Moving an Emu

Mel the Emu got a new enclosure to hang out in. The Bird House Staff in collaboration with Wildlife Canyon and “Wings of Wonder” Bird Show Staff helped with Mel’s move. Mel is one big bird!:

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Cruising is For the Birds!

 
 
 

Got Parrots? Do a Cruise!

This looks like it’s going to be a blast! And it’s a fund raising event for the World Parrot Trust!
Sailing from Ft. Lauderdale on October 24, 2009 for 8 days  
Returning to Ft Lauderdale on November 1, 2009
 

For even more information please check out this link: http://www.parrotloverscruise.com/cruise_information
Join us for an 8 day [...]

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Back to the Birds!

I am very pleased and excited to report that I have been invited back to the Cincinnati Zoo once again. I’m not sure the word “invitation” is exactly the right word. Perhaps “ordered” back to the Zoo is more accurate. Steve Malowski, the “Lead Cheese” at the Bird House, was kind enough to inform me [...]

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Tidying up “Parrot Nation”

For the most part I don’t write my Blog on paper and then transfer it to my laptop, but when I get a good idea, I will write it down in a notebook I keep in my purse for the times I am away from my laptop. I spend an inordinate amount of time on [...]

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“BIRD TALK” Magazine: Home of “Memo to Parker and Pepper”

(photo credit: Kent Hammit)
This is the photo used in my column in “Bird Talk” Magazine. The column, titled “Memo to Parker and Pepper” has now gone monthly according to an email from a “Parrot Nation” reader. This makes me very happy as I happen to like the “Memo” series and I also happen to like [...]

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Facebook. An Incredible Phenomenon…

I’d heard of Facebook but didn’t quite know what to think. I joined Facebook sometime in January from an invitation sent to me from a cyber friend. This cyber-friend actually has the same last name as me and had been searching for family members. Turn out we aren’t related, but decided we’d be “cousins” anyway. [...]

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Parrot Food For Thought

I just made a fresh batch of food for the Greys. I’m sorry the photo isn’t better, but if I had dragged out my camera and then dragged out everything to upload it, I never would have shot it, so I just used the camera on the computer instead. But I think you have the idea.
 I [...]

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Teasers and Tidbits; Things to Come

I’ve been incredibly busy trying to get photos taken and I’ve had so many people to talk to, I haven’t had time to get a post together. So here are some photos to give you an idea of what’s been happening until I get some time to write some items up:

Why is Max in the [...]

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Birds: Well Represented at Cincinnati Zoo

I’m happy to report that you can see birds just about anywhere at this Zoo. Even at some of the non-animal attractions:

The Zoo has a nice little carousel for the kids and this is one of the animal figures you can ride on. (f you look close, you’ll notice the Eagle has a fish in [...]

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How Do They Do it? Just Four Of my Friends and Teachers

One of my Favorite songs is by Peter Townsend and Ronnie Lane from an album titled “Rough Mix”. It’s called “Street in the City” and it reminds me of the frenetic activity that occurs in the Bird House behind the scenes every day trying to get all of the birds on their street and in [...]

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