From Impossible to Inevitable: What do the Wild Bird Trade and Public Smoking Have in Common?

Parrot Blogger: Jamie Gilardi - blogger | Aug 03, 2007

I've never been all that clear about what a "blog" is supposed to be ... I know the word comes from web-log, or a sort of web-based diary, but I've never kept a diary, and I’m not at all sure it would be terribly interesting to me, far less to anyone else!  That said, I've found myself chatting...

Highs and lows the season continues

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Jul 31, 2007

Watching wild parrot chicks develop is such a privilege and can be a lot of fun too. Parrot nests do get predated though and loosing chicks can be heartbreaking. In the last couple of weeks we have seen a lot of nest failures and it’s been a hard time here on Bonaire. Overall the nests we monitored...

The Parrot Diaries - Fear of Flying

Parrot Blogger: Mira Tweti | Jul 15, 2007

I remember staring out the window of my Rockefeller Center office at Warner Bros in New York dreaming about doing feature film publicity on location, instead of being tied to a desk as I had been for years. I looked forward to being out of an office - permanently. And to working on great locations,...

Tragedy & joy

Parrot Blogger: Mike Bowles & Loretta Erickson | Jun 27, 2007

It has been an unusually quiet "beginning of summer" in our little section of Southern California with only the begging sounds of two fledglings heard so far.  No doubt that will change in the upcoming weeks!

Along with the wonder and excitement of this time of year—the fledglings taking their...