Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Holland America Line Wrapped Up: Rose Breasted Cockatoo "Bandit"
I had a really hard time naming my youngest cockatoo, Bandit. I ended up doing what most people do and I looked online at popular parrot names that were already in use in great large lists. Nothing really stuck out at me but we had him already and...
All birds need a travel cage. So if you do not have one for each and every one of your birds… go get one right now!
The many purposes for a travel cage: - To transport your bird to the vet in an emergency or check up. - Take your bird along with you on a road trip. - Ship your bird via the airlines. - Take him or her on an outing for the day. ...
Photo by Dave Location: Moab, Utah Outside Flyers: Rose Breasted Cockatoos "Bandit" & "Bondi"
I hope you all remember Bondi's story. If you don't, here's to sum it up: She was raised right, never clipped and properly fledged. The post above is about how much happier she became flying in an outdoor batting cage. To now sum up how far she h...
Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Saipan, MP Bonding with the AC: Rose Breasted Cockatoo "Bondi"
Birds in the wild are very used to getting natural wind drafts. Especially after bathing your bird, it is important you don't put your bird in the line of a cold draft. This could make your bird very sick just like it would a kid or adult in the same s...
Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, Florida Taking a peek: Galah “Bondi”
I always go through “introducing the new bird to the bird in the mirror” phase when I get a new member to my (giant) flock. What this means is a new bird typically has never seen a mirror before and thinks that it is another bird in the mirror that they are looking at and n...
Photo by Dave Location: Holland America Cruise Line Theater Pictured: Galahs "Bandit" and "Bondi"
I touch trained my 4-5 month old rose breasted cockatoo, Bandit, in two days with three training sessions. It’s the very first thing I taught him (aside from flight training outdoors) and it was actually harder to touch train (or target train) h...
