Photo by David Location: Waynesboro, VA Shown: Blue Throated Macaw "Jinx"  My amazing friend Jeannie (whose Amazon parrot I took in for 45 days...) recently got VERY into outdoor freeflight with her parrots along with her friend, Sheri, and her husband, John. I absolutely LOVE going on freeflight trips with them whether it's in Florida, Virgi...

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...

Photo by Dave Location: Moab, Utah Hiking with: Congo African Grey "Cressi" I wanted to share how I came up with names for my birds - as well as use it as a way to come up with a name for yours. One of my husband's serious pet peeves is animals whose name is "Blackie" or "Fluffy". I also had a doctor who hated this, too! I remember literally ...