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The resident large featherless being (aka me) isn’t a skilled cook. So when fellow parronts informed me that the resident feathery being (aka Pearl) needed a more varied diet – and recommended cooking something called “parrot chop” to fix this – I had the usual assortment of kitchen-related reservations. But anything for the one withContinueContinue reading “Forays into Parrot Chop”

Wheatgrass is packed full of nutrients – which is not the sort of snack the feathery member of our household normally seeks out. However, recently my folks bought new state-of-the-art self-sustaining tanks for our two betta fishes, Boyd and Gill. Part of the overall ecosystem of the tanks is contained in the top five compartmentsContinueContinue reading “Wheatgrass for One”

In the wake of a certain feathery someone’s vet-ordered waffle break, we’ve been trying new things. Or I’ve been trying new things and Pearl has been thinking about trying them. Take oatmeal, for instance. I have been eating oatmeal at least once a day for, well, a long time now. Pearl has been avoiding oatmealContinueContinue reading “Marvelous Oatmeal-Flavored Things”

Bird lover that I am, obviously I don’t often gravitate towards stories about pigs. But in a happy setup, “Birdology” by Sy Montgomery just happens to be one of my favorite books…so favorite, actually, that I eventually got curious if she had any more great bird stories in print. In the process, I discovered thatContinueContinue reading “The Good, Good Pig”

Some beings are just born pretty. It doesn’t make any sense to try to downplay it….the moment you make a move, there comes that large featherless creature with the iPhone camera again to snap-snap-snap and document all the cute things you do. See? For more, head on over to “Pearl on Video” for a liveContinueContinue reading “I’m Pretty And I Know It”

Recently actress Michelle Williams cut herself (well, probably had it cut for her) a pixie haircut. Fans went wild – so sexy! so sweet! so pretty! – they raved. Then suddenly we started to see pixie haircuts on famous actresses everywhere. So it just stands to reason that equally famous avians who have their ownContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Pretty Pixie”

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”