10 Commandments - Cheap Bird's Plea - Darby & Heavy Metal - Do Not Buy a Macaw If...

Feather Picking - Harlequin or Catalina? - Harley Comes Home - Harley's Halloween

Hmmm... - Hybrids - Important Phone #s - Macaw FAQs - Macaws of Bolivia - Merlin

Microchipping - One More Thing - Pet Macaws - Plight of the Parrot - Right Bird for Me? - Tahiti

Articles

The internet can be a wonderful place for information, usually.  I offer the following online articles and essays for you to check out because I enjoyed them, including owner stories, humor, poems, and safety issues of note.

 

10 Commandments of Parrot Ownership - if you are going to own a parrot you MUST read this, or even better, print it out, attach a picture of your fid to it, and hang it on your refrigerator so you never forget it.

 

A Cheap Bird's Plea - This darling poem is a wonderful reminder that even the "cheap" birds are just as important.

 

Darby & Heavy Metal - A warning about heavy metal toxicity.

 

Do Not Buy a Macaw If... - from the cover article on macaws by Layne Dicker in Bird Talk magazine, July 1999.  If this doesn't make you laugh, don't buy a macaw.

 

Harlequin or Catalina? - Do you know the differences between these two hybrids?

 

Harley Comes Home - is all about our Harley bird and what an adventure and joy her first few weeks with us were.

 

Harley's Halloween - Harley's trip to play "pirate bird" to the children's hospital.

 

Important Phone Numbers - The numbers every bird owner MUST have.

 

Non- Medical Feather Picking - Not only does this article have good advice about feather picking, but there is also an section on the 4 types of toys your bird should have.  Do you know what they are?

 

Things That Make You Go "Hmmm..." - by Steve Martin of Natural Encounters, Inc.

 

Hybrids - from the web site Bittacus clearly states all the points I've thought about being a hybrid "parront" myself.

 

Large Macaw FAQs - frequently asked questions about the large macaws from a leading discussion group.


Trouble for the wild macaws of Bolivia - please read this notice about the sale of macaw body parts in Bolivia and use the protest link provided.

 

Merlin - another Harlequin macaw with a lucky end to a scary adventure.

 

Microchipping - Yet another way we can make our birds safer.

 

One More Thing about Macaws - also from the cover article on macaws by Layne Dicker in Bird Talk magazine, July 19993

 

Pet Macaws - by Joanne Abrahamson, author of "The Large Macaws."

 

Plight of the Parrot - A bittersweet poem of the ecological issues facing the wild parrots today.

 

Stainsafe - A warning about a toxic substance that could be on your furniture.

 

Tahiti - an unweaned bird with a luckily happy ending.

Which Bird is the Right Bird for Me? - another great article from Layne Dicker.

 

Other great articles off site:

 

Polly's Journey - a disturbing CNN/Impact report which should further encourage you to buy your birds only from reputable breeders and pet stores.
 
Stacey the Unweaned Baby Bird - This is a sad story to consider if you are considering buying an unweaned baby bird and you are not experienced at hand feeding.
 
Tips for Recovering Missing Birds - by Jean Pattison, this article to mostly advice for recovering a missing African Grey, but contains many truisms for recovering a bird of any species.