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Shower Day For my Greys

Birds need a bath or shower. No getting around it. Mine like showers but they are, shall we say, "less than animated" when they are taking a shower. Normally you see videos of birds and they're all very loud and... 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 →

Vet Appointment With Sam

This is Sam. Sam is also known as Dr. Sam Backos, Avian Vet. Sam is a really, really good Avian Vet. He knows it, and I know it but I try not to tell him for fear he'll hike his... Continue Reading →

Organizing My Life

It started with my laptop. I had over 5000 photos in my laptop and it needed some weeding out. They were all over the place and I had to figure out how to categorize them and put them in some... Continue Reading →

Searching For the Big Idea

I went to a meeting on Thursday for work. I’m on a “Leadership Team” for my job. Once a month we have a meeting where we attempt to solve problems, innovate new ideas and try to come up with “the... Continue Reading →

The Hatching of “Parrot Nation”

On Jun 25, 2008 at 13:45, "Parrot Nation" was hatched. I've gotten more reads in a day now than I had in the the first month. I had no big ideas, no real plans and no idea what I was... 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 →

Catching a Case of Crabs at “Catfish Dewey’s”

Yes, this is a blog primarily about birds. And I write about birds here a lot. But fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly and every once in a while, I need to eat crab. Lots of crab! That's why this... Continue Reading →

How Clean is “Clean?”

I’m pretty good about cleaning up after my Greys. I have a slate stone floor so it sweeps and vacuums up fairly easily. Once I get after it with a mop and some really hot water, it looks as good... Continue Reading →

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