My Guardian Angel Bird

Photo by Glen Location: Moab, UT My wings: Galah "Bandit" I was pretty thrilled about Glen catching this shot of me and my galah, Bandit, in Moab, Utah. Everyone says it looks like I have wings and I think I'm lucky enough to say that Bandit is my complete guardian angel... er... bird. He really looks out for me and sticks up for me and I do ...
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Dive Bombing Parrot

Photo by Dave Location: Palm Springs, CA Dive bomber: Galah "Bandit"  My parrot Bandit is SO much fun to fly outdoors. He is a chaotic little man that loves his fun and games. Indoors, we play a game where I pretty much throw him like a football into the air and he closes his wings tight to his body and DROPS as fast as he can, opening his wi...
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The Backstage Bird

Photo by Dave Location: Ormond Beach, Florida Busted playing backstage: Jamieleigh & Galah "Bandit"  I'm not so sure I'd enjoy performing on stage if it wasn't with my parrots, too... they are just SO much fun and backstage time has got to be my favorite! At a recent show in Ormond Beach, Florida... the dressing rooms backstage were righ...
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Where to Kiss Your Bird

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Ormond Beach, FL Kissed: Galah "Bandit" I think I have touched on this topic before, but it's always good to reiterate and when you have a picture like this one, I couldn't resist! Hehe... Always make sure you kiss your parrot's beak and never it's tongue or inside either your mouth or the bird's. The inside of ...
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Cleaning Bird Aviaries

"Before" I love aviaries because you don't have to clean them as often as indoor cages, and because it's SO easy to create ways for birds to forage in them by just using the grass at the bottom (unless you have cement). Cleaning our aviaries is no big deal and it's fun to do it with more than one person, but it's also fun for me to do it by ...
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Parrot Tricks: Ring on Peg

It took two days to train Bondi, my 4 year old galah, how to do the "ring on peg" trick. But it took some learning on MY end. And she was getting SO insanely frustrated. It was super hard for her to get the ring over the peg since it just barely fit, and as I continued to try, she only got it twice out of all the times we were trying... And for...
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