A friend of mine has been having some trouble with his cockatiels recently, and I’ve been doing my best to help him out. Behavioral problems in cockatiels can be worse than some children, so knowing how to identify and manage these behaviors is really important. One particular thing he started noticing recently is his cockatiel … Read more
I was making a sandwich the other day, and as much I wanted something a bit fancier, in the end it was clear all I could do was a PB&J. Which I don’t mind, but it’s a bit basic. While I was putting it together, though, my cockatiel flew over and started making a huge … Read more
While watching a nature documentary with my son the other day, it moved to a section about birds and how the males are generally the ones that do all the singing. There are a lot of reasons they do so, but mostly they’re trying to attract a mate. There are some exceptions, like robins, which … Read more
I let my son stay up late recently and watch a scary movie. He’s getting to be old enough now, and he’s always been pestering me to let him. So, I thought why not? Ever since then, he’s been really interested in ghosts, and whether or not they’re real. I’ll withhold my own view on … Read more
I was out at the supermarket with my son the other day when he started asking me about all the varieties of orange. There is a lot, and sometimes it can be difficult to know which one is which. Our cockatiel loves oranges, he told me, but he had never tried a mandarin before and … Read more
I was eating my breakfast the other day at the kitchen table, and the moment I peeled my banana, my cockatiel emerged apparently out of nowhere and was looking intently at my yellow fruit. I could sense what it wanted from me, but I wasn’t willing to share—this was my banana, and I wanted it … Read more