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My NCS (National Cockatiel Society) friend Sabrina Hull has solved the problem of the “only parrot.” When the parront (that would be me in this particular example) can barely keep up with one cockatiel, let alone two cockatiels, why not make the second one crocheted? Even better, Sabrina crochets “male whiteface” cockatiel buddies – ifContinueContinue reading “A Cockatiel for Your Cockatiel”

I often wonder what my avian thinks when he sees me sitting down with a plate of…..whatever-it-is. Take nachos for instance. Pearl knows chips. And he knows cheese. But will he recognize cheese-on-chips? As it turns out, yes! ps. these are gluten-free whole grain Whole Foods chips with kosher cheddar that is free of bovineContinueContinue reading “The Cheesy Crunchy Things”

I’m not sure why it took me so long to discover this book. After all, it has the word “parrot” in it. But somehow I missed it – in fact I don’t even remember exactly how I did learn about it. I think it popped up a sidebar somewhere (probably one of those mysterious andContinueContinue reading “The Parrot Who Thought She Was a Dog”

There is nothing wrong with having a favorite food. And no one can argue that waffles certainly deserve to inhabit that category – for life. But when someone with feathers develops a waffle-centric palate to the tune of 2 grams of weight gain (after 11 straight years at 75 grams), it may time for aContinueContinue reading “Challenging the Waffle-Centric Palate”

The great blue heron is a fabulous bird. Almost (nearly, well sort of) as fabulous as the parrot. One of the attributes that makes the heron so fabulous is a unique configuration of delicate white and deep blue-black feathers accenting the softer grey-blue of its body feathers. If you are lucky enough to actually beContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Fabulous Heron”

Fresh summer watermelon is delicious. For many different species. As well, each species has their own preferences in terms of which parts of the watermelon they enjoy the most. For some species (like humans for example) the red, juicy, sweet middle part is the favorite. For other species (in particular the ones that have feathers)ContinueContinue reading “What We Love About Watermelon”

For Easter this year I bought my folks a fun little basket and filled it full of yellow plastic “straw.” I added tasty goodies and brought it over on Easter morning. They emptied it out quickly….but it didn’t stay empty for long.

Previously I have blogged quite a bit about one of Pearl’s and my favorite parrots, the late African Grey wunderkind, Alex, and his book, “Alex & Me” with trainer/owner Dr. Irene Pepperberg. This of course explains why I was so delighted to discover recently that there is also a VIDEO. Called “Life With Alex: AContinueContinue reading “Life With Alex: A Memoir”

It just makes sense – whatever looks good on stylish humans is sure to look even better on stylish avians. Take “the fishtail,” for instance. From this image, we can deduce that if you are pretty, fashionable, stylish and creative, this is a look that might work for you. If you are VERY pretty, however,ContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Double Fishtail”

Nature shows us every day that wild birds are fascinated by wild worms. They are delicious. Plump. Squishy. High on the “favorite foods” list. But what about domestic birds and domestic….worms? Being fascinated by all things scientific (in a totally non-scientific way of course) I set out to discover how strong the evolutionary link isContinueContinue reading “Tastes Like Spaghetti”