| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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For Popeye by Bruce and Gretchen Zaeske |
Topic: Special Interest |
| When I bought Popeye, a beautiful five-year-old Blue Fronted Amazon, I didn't do it because I like birds. In fact, I had never even been close to a bird at all. I bought him because I fell in love with him. It was just that simple. Being cautious (lots of money involved), I started slowly. I visited... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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Traveling With My Birds by Derek Johnson |
Topic: Special Interest |
| Traveling with my parrots has been a tremendous extension of their socialization. This is something that was done out of necessity on my part. When I began carting my flock around; I had no idea it was going to have such a positive effect upon my parrots. |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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Sally's Product Review by Sally Blanchard |
Topic: Special Interest |
| My recent seminar to the wonderful bird shop Parrot Island in St. Louis Park, Minnesota provided an opportunity to see several of their new products. Spikey Le Bec was lucky enough to stay in one of the Parrot Island Acrylic cages while we were visiting. He has a smaller one in my office as his play... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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A Terrific Minnesota Trip by Sally Blanchard |
Topic: Special Interest |
| As I write this I just returned from a weekend trip to the Minneapolis area where I did a seminar for Terry and Shari Beaudoin of Parrot Island - one of the absolute best bird shops in the world! I couldn't stay longer because of my PBR deadline but I had a wonderful time enjoying their incredible h... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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Why Not a Parakeet, Cockatiel, or Other Small Parrot by Troy Beaudoin |
Topic: Special Interest |
| Why not a parakeet or cockatiel? Why do so many people overlook the smaller birds? One of the main reasons we hear is that they are not as "flashy, talkative, or as impressive as the larger parrots". |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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For the Love of Parrots by Shari Beaudoin |
Topic: Special Interest |
| At Parrot Island, the number of phone calls we receive per day is astonishing, calls from people wanting to "get rid of their parrots". Why? Because they scream too loud, make a mess, bite, and actually are just not as "cool" of a thing to have around as they originally thought. To make matters wors... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 June, 2004 |
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