I... Continue Reading →

“Teenie Weenie Beanies”

When I was a kid, my Mom would occasionally make "Franks and Beans" for dinner. She referred to them as "Teenie Weenie Beanies." Why? I have no idea. Probably because I was about four and when she wasn't talking to... Continue Reading →

A Little Blog Here, a Little Blog There…

I vaguely remember why I began this blog. I was going to go to the Cincinnati Zoo to work as a "Guest Keeper" and I was writing about working at a zoo for my book in progress called you-know-what. (Yes,... Continue Reading →

“Ask The Bird Experts” Interview, or “I’m Not an Expert but I Can Talk About “Chop!”

I'm being interviewed Sunday night at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on a Webcast at: "Ask the Bird Experts" Here's the link: tp://www.ezleadcapture.com/member/thebirdtalks1.htm And they want me to talk about my "Chop" recipe. No surprise there. And I'm happy to do... Continue Reading →

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