Rocky Mountain: “Hi!”

Yup! That’s a Black Palm Cockatoo
I just returned from the Rocky Mountain Society of Aviculture Parrot Expo last weekend and man I had fun. Organized by Lisa McManus, I discovered that Lisa is an old hand at organizing events far bigger than the Expo, so naturally it went off without a hitch. But the work [...]

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The World’s First “Chop Party”

This is why Christina Decided To Throw a Chop Party!
Christina Giordano of Angels of Flight decided to take my suggestion of throwing a “Chop Party.” Her birds like Chop so much, she decided to get together with her friends with birds and make a huge batch to share with them.  When [...]

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The Chop Blog

Well, I told you I’d be calling this the “Chop Blog” if the hits and questions kept coming! I asked some of my Readers if they would be so kind to send me some of their photos and thoughts on their version of “Chop”, as well as how it’s going over for their birds. In [...]

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Long Island, Here I Come!

                                           The LIPS Expo Link: http://www.liparrotsociety.org/parrotexpo.htm
LIPS is having me come and speak on October third at their Parrot Expo on October third. This should be interesting. This year’s theme is “Parrots, The Reality Show.” I [...]

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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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My “Bird Talk Dog” Mattie Looks So Good I Could B.A.R.F.!

My dog Mattie has recently been featured in “Bird Talk” Magazine’s column, “Memo to Parker and Pepper”, which I happen to write. In the column, Mattie is the perpetual victim of Parker and Pepper’s terroristic antics, always getting toys thrown at her or getting pooped on. It’s a fun column to write and from the [...]

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Frosty Shakes His Tail Feathers to Ray Charles

Now I’ve seen some dancing birds before, but this little guy rocks out! Frosty is going viral on the Internet!
      
 
This little guy is terrific!

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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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Keeping My Pen to the Paper…(or fingers to the keyboard)

I was messing around on Facebook, trying to wrangle a couple of good ideas for “Parrot Nation” and for the Column I write for in “Bird Talk Magazine” called “Memos to Parker and Pepper”. Sometimes something as simple as someone describing what they are doing at that moment is enough for me to come up [...]

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