African Grey Takes Up Residence In Bar
A Longford publican has come up with a novel way to attract the crowds into his pub during the recession. Eddie Valentine recently purchased a pet parrot and his feathery friend is now taking up residence behind the bar in Valentine’s. Since ‘Coco’s’ arrival in recent days there has been an air of excitement in [...]
Training Games For Your Parrot Video
Here’s an interesting video on some training games you can play with your parrot, I think time, patience and repetitiveness are the key here!!!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Give Your Parrot Flowers!
I was staying at my parents’ house in Sandpoint, Idaho (I sometimes refer to it as Sagle as well) over the winter holidays with my flock and my mom kept receiving beautiful bouquets of flowers from friends, family and co-workers. She actually got so many she started putting one in each room of the house! [...]
Senegalese Parrot Blows The Whistle
I was sitting on a train today when I was going to spend the day in the Swindon office for my online spectacles company Glasses Direct (quick plug) and for once I got to read a paper (The Metro to be exact) which is a rareity for me as I usually commute on my motorbike.
Anyway [...]
Trust Your Parrot Can Believe In
My favorite business author, Jeff Gitomer, just released a new book in his Little Book series titled: The Little Teal Book of Trust. He has great advice on earning and building upon trust with people. What I find interesting is how similar the list is to how Sally Blanchard, the most trusted source in parrot [...]
The Talking Parrots
A lady approaches her priest and tells him “Father, I have a problem. I have two female talking parrots, but they only know how to say one thing.”
“What do they say?” the priest inquired.
“They only know how to say, ‘Hi, we’re prostitutes. Want to have some fun?’”
“That’s terrible!” the priest exclaimed, “but I have a [...]
