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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Growing Up Training (An NBC Post)

April 29, 2009 – 8:04 pm

I noticed this story as I was changing cage papers about  a girl who brought a horse back to the track and into the winners circle.
I’ve never been much of a horse girl. I like them and think they are amazing, but I never had that little girl’s desire to be around them. I think perhaps [...]

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Friday’s Favorite Feathers

April 24, 2009 – 5:00 am

YouTube –  

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Friday’s Favorite Feathers

April 17, 2009 – 5:09 am

Feeding time
Originally uploaded by S Baker
from Flickr.
If you love this photo as much as I do,
be sure to go comment on it!

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36 Kapapos sitting in a tree! er, on the ground

April 16, 2009 – 8:37 am

I love conservation success. Thanks to a prolific breeding season and the addition of 36 chicks, the number of kakapos has increased to 125 birds.
Kakapos are such a neat parrot.They are nocturnal. They are the heaviest parrot with likely the longest lifespan. They are flightless and they nest on the ground. So kakapos have leks, [...]

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Friday’s Favorite Feathers

April 10, 2009 – 5:00 am

such a good friend
Originally uploaded by Vangral
from Flickr.
If you love this photo as much as I do,
be sure to go comment on it!

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Up and Coming

April 5, 2009 – 5:31 am

The great thing about Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites is the ability to meet and speak with other parrot lovers around the world. I’ve met some great people, laughed at uncountable stories their parrot shenanigans and mostly have just a good time. I’m finding that there is one more bonus to these relationships…blog [...]

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Friday’s Favorite Feathers

April 3, 2009 – 12:00 pm

YouTube –  

Not just my favorite commercial…but also my favorite tequila.
(Anejo though, I’m not a big fan of silver)

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Dear Parrot Possession…er Person,

April 2, 2009 – 3:25 pm

I’ve now been engaged in 14 years of what you call “two-way communication through positive reinforcement and operant conditioning.” (Can’t you just call it training? I hear you going on all the time like you’re some sort of parrot “expert”. Please. When I met you, you didn’t even know how to use an event marker.) [...]

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