One of my favorite things about my cockatiel is how he is always the one to get most excited when I come home after an absence. He seems instantly so excited he can’t keep himself still, flying around and jumping between perches. I’ve always assumed this was more of just a general excitement at the … Read more
I was playing with my cockatiel the other day when suddenly I heard a farting sound. I’d never heard him fart before, and I’ve had him for a very long time. I didn’t smell anything, so I wracked my brain trying to figure out what had happened before it happened again while I was looking … Read more
My friends and I were having a discussion about the different temperaments of all our parrots the other day, and comparing how affectionate or standoffish each of them was. It was an interesting point of comparison since many of us had the same species but reported their temperaments were very different. I’ve been thinking about … Read more
The term ‘lovebird’ is so ubiquitous in the English language that most of us use it without ever even thinking of the actual bird. It is used to describe people in love, but there is an actual lovebird, too. These birds were named, partly, because they love to mate for life and live in pairs. … Read more
Sit. Stay. Speak. These are all things that we teach our dogs from a young age, but what about our parrots? There’s little doubt that parrots are extremely intelligent. In fact, some parrots like the African Grey can speak up to 1000 words. This is why so many people teach their parrots to talk. Are … Read more
When deciding what type of parrot is best for you, there are many factors to consider. One of them might be noise levels, so you will want to know whether the type of parrot you are thinking of getting is talkative or not. Recently I have been hoping to find a unique, colorful, and lively … Read more