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Parrots are cool. They are also one hell of a lot of work.

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Another Day-Another Aching Back 09-05-08

    Cody hosing down the Auklet Exhibit at 7:30 a.m.         Hoses are a way of life around here. There is what is called the legendary "black hose disease" that affect Keepers who handle the black... Continue Reading →

Zoo Work Thursday 9-04-08

This is the Intern House right across the street from the zoo. My room is the center 2 windows with the fire escape on the 2nd floor. How very "Mary Tyler Moore"! 9-04-08 6 a.m. get up. Quick shower; no... Continue Reading →

Nyla’s Nails…

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... Continue Reading →

Isn’t It Ironic?

(I wrote this piece quite a few years ago when I was still new to having Parker in my life. But I still believe what I stated at the time still holds true.) Parker at about 5 weeks of age.... Continue Reading →

Perhaps It’s Luck

    (The "learning experience" never ends. And it's quite interesting to see what you have learned when you look back at yourself! This was an article I wrote with the future in mind almost four years ago. At the... Continue Reading →

What’s The Point?

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... Continue Reading →

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