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With a BA in psychology and history, 28 years experience raising companion birds and 15 years leadership experience in local and internet bird clubs, Laurel A. Rockefeller understands parrots. She volunteers her time answering questions about parrot history, training, breeding and nutrition.

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Cages for Small Birds 101: cages for finches, canaries, parrotlets, budgerigars, and lovebirds

Your bird's home is her sanctuary. It's also, besides veterinary care, the biggest single investment you will make for your bird at one...
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Budgerigars 101: Tips for caring for America's parakeet

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How much is that birdie in the window? If it’s a budgie, you might find one 99 cents with purchase of a cage and other accessories. Or maybe...
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Aviculture 101: companion bird basics

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The second bird I suggest is the Quaker parakeet. Quakers are exceptional talkers. Their voices are clearer than those of budgerigars. They are medium...
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Introduction to Medieval Aviculture

From Golden Peaches of Samarkand we learn that in the Tang dynasty the Chinese poached the umbrella cockatoo in particular, a bird of Indonesia that...
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Budgerigars: defining a parakeet

The parrot world is no longer what it used to be. Back in the 1980s, before ornithology had DNA testing to map out the relationship between species of...
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Critical fundraiser cancelled for NYC metro rescue

I have been to Arcadia and can tell you that this is a first rate parrot sanctuary. Two years ago, Arcadia was guest at a living history reenactment...
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Parrots, messes, and the role parrots play in their ecosystems

It all starts with one simple fact: parrots are NOT DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. While they are very smart and some species have color mutations, especially...
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Mithril: a baby bird story

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June 15th, 2003, a faint pecking is heard by three lutino chicks huddled together in a pine nesting box. Slowly a crack forms in the nearby egg next...
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Cockatoos: What kind of crest does your bird have?

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The crest. More than any other feature, the crest of a cockatoo distinguishes her from her sister parrot species. She uses it to communicate her...
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