Custom Artwork of my family by Luiza RL Life with our birds after a 2 year long tour has been very different. It’s nice not to need to have expectations, I will admit that. We were never really into much of a routine on the tour. The number of shows each week changed, the times changed, and the miles we drove and places we stopped and arrived t...

I don’t think the story of how Dave and I met is published anywhere, not in as much detail as I’m about to offer anyway, even though we went through the story many times for radio interviews and other PR appearances. So here it goes...   Dave and I grew up in cities that were 1.5 hours from each other in the Pacific Northwest. We were actually ...

Photo provided by Sandra Van Hoek (interview-ee) Wanna know how to save on parrot cage prices? Don’t use one!  It seems entirely against the norm and we’re all always looking for the next best cage... the biggest, the coolest, the prettiest... but what about those parrots who live cageless? How do people do it without having everything destro...

Photo by Dave Location: Bothell, WA Special Needs Aviary with Roger I’d never been to a parrot rescue before that I felt the need to donate to until I went to Zazu’s House Parrot Sanctuary in the state of Washington. Someone had written on the birdtricks facebook about us needing to check it out and I didn’t really give it much thought other ...

Photo by Dave Location: Radio Station With me: Galah "Bandit" Without realizing it, Dave and I created rules in our household for our birds. Sometimes our rules change depending on circumstances and most of the rules are about how we do things rather than directly affecting the birds (from what they know!) but they’re still rules none the less ...

Photo by Dave Location: Centralia, WA Pictured: Camelot macaw "Comet" and Blue throated macaw "Jinx"   Sadly, in the bird world, most people only get their bird wet as either a form of punishment (which by the way, DOESN’T WORK so stop punishing if you do this!) or in a forceful bath that they assume their bird won’t otherwise take.   We all ...