Posted in Patricia Sund, essays and articles, tagged behavior training, birds, blogging about parrots, enrichment, parrot training, Positive reinforcement training, rehabilitation, Robin Shewokis, taking care of parrots on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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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Posted in Bird Talk Magazine, Memo to Parker and Pepper, Patricia Sund, essays and articles, tagged African Grey, Bird Talk Magazine, Bird Talk Writer, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Positive reinforcement training, rehoming parrots, Robin Shewokis on May 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
That’s Pepper on the right. She’s a perfectly charming African Grey. She’s eighteen years old and she came to live with Parker and me about 3 years ago. She was found by my friend Shari housed in an 18×18 inch galvanized wire cage; probably her original cage from when she was purchased as a young [...]
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Behavior
Enrichment
Science
Training
It’s the B.E.S.T. Parrot Conference!
(BEST PARROT CONFERENCE INFORMATION)
When? – May 29, 30, 31 2009
Where? – Hilton Garden Inn, Edison, NJ
You should very seriously consider attending this Conference. They are all terrific Speakers and Educators. Their information and expertise will not only change the way you interact with your [...]
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Posted in Cincinnati Zoo, People in Aviculture, essays and articles, tagged Zoos, working in a zoo, penguins, Robin Shewokis, Cincinnati Zoo, zoo work, King Penguins, birds, Zoo Keepers, Elephants, feeding birds, Bird Talk Magazine on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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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Posted in People in Aviculture, essays and articles, tagged African Grey, African Greys, Animal Education Foundation, Barbara Heidenreich, enrichment, essays and articles, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Positive reinforcement training, Robin Shewokis, taking care of parrots, working at a zoo on March 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »
(Katherine Thorpe of the Animal Educational Foundation Training Palmer the Palm Cockatoo)
(Photo courtesy Steve Martin of NEI Inc.)
When are you done? It’s a simple question, really. When it comes to birds, I guess you aren’t ever really “done”. There is always another behavior to train, another cage to clean, another beak to feed, and another [...]
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Posted in Houston Parrot Festival, People in Aviculture, essays and articles, tagged African Grey, African Greys, Bird Talk Writer, blogging about parrots, essays and articles, Hagen Bird Food, Houston Parrot Festival, Parrot Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund, rehabilitation, Robin Shewokis, The Leather Elves on January 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Free Flight trainer Chris Biro Shaking his tail feathers for donations…I’m helping.
No, the Houston Parrot [...]
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Posted in Most Popular Posts and Articles, People in Aviculture, essays and articles, tagged essays and articles, Zoos, Pet Life Radio, Barbara Heidenreich, Robin Shewokis, blogging about parrots, zoo work, working at a zoo, Zoo Keepers on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
(Photo of Pepper, my relinquished Grey…you think she’s bald now? You should have seen her when I first got her! )
Have you heard about “Pet Life Radio” (PLR) yet?
www.petliferadio.com
It’s a wonderfully fun, educational Podcast aimed toward the forward thinking pet owner. With an eye toward presenting cutting edge training techniques, specific information about many species, [...]
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