This is part 2 of a multi-part series. Part 1 is here. This post is significantly more personal observation based than the previous one.

If you own parrots, I have a challenge for you. I want you to try to find me an image of your parrot’s species in the wild. And then, I want you to find me an image of your parrot’s species in the wild alone ( ( Read more... )

One day, I will write up an entire post on why I’m working towards housing parrots together. In the short term, this Youtube link from Natural Inspirations Parrot Cages makes a whole lot of my points for me (although I don’t necessarily agree with everything they say, nor do I think all parrots should be communally housed - but it should ( Read more... )

Hi all! Quick website functionality note: if you’ve tried to use comments previously and they didn’t work, try again. They probably work now. :)

Onto what you’re all really here for - pictures, stories, and life.
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This post includes things that are not kittens. Also some kittens, because that’s just how things go around here.
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And so, this post will be a number of things in pairs. Until I run out of things in pairs, and then it will be things in singles.

Life here is cruising along as it does, full of entertainment and pets and summery things. Mostly summery things, at least, as it’s been quite a cool summer so far.
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Hi all! Sorry for falling down on the posting of zoo pictures for the past bit. I will make up for it with tons and tons and tons of pictures now, and undoubtedly more soon.

This weekend, Mac and Jelly are off to prove their wonder and gloriously prettiness at a cat show wayyyyyyy east of here, so there will undoubtedly be updates from that. And ( Read more... )

I’m separating out goals posts into their own category so that they can be easily referenced later.

To find the previous updates on goals, click here, or on the category Training goals to the right.
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When one gets a new camera, one takes random pictures.

These are them. :) There are parrots. There are cats. There may even be a fish.
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Last week, a very large box from the US arrived for me, containing one Jumbo Orbit from Mother Pluckin’ Bird Toys. We have two of their atoms (a large and a jumbo, if I recall), and they’re absolutely awesome. The orbit is pretty cool too.

All of these toys are quite heavy, and all of them include a swivel, which implies that there will be a ( Read more... )

I’ve spent the past many years heavily involved with animals, and I’ve tended towards groups of people online who share my philosophies. Once I started using Facebook a little more and headed out and about in Ontario, I’ve been reminded that a lot of my animal keeping choices are considered controversial by many people.

I’m going to start posting ( Read more... )