Category: Bird Behavior - Page 29

Green and grey parrot, White-crowned Pionus, White-capped Parrot, Pionus senilis, in Costa Rica. Lave on the tree. Parrots courtship in the nature. Pair of parrots in the tropic forest in America.

How I Reduced Strokes in my White Capped Pionus

Mitch Rezman
January 10, 2020
Bird Behavior / Pionus parrot / Veterinarian Related
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Margarita wrote

I have tried to answer the post regarding the bird having strokes/seizures.

I have experience with that.

Once I try to post an answer it asks me again for a WordPress login or to just enter my login.

So twice it asks me for login but it still doesn’t work and I really want to give the person the info I know so she can discuss it with her Vet.

I don’t have Word Press and don’t do FB.

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How Do I Stop My African Grey From Guarding His Cage Door?

Mitch Rezman
January 3, 2020
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Hormonal issues in birds
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I would like to know how I can get my male Timneh not to be too territorial around his cage cause he’s a real sweetheart and a mush when he’s not guarding his cage door.

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Do You Think That Birds Are Unhappy in a Bird Cage?

Mitch Rezman
January 3, 2020
Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments
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The problem with Quora is that anecdotal answers are opinions, not answers.

Another problem with answering this question is where would we find benchmarks for bird happiness?

I know when my ringneck is happy eating because he talks to his food.

If anyone walks into a room where he was alone for more than 2 minutes he will insist on “conversation: with him doing most of the talking.

But communicating his happiness or displeasure about any of his birdcages (he has 4), is something still opaque to me.

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Why Did My 3 yo Milagold Macaw Start Plucking Out of the Blue?

Mitch Rezman
January 3, 2020
Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Plucking/Screaming
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Richard writes:

I have a 3-year-old Milagold Macaw, and his name is Rainbow.

Rainbow likes to bite and nibble things, like my clothes, my arm and whatever he can get.

How do I get him to stop, my arm has a lot of bruises from this, is there bird training classes for this or do I just tape his mouth close (LOL) please tell me what I should do?

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How Do I Deal With My African Grey’s Dander

Mitch Rezman
December 26, 2019
Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting
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Marie Hale asks

Hi Mitch,

I have an African Grey, Puccini and a Blue Fronted Amazon, Hitchcock.

They have been family members for dozens of years but the dander from Pu is starting to get to me.

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What Do I Do With 2 Parakeets I Received as a Present?

Mitch Rezman
December 25, 2019
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Budgies
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Lori asks

I received 2 parakeets as a present and everything for them.

I found out one is male and the other is female.

How would I know if the female is pregnant?

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Can Wet Birds Fly?

Mitch Rezman
December 23, 2019
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Flight / Wild Bird & Wildlife
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Absolutely!

Watch this osprey get fully submerged.

I find it amazing that the bird has enough energy to take off as water-laden as it got.

Note the “rounded” wing flap necessary for enough lift to fully emerge and propel itself from the surface carrying not only the fish but a few pounds of water caught up in its feather (integumentary) system.

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What Is The Only Bird Capable Of Smell?

Recent studies by the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology are now finding that not only do birds have a sense of smell but it can be as important to birds as it is to fish or even mammals.

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Should I Get A Conure With 4 Cats And A Dog In My Home?

Mitch Rezman
December 6, 2019
Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Inter species
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Leahloveskittens writes

I am a teen in the process of saving up for a green cheeked conure while I’m still in school.

I have done a lot of research on them.

The problem is that my family also has 4 cats and a dog.

I was planning on getting a tall cage and putting in a corner so the bird has a corner to retreat to in case of a cat attacking somehow, but now I’m worried that I just shouldn’t get a bird at all so I don’t make it get hurt.

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