Additional Articles I Have Written on Parrots

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“Parrot Care Involves More Than Just Giving Them Seeds and Water”
Description: Parrot care is a lot more involved than giving them water and having some seed in their cage. Poor nutrition is the most harmful cause of illness in most parrots. Seeds and fresh water is not enough to ensure that you are providing him or her with the nutrients their body needs for proper functioning.

“I Don’t Think the African Grey is a Special Parrot”
Description: The African grey is considered one of the most intelligent birds because of their leaning ability and their talent to mimic speech has made them popular pets. Therefore it really does make him a special parrot. There are actually two kind of subspecies that are commonly accepted and they are the Congo African Grey Parrot and the Timneh African Grey Parrot.

“Where Do You Go to Fine a Parrot Breeder?”
Description: Where do you find a parrot breeder and what are your choices? You have a number of choices, you could start with a friend, a parrot breeder, rescue groups, a dealer through an advertisement in a bird magazine, or even a pet shop. So where would you go?

“Discover the Yellow Parrot of the Amazon”
Description: The yellow parrot in the Amazon really has many different appearances; the most noted is the Yellow headed Amazon which stands anywhere from 15 to 17 inches tall, with a short tall, yellow head and sturdy body. A sad fact about this yellow parrot is that they are on the endangered list in Mexico and in Central America. The attractiveness of Yellow-headed Amazons continues to increase poaching which is why they have been nearly driven to extinction in the wild.

“If Your Parrot is a Picky Eater Could it Be His Diet”
Description: Parrots can be picky eaters, the greater part their diet consists of seeds, nectar, pollen, buds, fruit, and sometimes insects. Some parrots will resist eating something new but this is considered as a common trait among these birds

“Teaching Your Parrot Tricks Can Help With Behavior Problems”
Description: Behavior Problems such as biting, screaming and pulling their feathers our can be corrected, teaching your parrots tricks (also known as parrot training) will help make them a better pet. For the most part parrots are very trainable because of their intelligence and the ability to grasp and impersonate easily. The first parrot trick many owners want to start off with is training the birds to talk.

“How Do You Choose the Best Companion Parrot?”
Description: Choosing and raising the best companion parrot to some degree is like raising children they will become what you make them. Raising a good parrot demands time and plenty of attention. Parrots can live a long time and in most cases longer than the owner.

“Seeds, Pellets Or Both? What Do You Feed a Parrot?”
Description: Parrots that are in the wild have a built-in instinct to take care of themselves. They eat an assortment of food, consisting of a mixture of seeds, fruits, nuts, flowers and even insects. Depending on the season and what is available to find food that will promote a healthy well balance diet they seem to know the importance of proper nutrition.

“The Blue-fronted Amazon is Preferred Over the Orange Winged Amazon”
Description: The Orange Winged Amazon use to be more common in the bird rearing world, but it seems lately that they are being left behind for the other more popular colorful Amazons. Those who have them would disagree; they still are infatuated with them while others would rather have the Yellow-naped or the Blue-fronted Amazon.

“The Kea Parrot – The Clown of the Mountains of New Zealand”
Description: The Kea parrot is also known as the “nestor parrots” and some call them the “mountain parrots”. Keas’ lives in the South Island of New Zealand, in the high-altitudes, meadows and mountain range, they nest in burrows under rocks and among tree roots.

“What is So Striking About the Blue and Gold Macaws’ Appearance?”
Description: Many people are so infatuated with the Blue and Gold Macaws could it be their beautiful stunning colors or their ability to talk? The Blue and gold Macaw sometimes called the Blue and yellow Macaw native to South and Central America, is a big gorgeous parrot there is no wonder why people find this birds appearance so striking.

“What is a Hasbro Furreal Squawkers Mccaw Parrot?”
Description: Let’s face it; owning a parrot can be very expensive. The price tags on most talking parrots like the Blue and Gold Macaws range from $800 to a couple of thousands of dollars and to add to that you have food, cages or aviaries, assortments of toys and veterinarian bills.

“Your article, “Is Your Parrot Social Or Anti-Social?”
Description: Let’s hope for your parrot’s sake that you have a well socialized bird. Parrots are very social and they require a lot of work on the owners’ part in order to have a parrot that is mentally and physically healthy. You not only have to make sure it has a good vet and a proper diet, you also have to make sure that it is properly socialized.

“Round Parrot Cages or Rectangular, which is best?”                                                                       Description:  Not all cages are built with your parrots safety or comfort in mind and they are not created equal. So your first decisions to make will be what type of cage to get.