One of my latest reads, ALEX & ME, was over-whelming in terms of my enthusiasm for animal parrot research but it is also a love story. I imagine that if you love parrots, you’ve heard of Alex, the African Grey Parrot. Dr. Pepperburg has painstakingly devoted her entire life to show the world that animals [...]
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Parrot Conservation and Earth Hour!
Click Here to join the movement What is Earth Hour? On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people around the world will come together to call for action on climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. The movement symbolizes that by working together, each of us can make a [...]
Parrot Lovers Cruise
How fun does that sound! A cruise to the Southern Caribbean for parrot lovers. Imagine spending November 7 – 14, 2010 aboard the Caribbean Princess sailing out of San Juan, Puerto Rico on to Aruba, Bonaire, St. George’s / Grenada, Dominica, St. Thomas and returning to San Juan. Learn about parrot training, parrot behavior and [...]
VOTE EARTH and Parrot Conservation
As if playing a poker hand, the State Council of China announced Thursday an aggressive carbon emissions reduction target to trump that announced by US President Barack Obama the day before. Howe does that affect parrot conservation? In also confirming the attendance of Chinese Premier, Wen Jiaboa, at the UN Climate Conference, China announced [...]
Winter Bird Supplies for Parrots
Can you parrot suffer from the winter blues? Sure! Just like we people tend to react to environmental stressors and holiday stressors, parrots can too. Parrots need WINTER BIRD SUPPLIES . As I write, the midwest U.S. is being pounded by a blustery winter storm, complete with lots of snow and brisk winds. And, the accompanying dry [...]
Fruits & Veggies in the Parrot Diet
One of the most important aspects of proper parrot care is providing your pet with a premium pelleted parrot diet supplemented with about 20% fresh fruits and veggies. A premium pelleted bird food such as Harrison’s bird food or Zupreem Bird Food provides a proper amount of nutrients per bite. Pellet eating parrots have a [...]
Cooked Bird Food for Parrots
We were sad to learn that Beak Appetit Bird Foods has gone out of business. Beak Appetit provided a great bird food diet for 18 years. Dog gone the economy! But, we’ve got your back. There are still plenty of very high quality warm, delicious cooked bird food diets to offer your parrot. Chirp n Squawk Bird Supplies has chosen a [...]
5 Steps to Reduce Your Environmental Impact and Save Wildlife
You can save wildlife. Have you ever wondered what happens to the used plastic that you unassumingly toss in the trash? Did you know that it takes 1000 years for one plastic bag to break down? Tossed out plastic including grocery bags and plasic bottles are ruining our environment and killing wildlife. “Plastic bags kill animals. About [...]
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