Mixing Birds with Infants

Toco Toucan "Rocko" with Dave and infant Sydney Capri. I've been asked a ton recently how my birds are responding to the newest addition of our baby girl, Sydney Capri, who is currently a month and a half old. Our situation is quite different than most... first, whenever we are here at home in Florida it's ours and our birds "time off" from per...
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Pregnancy With Parrots: At 34 Weeks And Counting

My husband and I at 33 weeks. Photography by Daniel Kuykendall. I've gotten a lot of questions about how my birds' behavior have changed since I've been pregnant. I even got an email the other day about a couple that has had to get someone else to look after their cockatoo while the wife is pregnant because the behavior had changed so drastical...
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What You Can Learn About Bird Training, From Dog Training

Hiking Wilson Arch with my galah Bandit and German Shepard Diesel. I've been on a mission to teach my dog practically all the tricks in this puppy training book I have, 51 Puppy Tricks. It's an amazing book and if you have a puppy, I highly recommend it! Get it as early as possible, too. The reason I feel so drawn to teaching my pup all these t...
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The Ultimate Daddy-to-be Survival Kit

The Ultimate Daddy-to-be Survival Kit I made for my hubby. When I first learned there was such a thing as a "hospital survival it" or "daddy-to-be survival kit", I was super excited and curious. I looked at just about every one blogged about online and studied what was in them. But I felt like a serious personal touch was missing - and maybe it...
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Monthly Miracle Complete!

It’s been a heck of a long time since I’ve updated here on my blog, but hopefully you all enjoyed following my progress with Alexandrine Parakeet Rasta on the BirdTricks.com blog. If you missed it all, you can find it here. The posts are shown from most recent to least recent so go back all the way and start from the beginning if you want to see...
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She's at it Again - Alexandrine Parakeet Rasta's Journey

Photo by Dave Womach Location: Athol, ID Shown: Alexandrine Parakeet "Rasta" That's right I am at it again - gaining experience by working with other people's birds aside from my own. I really enjoy the learning process (even if it can be super frustrating at times). I'm currently working with alexandrine parakeet Rasta, and writing about my...
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