Abbi is a thirty year old blue and gold macaw that has one eye and a fused wing after being attacked by a pitbull and never having proper veterinary care. He also did not like women and clearly had a preference for men. When the...
As our understanding of how to keep our companion parrots healthy physiologically and behaviorally evolves with updated veterinary and field research, many companion parrot owners are asking for fully flighted parrots as youngsters or allowing their adult parrots’ wings to grow out. That said, many...
This year, you can give unique gifts to your outdoor-living, animal loving, animal training, and bird crazy friends and family this holiday season! We have incredibly beautiful calendars and greeting cards featuring our birds of prey, gorgeous crane and stunning raven. Proceeds are going to conservation...
Larue the Northern Crested Caracara is a popular little bird on our Instagram, and it’s not hardto see why. He is incredibly expressive the way he raises and lowers his miniature crest, stands on his falcon toes when he is curious about something, responds to...
You might have heard that a parrot on an all seed diet impacts its long term health and increases the bird's risk for heart disease. It's true, seed-based diets are lacking in many essential nutrients and are often high in fats. Parrots often become "seed...
If you share your main living space with a parrot, you know that parrots make noise as a normal way of life. Some parrots amp up a bit around morning and evening, and some (ahem, here’s looking at you, Quaker parakeets) can make a steady...
This past month, we had a webinar on how to build motivation in birds of prey and published our article that outlines our weight management philosophies (or lack thereof, as it is in some cases!). Often we think of training birds of prey as fairly...
Do you have a parrot that does not stop screaming and you don’t know why? Or has your bird suddenly refused to step up any more and you can’t figure it out? In an educational program at your zoo, does your bird prefer to sit...
When I first started flying my parrots with my mentor Dean in the year 2000, I had never heard of weight management. Our version of creating motivation was flying before meal times and perhaps keeping a light dinner prior the parrot’s first flight and training...
Sundays! Aren’t they the best? Long lazy mornings in bed, sleeping while deeply nestled in your pillow long after the sun rises, and slowly opening your eyes to see the world already percolating around you? Not if you have a parrot, I bet you’ve been...