My daughter's swollen pointer finger from the bite she endured from blue and gold macaw, Tiko.
The inevitable happened. My 11 month old daughter got bit by a parrot. Not just any parrot - and not even one of my own - a 20+ year old blue and gold macaw. For those of you familiar with Taming, Training & Tricks you know him. His name is Tiko. ...
My favorite season is autumn, hands down... no competition. I love the fall season with all its beautiful colors, changing and falling leaves, and gorgeous skies. I love the warm days followed by...
We just recently started carving pumpkins WITH our birds. A couple years back I carved pumpkins randomly and tried to make my own bird designs and Cressi bit into my beautiful creation and began carving her own design.
Photo by Dave Location: Moab, UT Kissing: Camelot Macaw "Comet"
It’s never too late for a bird to learn; whether it’s learning to stop screaming, stop biting, fly for the first time or trick train or merely step up on a stranger... don’t give up on your bird by not ever giving it the chance by just assuming it’s too late. We’ve had 85 year old ...
Photo by Rachael Baker in Moab, Utah
Socializing your bird with new people can be really hard, not usually because of the bird, but because people react to things and sometimes they can react really dramatically. You don’t want the interactions your bird has with new people to be negative, and that’s why it’s best to start socializing with peo...
Photo by Dave Location: Centralia, WA Freeflying: Camelot Macaw "Comet"
Recently my brother in law moved to a bigger house on more property to make room for their third kiddo into the family! They've done a great job teaching my niece Brielle and nephew Jimmy about parrots and how to respect them. I didn't have to tell them to keep their dist...
