I'm very happy to finally report that I got Jinx talking on video! Him, along with my two Camelot Macaws Comet and Tusa, are saying "Hello!" very seriously in the above video. I'm pretty proud of this capture even though Jinx only said it once or twice.   Depending on whether or not Jinx stays in the preshow side of the show, will determine ho...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL Shown: Blue throated macaw "Jinx", Camelot macaws "Comet" & "Tusa"   I received this question after the entry of mine No Excuses: Ideas for exercising your bird.   Hey, I read your article on exercising bird by flying them. But my question is how do you get a bird to exercise by flying (even just in...

Photo by Missi Bellande Location: Ft Myers, FL Preshow parrot: Congo African Grey "Cressi"  I really love the all access preshow we do for the circus; it's a great way to socialize our parrots. But there is something I've noticed when it comes to people... and specifically bird people that I wanted to tap on. Because most of the people I mee...

Photo by Dave Location: Moab, Utah On the rock: Congo African Grey "Cressi"  I've always dreaded the thought of bringing up a child and going through the whole "discovering themselves" phase. My aunt and uncle tell stories of my nephew when he first discovered himself, and I recall the time in my life when I outwardly told my parents I had as...

Excuses people make up for why their bird doesn't fly or get enough exercise bug the heck out of me! It's a real pet peeve. So I decided I'd make a post on some ideas that should help most of you exercise your bird as often as you can manage. Because we're traveling to large arenas that seat thousands of people every week, our birds get lots o...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Huntington, West Virginia Pictured: Rose breasted cockatoo "Bandit" Sometimes when I'm with my birds, I give them excuses that I really shouldn't. Like if one flies at me head, instead of to my hand... sometimes I will literally say in my head, "Oh, he probably didn't mean it, afterall, he hit my hand first, mayb...