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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Jackpot!
Archie’s awesomeness continues to expand, and I’m not ashamed to publicly admit that I am approximately 100,000% head over in heels in love with this bird. Since I last wrote about him, Chuck has been faithfully purveying pistachios to all … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Birds, Fun, My crew
Tagged Archie, behavior, Hawkheaded Parrot, parrots, video
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January 2012 Pets of the Month: Oscu and Dan Dan
And now, finally, a blog entry about something other than Archie! I know, I know. You thought it’d never come. I am bringing back my old tradition of featuring one client’s pet(s) every month, and I’m starting off with long-time … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Pet of the Month, Uncategorized
Tagged cats, Dan Dan, Oscu, Pet of the Month
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Trouble in Paradise
I knew it! No bird can be as perfect as Archie initially seemed! He *does* have a flaw! The rest of us can now breathe easier knowing that we do not, in fact, have to strive to some seemingly impossible … Continue reading
Nevermind. Forget what I said earlier.
Today I have re-learned a lesson that I’ve learned before and should have already known. Namely: take a pet’s history with a grain of salt. I had been told by Archie’s previous owner that he was afraid to come out … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Birds, Education, Enrichment, My crew, Uncategorized, Wellness
Tagged Archie, behavior, enrichment, Hawkheaded Parrot, parrots, video
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This is Archie coughing and hocking up loogies.
Posted in Birds, Fun, My crew
Tagged Archie, Hawkheaded Parrot, just for fun, parrots, video
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He’s a fast learner!
Archie has been here for three days now, and he’s already made enormous progress. I haven’t yet tried to open the cage door because I first wanted him to get settled in, get used to us and comfortable with us, … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Birds, Education, Enrichment, My crew, Nutrition, Wellness
Tagged Archie, behavior, enrichment, Hawkheaded Parrot, nutrition, parrots
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Meet Archibald Felix Strong…
…Otherwise known as Archie. Archie is a 22 year old Hawkheaded Parrot. I’ve always wanted a Hawkhead, but since I regularly get birds from people, it doesn’t really make sense to go out and buy one. So last week when … Continue reading
Posted in Austin Parrot Society, Behavior, Birds, Education, Enrichment, My crew, Nutrition
Tagged Archie, behavior, enrichment, Hawkheaded Parrot, nutrition, parrots
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