August 22, 2010 – 5:23 pm
I do hope everyone is enjoying my more fanciful “Tuesdays with Ty” posts, but I realize I have been neglecting what was initially the core of this blog– training and behavior advice. I need to get back at that as well.
I love writing the little essays for Tuesday, pondering what it is that the parrots [...]
The Rimatara lorikeet in French Polynesia has a wonderful conservation story
So many species of lory are endemic to tiny islands and even if locally abundant always stand the possibility of being wiped out with one fell swoop. The Kuhl’s or Rimatara is one of these species. And an amazingly beautiful one too.
About 100 years ago, [...]
I was recently asked what to do when living with a mixed flock and wanting your birds to interact. There is no simple answer to this, because all species interact differently and your birds will have their own group dynamics that you need to read yourself, but here’s a couple of things to consider.
The first [...]
March 22, 2009 – 10:00 am
If your parrot is one of those species that breeds in the spring, you might be dealing with some behaviors that are less than desirable lately. I seem to be getting more requests than usual for ideas on managing broody and suddenly territorial parrots. A bird that a chosen a mate in the household and [...]
I’m sure most of you by now have read this great story about the fire fighter whose parrots helped him regain his speech. Brian Wilson had a horrendous accident in 1995 that left him paralized and unable to speak. His family was told there was little hope of him living unassisted or ever being able [...]
From South Africa:
Paramedics and eThekwini Metro firefighters rushed to the rescue of an unusual damsel in distress stuck in a tree in Summerveld, Shongweni, on Monday afternoon.
ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said the 16-year-old girl had been chasing her parrot which flitted from tree to tree. Banks said the girl scaled a large tree but [...]
February 4, 2009 – 12:39 pm
Start ‘em young!
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January 25, 2009 – 5:11 am
I’m not one of those people who take their parrots with them everywhere. I’m certainly not opposed to it. You end up with a well-socialized bird that gets tons of your attention. However, this family in the UK learned the hard way that there are certain places where your parrot might be a wee bit [...]
January 18, 2009 – 8:39 pm
5. Come In
Many of us have already discovered this the hard way, but when someone knocks on the door, go through the trouble of walking over and opening it. Even if you know who’s there, don’t call out an invitation to open the door. Otherwise you may come out of the shower one afternoon [...]
January 10, 2009 – 10:48 am
Parrot bites child! Read the horrible details here!
And the familly dials 911? Go figure. I don’t know what’s more amusing. That the San Gabriel Valley Tribune felt this was news or the 73 comments that follow.
People who don’t have parrots can speculate all they want, but I’ve never seen a parrot bite someone’s finger [...]
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