John 
I’ve been stuck in the house with an illness recently, and so I’ve been finding ways to fill my time with fun activities. One that’s been very popular has been baking bread. I’ve made all sorts of different kinds, and it’s become a new hobby of mind permanently. I’ve enjoyed it a lot, but I … Read more
I had a call from a friend the other day, who sounded very flustered and concerned. After a moment or two he composed himself and explained that his cockatiels, that he’d recently introduced to one another, had started fighting. Or, at least, the male was being very aggressive toward the female. I did my best … Read more
My son was playing with our cockatiels the other day, and he’s been getting more and more curious about birds as he gets older. One thing he was wondering about was their hearing and their ears, and I have to admit it’s something I’ve wondered about a lot myself. Most birds don’t actually seem to … Read more
I’m always very conscious of new or unexpected behaviors in my cockatiel, as I’m naturally worried that it could indicate something is amiss. So, when I recently started noticing that my new cockatiel had started hanging upside down in its cage and near it, I got a bit worried that it could mean something was … Read more
My son has been more and more interested in my parrots as he’s gotten older. He’s finally felt comfortable to have them perch on his hands, now, and he’s really enjoying getting closer with them. When it happened the second or third time, though, he asked me a question I thought was a bit funny: … Read more
I was playing with my cockatiels with my son the other day when he started trying to test out their sense of smell. He would offer them different things with different aromas and see how they reacted. It was an interesting methodology, I thought, as well as an interesting question—but I figured my son’s experiments … Read more