February 28, 2010 – 5:47 am
Truth is that as convenient as Petsmart and Petco are, they don’t carry all of the things that bird lovers need. Besides supporting small business, there are a lot of good reasons to support your local bird supply store if there is one in your area. Sure you can order lots of things for your [...]
February 24, 2010 – 6:21 pm
Avoiding Parrot Relinquishment and Improving Foster Situations through Applied Behavioral Analysis
February 14, 2010 – 11:02 am
Everyone relishes a great love story, especially on Valentine’s Day. And sometimes, well, St. Valentine is for the birds!
Take this story for example from the Edmonton Journal.
A retiring undertaker told a story of an 84-year-old widow who did not want to be buried in a joint plot with her husband, Rather, she wanted to be [...]
February 9, 2010 – 8:50 am
Wishing you had the time for an African grey, but you don’t? Why not enjoy the company of a grey on your computer screen.
Check in on Bibi on her channel on Ustream. Her bio:
Bibi is a 3-year-old (ed. although I just heard her say “I’m four years old”) African Grey Parrot that speaks 20 languages, [...]
September 14, 2009 – 7:40 pm
Hey you parrot peeps in the St Paul/Minneapolis area, I’m heading out your way this week!
Come visit me at The Bookcase in Wayzata on Friday September 18th at 7PM. I’ll be signing and reading my new memoir LIFT.
I’ll be doing parrot training workshop at the Parrot Adoption Education Program on in the morning Saturday September [...]
Bruce the terrier tried to bite off more than he could chew, racing up a tree after a squirrel and finding himself 50 feet up with no easy way down according to the Daily Mail in the UK.
The poor pooch was so precariously perched that the only solution was call a tree surgeon with the [...]
Dom DeLuise and the Parrot – The best video clips are here
Perhaps we shouldn’t do parrot tricks when we’ve been drinking. (Just saying.)
That’s one tolerant parrot, bless his heart.
And rest in peace, Dom.
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, [...]
Last week I walked out to my truck, ready to race off to the office and get to work at my day job at Ducks Unlimited. My head was full of my to-do list, but my mind instantly went blank when I reached to open my truck door. Had I left the window down? No. [...]
February 14, 2009 – 10:32 pm
…even if it is for the birds!
YouTube –
The script notes, for those of you that noticed me reading (sorta):
Dogs remind you that there is always someone who loves you unconditionally. Love exists. It’s all around your. Just ask your dog.
Challenging partnerships with animals remind you that there is always a reason to love unconditionally. [...]
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