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Training to Play (Part II)
Parrot Blogger: Rebecca K. O'Connor | Aug 09, 2007
Nothing happens instantly when you are training animals. Or at least, things rarely happen instantly. Usually what you get is the overnight success phenomenon. The truth is that people who are "suddenly" successful have been slaving away—a hopeful rockstar singing in dive bars, an aspiring writer...
Continue ReadingFrom 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...
Continue ReadingHighs 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...
Continue ReadingThe 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,...
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