Make a fun foraging toy for your parrot in five minutes or less! We used a gallon milk jug with a screw on cap for our large Moluccan, Peachy. We have used empty Coke cans and cereal boxes, too. We’ve found that when our parrot watches us “load” the container, he becomes more interested. Peachy played with [...]
Monday, August 31, 2009
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Did you know that Parrot Fish have a bunch of unusual characteristics? For instance, the Parrot Fish Diet consists primarily of algae extracted from chunks of coral ripped from a reefwith their beak like mouth. The strange thing is that the Parrot Fish pulverizes the coral with grinding teeth in it’s throat to get to the algae-filled polyps inside. But, it’s [...]
Sunday, August 30, 2009
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Checkout the super cool aviary at Tanganyika Wildlife Park.We got to feed 4 species of Lorikeets. LOVED that outdoor aviary! I'm completely sure that my parrots would love it more than me!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Smokey gets a kick out of watching the fish. Parrot's need safe, new experiences on a frequent basis. They must experience life, just like humans do. We've been putting Smokey's Parrot Tower up close to the aquarium so that he can get a personal experience about other creatures, such as fish. (Yes, he already barks like a dog.)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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I'm always searching out how parrot have impacted the lives of humans. Or, even changed history! Well, hello. Parrots are part of history from way back in many cultures. Learning about Parrot Totems is fun. It's freakin' fantastic. Ever since the Europeans discovered the New World and Africa; ever since pirates needed companions, parrots have been esteemed. Here's a little parrot history.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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I had an insight about living in a cage today. It wasn’t fun. I got the dreaded jury duty summons. I was apprehensive, yet excited to learn more about the judicial process. So, at 8:30 a.m. I, along with possibly 200 other people, entered the court house to serve my county. We all were funneled into [...]
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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Straight from January 21, 2009 Telegraph.co.uk “A football match between Hatfield Town and Hertford Heath fell into chaos, we report, when a parrot that a woman in the crowd had brought along imitated the referee’s whistle, with devastating accuracy. Fortunately, the smooth running of the sport as a whole is not threatened, since the proportion of [...]
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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The following AP story about the astronauts on a spacewalk losing a bag of tools worth over $100,000 parallels the importance of letting your birds “safely take flight” without getting away from you. Compare The Feather Tether Bird Harness vs. Bird DiaperClick here to view the features of two styles of bird harnesses, the Feather Tether [...]
Friday, September 18, 2009
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