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Rosemary Low Teaches Us Parrot Enrichment
It was a moment in time! That time was to spend time with Rosemary Low, an amazing British aviculturist, ornithologist and conservationist. She is one of the most knowledgeable in the world on parrots...
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Complex Intelligence Defines Bird Brained
Bird Brains aren’t that simple! We often taunt others about being a “bird brain” with the connotation that they are stupid or scatter brained! Why have we thought that, and why might science now...
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Beyond the Olympics: Birding in Brazil
While attention is turned to the athletes competing at the Olympics in Brazil, us bird people turn to ask what about birding in Brazil? When consulting the bird guides for Brazil, one learns quickly...
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Bird Vets Flock To Portland For ExoticsCon 2016
Dr. Scott Echols with Drs. Nico Schoemaker and Yvonne Van Zeeland at the Lafeber booth at ExoticsCon in Portland, Oregon. ExoticsCon-Building Better Birds! It has been several weeks since we flocked to...
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Free Flight: Lessons from ExoticsCon
ExoticsCon had a number of lectures that suggested or provided information regarding birds that fly compared with those that mainly sit or are caged as companions. From the studies of Scott Echols,...
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Flight & Exercises To Keep Your Bird Moving
Chris Shank at Cockatoo Downs I recently had the great opportunity to chat with Chris Shank of Cockatoo Downs (http://www.cockatoodowns.com), one of the founders in promoting the free flight of...
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Parrot Conservation Surprise Challenge: Bees
The Birds and the Bees … As people were gearing up for the Holidays, I had the great fortune to drive with a dear friend and client to Chicago for The Avicultural Society of Chicagoland – The TASC...
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What Is a Geriatric Parrot?
photo by Joe Ravi The term geriatric relates to old age, but do we really know when a parrot is old? That is a very difficult question as the answer depends in part on the life expectancy of that...
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Inside The Mighty Avian Heart
The most striking features of birds is their ability to perform very rigorous functions in harsh environments such as diving deeply in cold water, flying at high altitudes, and running in hot deserts....
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Psittacosis: What Bird Owners Need to Know
Psittacosis is a disease caused by the intracellular bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. This bacterium is zoonotic, which means that it can be transmitted to people from birds and vice versa. This is why it...
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