Archive for February, 2009
Meet Waldo The Heavy Metal Vocalist
Hatebeak is a rather unusual band. Musically they’re just a simple and chugging low-budget death metal band. Some nice riffs here and there, but nothing fancy or mind-blowing. Kinda has a grindcore feel (the length of the song for one thing). Some double bass drum action is used a bit here. Now the part about [...]
Timneh Grey Teaches Students To Read
A love of literacy is taking flight at Mulberry School in Los Gatos, where students are becoming birdbrained — but in a good way.
Third-grade teacher Judy Quigley said her students’ learning experiences have actually been enhanced quite dramatically by reading to Starbuck, a 7-year-old Timneh African Grey parrot.
“They have an opportunity to read in a [...]
Birds Need Love Too
When you visit with Paula Ashfield it doesn’t take long to realize that she’s a virtual encyclopedia of information about exotic birds. Her passion for them and determination to see that every bird lives a long and happy life led to the creation of a sanctuary called Under My Wing Avian Refuge.
The organization which is [...]
Plea Sprayed On The Front Door After Pets Are Stolen
Naomi Rodriguez’s home was burglarized and the thieves didn’t only steal her electronics, they stole her eight puppies and her bilingual African Grey parrot.
Hoping someone would return her pets, she spray painted “In God We Trust — Return My Pets” along with her phone number and a 25-hundred dollar reward on the front door to [...]
Parrots Playing A Voice Activated Video Game
I can’t embed the video in this post because it’s not a youtube video but I thought I’d post a link up to it so you can see it.
I’ve never seen anything like it, these two parrots are actually playing voice activated computer games (with a little help from the owner) how clever is that [...]
Lorikeets at Coral World
Photo by David
Location: Coral World, St. Thomas, USVI
Sipping Nectar: Lorikeets
I spent Christmas at Coral World on the island of St. Thomas (in the US Virgin Islands) last year and wanted to share the experience here. The big draw for me to go there was that I heard they had birds. I didn’t know what kind [...]
10 Bird Jokes To Make You Chortle
Here’s a few sidesplitting jokes to amuse you … when I say side splitting, they’re not really sidesplitting as such but hey they are relatively amusing, add your best jokes to the comments section underneath
Which bird is always out of breath ?
A puffin !
What’s got six legs and can fly long distances ?
Three [...]
Budweiser Advert, Wassuuuuup Parrot Style!!
This budweiser advert is HIGHLY amusing … especially as it has a parrot theme and this blog is about parrots … perfect!!
It may be old but I’ve never seen it before so thought I would share it with those of you that haven’t seen it either … enjoy
Parrots Learn Faster From Other Parrots
Anyone who has more than one parrot has learned pretty fast that parrots learn fastest from other parrots. Even when learning to talk, they learn best from listening to other parrots speak. I’ve learned both of these things from having a flock of birds compared to just one. Obviously, I had to start with just [...]
Foraging Treat Options
Once your parrot understands the concept of working for its food via foraging toys, you can start putting more than just treats in them. You can slowly start putting your parrot’s regular diet (even some toys are designed for fresh foods) in them and so your bird is eventually working for the whole thing.
Here are [...]
