Wrestling Macaws

  Lately my Camelot macaws have been all about wrestling each other on the ground while on their backs! They have tried to get me to join in, as well as Jinx (blue throated macaw) but neither of us are willing to join in... we don't want to accidentally get hurt with all the fun! However it's too funny to watch them play so I thought you'd enj...
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My Accidental Discovery

While working with blue and gold macaws Jersey and Chayko in Musha Cay, Bahamas... it rained the last 2-3 days we were there and our only way of getting from one place to the other was via our golf cart that everyone on the island had. Luckily, you could pull the sides down to keep from getting too wet on your drive. Photo by Jamieleigh Locat...
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Bathe Your Birds!

Dave and I were spending the day cleaning out the aviaries outside when I decided to give the parakeets a spray bottle bath inside and then thought, maybe I should offer my macaws outside a mist down since it was such a hot day out... so I did... Cash, my military macaw, immediately went in the opposite direction telling me that the spray bott...
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Myth: Freeflighted Birds Don't Talk

Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, FL Cockatoos: Galahs "Bondi" and "Bandit" A huge discouragement to letting a bird be a bird and use its natural ability to fly... is this myth that flighted birds don't talk. This is completely false!  I know, because I have both types of birds; the one who never flew outside before (Bondi, my galah) and one who...
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Parrots Preferring Male/Female Trainers

Photo by Dave Location: Saipan, MP Cuddling: Blue and Yellow Macaw "Chayko"   Something I have come across a lot in working with parrots is that I’ve noticed their gender tends to determine who they like more out of a couple. For example, the male birds tend to bond more to me while the females bond more to any of my male co-workers or husban...
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