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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 →

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 →

Letters From Maisy #14

Maisy had settled into a routine and just to mix it up a little, I gave her a bath. She needed one with all of our ramming around outside and I had the time, so I went ahead and gave... Continue Reading →

Is it “Crazy” To Have a Crow?

Say "Hello" to Yvonne! And that is "Crazy," her female Hooded Crow (Corvus Cornix). Yvonne lives in Locarno, Switzerland, and she found Crazy lying in a heap on the ground in the Spring of 2009. Crazy had a "Scissor Beak," (a... Continue Reading →

Letters From Maisy #13

Occasionally, Beverly went out of town for the weekend and she would leave Maisy with me. At first, Maisy was a little confused because she hadn't really slept here overnight before. This resulted in Maisy not quite being able to... Continue Reading →

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