Companion Parrot Quarterly: ISSUE #62
Fall 2003
Cover Art: Pam Crookham
STUFF YOUR PARROT WANTS YOU TO KNOW
Parrot Feet and Toes Sally Blanchard
ROXI-ANNE’S ORDEAL Day by Day with a Serious Injury
Sally Blanchard
DIARY OF MALE UMBRELLA COCKATOO AGGRESSION
The Outlaw Josey Wales Lives up to his Name
IS YOUR HOUSE SAFE FOR YOUR PARROTS?
Lessons from Firefighting Experiences Lisa Whitworth
INSIDE THE NESTBOX OF THE GOLDEN CONURE
Using a Camera to Observe Nestbox Behavior Nancy Speed
WHAT MAKES YOUR RELATIONSHIP SO SPECIAL?
Thoughts on Enjoying Companion Parrots Sally Blanchard and others
THE NECESSITY OF FULL SPECTRUM LIGHTING
A Good Source of Light Makes a Big Difference Terry Beaudoin
METAMORPHOSIS Fiction reprinted from Issue #12 G. Wood
THE FUN PAGE
If Parrots Had People for Pets
Recipe: Breakfast Burritos - Connie Pavlinac
You’ve Come a Long Way Birdie!
Why Do They Do That?
New! FULL COLOR CENTERFOLD
The Parrot Batiks of Lynn Traynor
FEATHER PICKING 101 A Checklist
FRIENDS OF THE PYRRHURA CONURES
Experiences and Opinions about Pyrrhura Conures Sally Blanchard, Lynn Alembik,
Mary Beisser, Patricia Carr, Carolyn Gibbens, Patricia Henry, Judy Hunter, Tigerlily Jones,
Janice Kauffman, Jeanni Landry, Kay Martin, Barbara Miller, Mary Jo Sabaitis,
Erin Thompson, Deana Wheeler
BUDERIGARS AND THEIR AFFINITY WITH EUCALYPTUS
A Short Study of Budgies and Eucalyptus Trees Peter McLaren
GETTING TO KNOW OCHA How a Lovebird Came into my Life Lynne Page
THE DON’T TOUCH ME PARROTS Not All Parrots Want a Hug
CREATIVE PARROT KEEPING Psittacine Loneliness
WELCOME TO THE BIRDHOUSEMaking Friends with Buddy Laura Ainsworth
THE MIS-ADVENTURES OF SALLY B A Weekend in Colorado Sally Blanchard
SNIPPETS Short Answers and Comments Sally Blanchard
PARROT PRODUCT REVIEWS Sally Blanchard
BREEDER AND BIRD SHOP SOURCES
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CPQ Artists
THE BACK PAGE: Beak Bites, Etc., Bosco’s Enrichment