I was talking to some friends the other day about how long we’d all had each of our parrots. We went around all of us, and all had pretty impressively old parrots, but the oldest among them was one of my friend’s pineapple conures that he had for over 25 years. I knew parrots could … Read more
One of my parakeets lost a feather recently. This was the first time this has happened in a while, so I was a bit concerned. He seems to be fine, though, and it must have just needed a replacement. In any case, I couldn’t really remember how to tell a blood feather from a mature … Read more
A friend of mine called me in a bit of a panic the other day because he said there was some blood at the bottom of his parakeet’s cage. He was naturally very worried for the bird’s health, but the first thing he asked me was whether it could have been menstrual blood, if his … Read more
I was in the front room with my cockatiel the other day when I heard the strangest noise come from behind me that I had never heard her make before. I turned around to see if she was okay, and after a few moments, she did it again and it became clear that she was … 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
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