Issue 253 February 2019 (in the shops from Thursday 17th January):

In the February issue of Parrots magazine:

• Rosemary Low’s new column ‘People Helping Parrots’ focuses on James McGuinness
• Eb Cravens discusses close contact with our birds – read more
• RSPCA report and birds for re-homing
• Robert Alison enlightens us about the plight of Brazil’s parakeets – read more
• Sally Blanchard covers more of the smaller species we keep as hobbyists – read more
• Readers’ Story: Bill, my Blue-fronted Amazon
• Monica Xiao’s cartoon of Koi & Bei birds
• Leslie Moran with more about the Green-rumped Parrotlets
• Vivian Miller with part two about parrots in history, legend and folklore
• Dr David Waugh explains about saving the Santa Marta Parakeet
• Sophie Piper shares a variety of opinions on wing clipping parrots – read more
• Charlotte James and James Brereton research Macaw’s food – chopped or whole?
• Nicotine and parrots – a deadly combination
• Jim Hayward’s breeding advice about the Derbyan Parakeet
• News stories from around the world
• Loro Parque Fundación’s latest report
• Your parrot queries answered by our experts
• Letter from our readers
• Latest calendar dates for parrot-related events
• Classified adverts

And lots more…

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