For those who may not know, I am a senior music education major at Slippery Rock University in NW Pennsylvania, currently student teaching (and graduating in three weeks). My two parrots are somewhat of a legend with the kids I'm currently student teaching with. My middle school string students love to hear stories about how Marlette (YNA) sings ( Read more... )

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I never see any posts about Timneh African Greys, so I was curious....is anyone here owned by one ( Read more... )

Is Alex and Me a good book, for those who've read it? For my Senior Writing Seminar class, we're supposed to have a nonfiction book by Friday, and my top choice was Alex and Me. Did you enjoy it enough to read it again? If you haven't read it, can you recommend a nonfiction book you enjoyed ( Read more... )

For those of you who don't know of her, Barbara Heidenreich is one of the foremost positive-reinforcement parrot trainers. She's written several excellent books on parrot training and behavior management and has put out a series of three DVDs that demonstrate how to use positive techniques to train parrots. The first DVD covers basic training, the ( Read more... )

The new version of the Parrot Enrichment Activity Book is now out! (It's in PDF format)

This book is a great collection of articles and resources for parrot owners, covering topics such as enrichment, foraging, toy making, and training. It also features photos and ideas from several members of this community and captiveforaging. :)

Download and enjoy!

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What parrot books, magazines, videos, etc does eveyone own ( Read more... )