Archive for January 2013
Overcoming A Parrot’s Fear Of Something New
So I bought the world’s coolest parrot stand as a Christmas gift for my birds. I’d been looking for something like it for a long time. It’s a one-off find; there will never be another exactly like it again. It’s natural wood, well weathered with lots of nooks and crannies to hide things in. There…
Read MoreAccidents Happen – Conure Dies From Being Sat On
Every now and again you hear a story about a bird that sticks in your mind and just doesn’t go away. It makes you stop for a moment and re-look at what you do with your own birds. This is one of those stories. I received an email from a Birdtricks.com follower that many of…
Read MoreThe Aftermath Of Bushfires
Wild galah flock at Hughenden in Outback Qld. A community who have seen both flood and fire in the past. Arguably Australia’s most famous poem, “My Country” by Dorothea Mackellar still accurately describes Australia more than a hundred years after it was first penned. It also helps capture why when Australia has a natural disaster…
Read MoreReflecting On Life With Parrots
At the start of each year, I tend to reflect on the past. This year I’m asking the question: If you could go back in time to when you got your first bird, what is the one thing that you would tell yourself or wish that you’d known? I used to think the answer to…
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