The First Entry!

Parrot Blogger: Peter Cowen | Jun 06, 2008

My name is Peter Cowen and this is my blog which will hopefully document the journey of undertaking and writing up a project for my Master of Science in Conservation Biology.

The aim of my project is to study the foraging behaviour of a rich macaw population in Tambopata, Peru. I’ll be working in...

Of elephants and parrots: The uncanny relationship between African elephants and Meyer’s Parrots

Parrot Blogger: Steve Boyes, PhD | Jun 02, 2008

Though almost entirely circumstantial and coincidental, there are some striking commonalities between African elephants and Meyer's Parrots...

Two striking qualities of the Okavango Delta are that this massive system of islands, floodplains, and meandering channels, is home to the largest...

Do black parrots have a refined palate?

Parrot Blogger: Ellen Walford | May 30, 2008

The nice thing about black parrots is that they have taste. Not in the fashion sense - they are a distant cry from the catwalks of the neo-tropical birds, and their table etiquette needs work, but as far as food goes these psittacines have it down to a fine art. To get an inkling of perhaps why...

Pyewacket goes to the dogs

Parrot Blogger: Eva Sargent | May 28, 2008

I want to make clear to everyone at my local parrot rescue group that - just like I said on the application - I don't have any dogs.  It's my boyfriend Randall who has dogs, Sparky and Cholla. Sparky is a pit bull mix and Cholla is part German shorthair.  They are great dogs, but not the kind who...