Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 30, 2008
Photo by Dave
Location: Saipan, MP
Cuddling: Blue and Yellow Macaw “Chayko”
Something I have come across a lot in working with parrots is that I’ve noticed their gender tends to determine who they like more out of a couple. For example, the male birds tend to bond more to me while the females bond more to any [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 28, 2008
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Sagle, Idaho
Eating: Deviled Eggs
Normally I only let my parrots eat the white part of eggs but I decided since it was Thanksgiving, it would be a good excuse to let them have the yoke! So, my African Grey parrot “Cressi” got spoiled over Thanksgiving and I let her dive into the deviled [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 25, 2008
My African Grey, Cressi, was named after a scuba gear brand that I have almost all the gear in. I got into Cressi gear in Saipan while living on that island for 13.5 months and it was different, unique and meant something to me. Well, I first got into scuba diving because of my friend [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 22, 2008
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Holland America Veendam
Eating a Walnut: Congo African Grey “Cressi”
Nuts seem to have this terrible reputation as “fatty” and “bad for your bird” but that is now a myth we should all put behind us. I first got into feeding my birds nuts because it made a great foraging food. It was a [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 20, 2008
I call non-food finding toys “shreddables” because they are disposable toys that parrots just like to shred and completely take apart for fun!
Although food finding toys are entirely neccessary in a bird’s cage, I believe shreddable toys are too. These make it so that your bird doesn’t have to think so hard and can just [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 18, 2008
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Holland America Line
Wrapped Up: Rose Breasted Cockatoo “Bandit”
I had a really hard time naming my youngest cockatoo, Bandit. I ended up doing what most people do and I looked online at popular parrot names that were already in use in great large lists.
Nothing really stuck out at me but we had him [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 15, 2008
Wondering why your parrot won’t take food rewards from you?
Well, if you’ve already figured out his favorite treat – maybe it’s millet, sunflower seeds or peanuts – yet he still won’t work for them and you’re wondering what is wrong with your bird… here’s your answer: your bird’s diet.
If you gave your child (if you [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 14, 2008
Above is a video of my macaws in an outside aviary when I had first just put it up. From the very beginning you will see first a blue and gold macaw… panning to the right you will then see a blue throated macaw perching (and stretching) next to another blue [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: November 11, 2008
Photos by Jamieleigh
Location: Dawn Princess, Princess Cruise Lines
Drinking: Swainson Toucan “Fiji”
A few years ago on board Princess Cruise Lines, I was with my Swainson Toucan, Fiji. Now Fiji knew a few behaviors on cue but I hadn’t gone into much detail with her on any real tricks. I was happy just having her around.
She pretty [...]
