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

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Patricia Sund

Talking Them Out of It

Have you ever met a person who just isn’t cut out to be a bird person? You know what I’m talking about. We’ve all met them. They have no business having a parrot in their home. You know this in... Continue Reading →

I’m Going, I’m Not Going, I’m Going, I’m Not Going…

Good God. First, I decide I’m not going to the Houston Parrot Festival. I can’t take the time off of work. I need to save money for a new computer and the second generation iPad that everyone said is going... Continue Reading →

Dating Quiz For Single Bird People

Merlin at Best Friends For those of us with birds, finding a date among “Non-Bird People” can prove to be somewhat of a challenge. Take this little light-hearted test and it might help sort out how you think you might... Continue Reading →

Fine Dining

Grainy photo, but you get the point. What is fine dining to a parrot? No, this is not a rhetorical question. I’m really asking. I think fine dining  for a parrot is, or should be something that is not only... Continue Reading →

Avian Aerobics

Parker with his Girlfriend, Maria If you have parrots or birds of any sort, you probably know by now that it is not for the weak. I’m sure the uninitiated most likely think that keeping birds is a delicate hobby,... Continue Reading →

Girding My Loins

Photo Courtesy of My Friend Kent Hammit Well, it’s almost here. Yup, it’s almost time for Parker to swing into full-tilt “Screaming Little Hellion” mode. I can’t wait for it to be over. Why is breeding season always so painful?... Continue Reading →

Wipe Up

I waited 20 years to make an impulse purchase. I got a parrot. I bring the little guy home. I almost passed out on the way home thinking that what I did was the biggest mistake of my life. But... Continue Reading →

Christmas Hopes and Wishes

My friend Sandra's Niece with Parker I have many wishes, yet very few of them are for me. I like to think of wishes as hopes and dreams for the future. Many of these wishes I have are for my... Continue Reading →

Eventful

Cindy the Purser and David with RFK Jr. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something else happens to kick it up a notch. I was scheduled to fly to Guayaquil, Ecuador the other night out of Miami. There... Continue Reading →

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