I realize I haven't posted that much about my experiences with my birds in the circus thus far, I've been all over the place, blogging and not at different locations. But my blog is my favorite deep down, so I will try to give it more love and attention... This video is one of me and Jinx on a normal backstage day while waiting for his cue to ...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Sagle, ID "BEFORE" photo: Galah "Ace" Photo by Dave Location: Coney Island, NY "AFTER" photo: Galah "Ace"  Have a hard time seeing that these two photos are of the SAME bird? This is Ace, he is Bandit's brother, and is a two year old (ish) rose breasted cockatoo. And the only difference in these pictures is t...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Moab, Utah Flying: Blue fronted Amazon parrot "Storm" I received this email from my dear friend Jeanne, who has Storm. I just had to share it, as it had me rolling this morning! Today was a pretty painful day for me and so I didn't do a great deal of moving around. That is until I decided I had completely had en...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL Shown: Galah "Bondi" I've bought my share of birds from breeders, and I've also helped friends, coworkers and clients purchase their birds from breeders too. It can be a hard decision finding the right breeder and the right bird for you, so here are 5 things that I personally look for in a breeder bef...

Photo by David Location: Coney Island, NY Shown: Animal Open House Aviaries My cockatoo, Bondi, makes this obnoxious sound on metal. If I take all the metal away (which is impossible by the way because eventually she will even do it on the cage bars) she will find something to do this sound on. It's like she's feeding from it and no one reall...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Coney Island, NY Cuddled up: Blue and gold macaw "Coco"  These three things are especially important if you have a new baby bird, they go a LONG way, trust me! And these are things I try to do daily with my own birds.  The first is training AND playing... they are different. With training there is an expectati...