A Day in the Life: Dollar Stores, Egrets and Ducks: Part 1

(Mattie Returning From Her “Morning Constitutional”)
Even on a day off, the morning routine doesn’t waver. I still have to get everyone up and get them fed. But at least I don’t have to do it at 5:30 in the morning!
I take out the Parrot’s breakfast I dished up the night before…
…warm up their bean mix [...]

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“Ask The Bird Experts” Interview, or “I’m Not an Expert but I Can Talk About “Chop!”

I’m being interviewed Sunday night at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on a Webcast at: “Ask the Bird Experts” Here’s the link:
tp://www.ezleadcapture.com/member/thebirdtalks1.htm
And they want me to talk about my “Chop” recipe. No surprise there. And I’m happy to do it because It’s a concept I can believe in.
It’s been a little overwhelming because while I thought [...]

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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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2009 Animal Education Foundation Symposium

     

Here’s the dealio on the AEF Symposium!
(And don’t let the word “Symposium” twist your noodle! It’s just a bunch of really great people who know what they’re talking about get together and they all yak about the area they are active in, that’s all. I used to see that word and think,  ”I can’t [...]

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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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When Are You Ever Done?

(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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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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Please Let Me Write Like David Sedaris

I absolutely love David Sedaris. If you’re not familiar with him, he’s the best-selling author of such books as Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, and Holidays On Ice. His style is clean and direct, and his self-effacing slant is so damned funny. His wit is dry and he has amazing observational skills.
Here is a [...]

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It’s Brisk!

There’s a cold front coming through. I had to wear a coat to take my dog Mattie out this morning. You might think this isn’t a very big deal as it’s now December. But I live just south of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the majority of my time is spent either in my work uniform, [...]

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