What a Great Year

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Dec 31, 2012

Today, some friends who are visiting encouraged me to slow down for a moment and reflect on what the Echo team and I have achieved over the past 12 months. I must admit these days I prefer just to "get on with it" rather than to reflect, but it was a satisfying pause. If you'll spare me a moment of...

Red Bellied Macaw Chronicles Part 3

Parrot Blogger: Evet Loewen | Nov 20, 2012

Why Acquire Multiple Small Macaws When One Doesn’t Understand the FIRST Small Macaw One Gets?

It’s been a while since I’ve contributed here because I’ve been trying to figure out how I decided to acquire a bunch of mini-macaws, including Red-Bellied Macaws. This is a difficult topic, the one of...

Reconnaissance Mission to Australia

Parrot Blogger: Christina Zdenek | Sep 30, 2012

After completing my 3-yr-long masters on Palm Cockatoos and getting it accepted by The Australian National University, I took 4 months to top up my funds and climb some trees. I was an installation manager for Mobile Illumination, Inc., wrapping big trees with Christmas lights for, basically, the...

Red Bellied Macaw Chronicles Part 2: How It All Began

Parrot Blogger: Evet Loewen | Sep 20, 2012

How did it all begin?  That journey to having Red Bellied Macaws in my life for more than a decade?

It began totally the wrong way.  It began the way that 95% of parrot owners decide that they’d like to have a parrot (I made that percentage up, so please don’t get upset if you think it is an...