In honor of all those Skater Birds, Ball Tossers, and all trickster in between, our December Word Search salutes your skills and antics!
Parrot Tricks Word Search: Feather Fun
What a Bird Wants: Feathered Frenzy
‘Tis the season for making lists, attending festive parties, wrapping presents and the anticipation of that magical day approaching – Christmas Day. It’s not just humans who anticipate and revel in Christmas: many birdies do too – especially Zack and Bubbles!
Our December edition of Feathered Frenzy is a lovely Christmas letter from Zack and Bubbles to their parronts. Pour yourself a glass of eggnog and enjoy Zack and Bubbles’ Christmas wishes!
Turkey Takeout Take Down: Beneath the Cage Grate
Poor Morty’s mum, she was anticipating savoring the enjoyment of a Thanksgiving takeout dinner, brought right to the door, no fuss, no muss. Well, let’s just say that didn’t transpire – for Morty’s mum anyway.
Head on over to Morty’s column to find out where – and who, enjoyed the turkey and mashed potatoes and who ended up locked up (but with a full tummy)!
Alleviating Anxiety: Feathered Frenzy
So many things in the home and outside can cause anxiety in our companion birds.
Sherri’s November edition of Feathered Frenzy delves deeper in what causes such a range of anxiety and provides some excellent advice on how we parronts can identify these stressors and take steps to try to remove or lessen them for our birdies.
Charlotte’s Web… But Bigger: Beneath the Cage Grate
Uh oh, just when Morty was minding his own business (mostly because he was put ‘in birdie jail…), an eight-legged interloper showed up on HIS spot on the windowsill. GASP!
The November issue of Beneath the Cage Grate may send shivers up some birdie feathers, but have no fear, Morty’s tale ends triumphantly – for both he and mum!
All About Feathers, Part 3 – Feather Plucking: Feathered Frenzy
Sherri’s final article in the “feather care” series addresses the serious issue of feather plucking.
While preening and molting are natural processes for keeping feathers in shape, sometimes things go amiss.
Read Sherri’s full column here to learn more about ways to determine why your parrot may be plucking and how to support your feathered companion.
Bonsai Birdie: Beneath the Cage Grate
Oh dear, poor Morty’s mum has a bonsai heist (and sale) going on right under her own nose. Morty has designs on ‘his’ windowsill and he’s prepared to go to great lengths to secure it!
Catch up with Morty here to find out how his planned sale of mum’s bonsai trees goes spectacularly sideways!
Sherlock Parrot, At Your Service: Feather Fun
Test your knowledge of novels that feature parrots in their story in our October ’23 edition of Feather Fun!
It’s elementary dear birdies!
Rockin Robin, Tweet Tweet Tweet: Feather Fun
How many songs with parrots/birds in them do you know? Test your knowledge in our September ’22 edition of Feather Fun!
All About Feathers, Part 2 – Molting
Molting season is the process where our feathered friends shed their old and feather and grow fresh, new feathers – typically happening once or twice a year in most parrots. It’s usually after breeding seasons, and a common period for molts is in the spring and fall – Sherri Moorer
In Part 2 of her All About Feathers series, Sherri offers some great advice on ways we can help our birdie companions better manage and overcome this seasonal challenge.
Read Sherri’s Feathered Frenzy column here.
The Roost 