It's been a long road... Today marks the beginning of 6 years of fairly consistent blogging at "Parrot Nation." I completed five years of blogging here yesterday, registering at WordPress. They sent me a notice and a short thank you... Continue Reading →
It's happened again. Another seizure, another rescue in trouble. It's easy for all of us to point fingers and make judgements. It's wonderful to sit back with our two or three birds or whatever sized flock we can comfortably handle,... Continue Reading →
I got a wonderful surprise when I arrived home from Caracas on Wednesday. Michael Ostrogorsky of the Northwest Parrots Fund sent me a "Bucket O' Feathers" as well as a tidy little bag of additional unclipped wing feathers. Gorgeous! Some of... Continue Reading →
The inspiration for this piece is from the film, Finding Forrester. I love this film because it’s about writing, and involves typing, talking and ideas. At the end of the film, the “J.D. Salingeresque” character, writer William Forrester delivers the... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Every other day, the Keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo Bird House cut up and mix 200 pounds of fruit which fits into a plastic container the size of a small trunk. I got the extreme pleasure of mixing it. When... Continue Reading →
Cookie and his companion are taking dip in their pool on the loading dock of the bird house. Because of Cookie's bumble foot, he can't be in water constantly, but he does need baths, so this is how the bird... Continue Reading →
These are just a few random videos of different places at the zoo. Goats, Flowers, a Tortoise, and Patricia the Pesquet's Parrot.
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