How Do We Stop Our Budgie from Over Preening Us?
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How Do We Stop Our Budgie from Over Preening Us?

Chris M. seeks budgie advice:

Hello, I enjoy your site and your advice very much.

My wife and I just got our hand raised Budgerigar, the bird is very affectionate and spends quite a bit of time on our shoulders.

Recently it has started to preen us, the issue is that it’s preening can be painful as it will focus on skin imperfections or small folds of skin and nip quite hard.

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Understanding How My Bird Can End as a Splat on My Car’s Windshield
On the green lawn sits on a small pleasure car for kids is a beautiful parrot.

Understanding How My Bird Can End as a Splat on My Car’s Windshield

Jeff Writes:

Mitch, this is for Judy M.

If bird owners would train their birds to the Aviator Harness they can put their bird on a T Perch in their vehicle and the bird does not have to be caged I have an SUV and my blue & gold goes everywhere we go and loves it. (more…)

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Can I Help Out Our Cockatiel During a Molt?
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Can I Help Out Our Cockatiel During a Molt?

Scott S. inquires:

 

Hi – I actually have a birdie question.

 

We have a 2-year-old male Gray Cockatiel who has the worst case of “ouwie feathers” under his wings.

 

We can lift his wings and see a number of pin feathers that are causing some distress.

 

Question: what if anything can we do to help him out?

 

He’s fine otherwise, big beautiful boy and a best in class winner here in Florida last year.

 

Thank you in advance!

 

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Why Does My Macaw Hate the Inside of His New Birdcage?
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Why Does My Macaw Hate the Inside of His New Birdcage?

Dale S. has a new B&G macaw rescue and relates:

About a month ago I received a blue gold macaw as kind of a rescue, the folks that had him couldn’t handle or take care of him anymore. I am his third owner in as best they could tell me 12 years. 

I don’t have any experience with macaws prior. 

So far so good except the cage ordeal. 

 

The cage they gave me for him was way too small and he absolutely hated it so I built him a perch to hang out on in my basement till I could get a suitable cage for Oscar. 

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Birds and Parrots in the News
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Birds and Parrots in the News

December 2024

Judi Dench is a ‘slut,’ according to her pet parrot 

November 2024

the Barred Owl Cam

The famous TikTok parrot sets a world record by successfully identifying 12 objects

If You Think You Can Hold a Grudge, Consider the Crow – The New York Times

Meet the Wiltshire couple who take their parrots out and about

How Scientists Started to Decode Birdsong | The New Yorker

September 2024

Parrots may offer clues to how our intelligence evolved

Royal Albatross Chicks Are Scheduled For Departure

Something Strange Is Happening to The Calls of Amazon Parrots

Woman accused of stealing baby bird worth $2.4K from pet store in Oldsmar

August 2024

Nantucket Seagull Steals Man’s Wallet and All the Cash in It – PetHelpful News

Meet The Remarkable Human-Parrot Duo Swapna And Heer

A same-sex flamingo pair are raising a newborn chick together after rare feat

Pet parrot’s warning saves several families at Chooralmala

July 2024

See 12 Captivating Bird Images From the Audubon Photography Awards

June 2024

America’s Arctic: A Remote Patch of Oil-Rich Tundra That Teems with Migratory Birds

Rewilding efforts throw a lifeline to Brazil’s most trafficked endangered bird

A Tale of Two Warblers

Bird Flu Is Infecting Cats (and the Occasional Dog). Here’s What to Know. – The New York Times

Cockatoo Takes Trip to Starbucks for a Cup of Tea Like a True Regular – Parade Pets

Me & my pet: Tale of Satarupa Chatterjee and her pet birds – Telegraph India

April 2024

Millions of Birds Now Migrating Safely Through Darkened Texas Cities After Successful Lights Out Campaign

Wide-spread brain activation and reduced CSF flow during avian REM sleep

March 2024

KSRTC bus conductor charges ₹444 for parrots ‘travelling’ from Bengaluru To Mysore. Here’s why | Trending – Hindustan Times

Watch Pet Parrots Learn to Play Tablet Games—With Their Tongues | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

I potty-trained my pet pigeon — now I treat her to NYC’s finest restaurants, cool parties and Uber rides

February 2024

What parrots can teach us about human intelligence?

These Parrots Use Their Beaks to Swing Across Branches Like Monkeys

January 2024

Dear Abby: We take our parrot everywhere but don’t want to hear others’ sad bird stories – mlive.com

December 2023

Little Bird Loves to Knock Everything Off the Counter

Polly Wants a Cracker, but She Wants to Make It Easier to Chew

November 2023

Affectionate Parrot Repeatedly Distracts Her Human From Working

Male vs Female Macaws: 4 Key Differences – A-Z Animals

These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers

Watch This Cheeky Squirrel Taunt a Huge Red-Tailed Hawk

Group plans to rename Cooper’s Hawk and dozens of other birds with names of people

Parrots learn to call their feathered friends on video chat

October 2023

Have you seen this bird bandit? Police search for man with parrots in McDonald’s robbery

Texas red-crowned parrots: Something unusual was just discovered about them

September 2023

Nebraska man recovering after being hit by deer while bicycling with his pet parrot near Fort Kearny

Man complains after ‘therapy parrot’ turned away from McDonald’s

Friends with benefits? These birds make strategic connections to get better food

 

August 2023

Jodie McLeod ~ Writer

Avian Anatomy and Physiology Basics – LafeberVet

July 2023 

Sun Conure Pet Guide: The 10 Most Important Things to Know About These Lovable Birds

Bengal to soon impose ban on keeping Indian bird species as pets | Zee Business

Bird Week: What to know about companion birds – KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News

Parrot Tells Mom She Missed Her After Vacation and It’s So Touching – Parade Pets

Federal Register :: Extension of Temporary Suspension of Dogs Entering the United States From Countries With a High Risk of Rabies

13 cool Indian ringneck facts

Discover 10 Amazing Birds That Start With H – AZ Animals

The Devastating Effects of Fireworks on Pets and Wildlife | The MIT Press Reader

This Eagle Shocked Everyone ❤ – YouTube

Conure Corner – Niblet’s Blog

The big idea: why colour is in the eye of the beholder | Neuroscience | The Guardian

About TOPS Organic Parrot Food

June 2023

Exploring the Mind of the Raven and the Bird’s Role in Human Culture and Evolution | New American Journal

Patient parrot waits – Offbeat – Castanet.net

 Explore all Status and Trends species – eBird Science

“You have arrived at the only place on the web that aggregates news stories specifically for pet bird companions.”

My Personally Vetted List of Pets, Animals and Corona Virus Information

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