Photo by Dave Location: Moab, UT On my shoulder: Blue throated macaw "Jinx"
So, I'm going around with my husband Dave in January and doing "at home" consults with him for needy bird owners. And today I was going through the many emails we received about people begging us to come to their home and help them with their parrot problems... trying ...
Photo by Dave Location: Sedona, AZ Freeflying: Blue throat macaw "Jinx"
When we moved from Saipan to our house here in Florida all we cared about was space for our birds. Our house has a bird room that is 200 square feet and tile floor, and room for 3 6-foot diameter aviaries outside in our backyard. We back up to 100 wooded acres of nothing-ne...
My favorite season is autumn, hands down... no competition. I love the fall season with all its beautiful colors, changing and falling leaves, and gorgeous skies. I love the warm days followed by...
Photo by Dave Location: Centralia, WA Pictured: Camelot macaw "Comet" and Blue throated macaw "Jinx"
Sadly, in the bird world, most people only get their bird wet as either a form of punishment (which by the way, DOESN’T WORK so stop punishing if you do this!) or in a forceful bath that they assume their bird won’t otherwise take. We all ...
Photo by Dave Location: Centralia, WA In photo: Camelot macaw "Comet" and Blue throated macaw "Jinx"
I’ve never thought of this blog post topic before, so it took a facebook question for me to write on it since I have never lived in another country (except for Saipan, where I took my own birds along with me and was never looking for more at the...
Photo by Dave Location: Centralia, WA Flying: Blue throated macaw "Jinx"
It can be a huge challenge to encourage an older bird to fly. Depending on the situation, of course. But if you have an older bird and it refuses to fly, it’s likely because it has never flown in the past and it literally does not have the muscles to do so. When they sta...
