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 Pictured: my niece and nephew with Camelot Macaw "Comet" I love spending time with family, and for me, my pets are my family, which I think is true for everyone who has a pet whether it's a dog, cat, bird or ferret, or something else. Everyone grows very attached to their pets and looks at them as a membe...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Eugene, OR Leaning in for a goodbye kiss: Galah "Bondi"  While touring with Ringling I got the privilege of working with an amazing veterinary technician by the name of Jessica. She was only with us for a few months, but my birds absolutely fell in love with her and she was amazing with them. I was so sad to see ...

Photo by Dave Womach Location: Carbondale, IL Shown: Galahs "Bondi" & "Ace"  Whenever we fly our birds in the arenas, we let anyone watch who is around or wants to. There's some people around the circus that I call or text to let them know we're going to be flying our birds because I know how much they enjoy being there. Then there's alwa...

Photo by Penny Jo Location: Savannah, GA With me at preshow: Blue throated macaw "Jinx"  There's been a few new tricks I've learned when socializing my parrots with people at the preshow in the circus. Mostly with Jinx, but also with my cockatoo, Bondi as well. As all birds tend to react a bit differently around people. Ever since we added m...

While spending the summer of 2010 in Coney Island, New York, Cake Boss came out and filmed part of their episode on the show. They made a special cake for the circus, and included lots of the animals and performers in it... making edible figurines of all of us.   Photo by Jason Gibson Location: Coney Island, NY Designed by Cake Boss: Swainson...