Dear Parrots magazine,
In the May 2013 issue you were kind enough to publish my letter expressing my appreciation of articles by David Woolcock and Michael Simmons - an appreciation that continues!
Dear Parrots magazine,
Karen Chudley’s article “A day in the life of Team Conure” in the January 2014 issue was an absolute joy! Her humorous writing perfectly captured the personality of Pyrrhura conures which is seen at its best when they have the space to fly and play, and even better, when they are kept as a small flock, which is how they live in the wild. These highly sociable birds need the company of their own kind and with flight skills, most keepers never see, when allowed to fly in a room, their antics are a never ending source of delight.
Dear Parrots magazine,
For those keepers and breeders of parrots that house their birds in outside aviaries, beware of the dangers of the garden hose, if you use it to wash down the aviary floors. I learnt the hard way.
Dear Parrots magazine,
Nearly four years ago a 44 year-old relation of mine had a riding accident which left her brain damaged. She spent many weeks in hospital - five of them fighting for her life.
Dear Parrots magazine,
After coming home one day, I put my bags down and went to go and say “Hello” to Drifter, my Blue-fronted Amazon. But, when I approached his cage he began flapping his wings and screaming frantically, and I knew something was wrong. When I took a closer look he had caught his leg ring in the clasp of one of his parrot toys.
Dear Parrots magazine,
As part of the discussion going on, on Parrots magazine’s online forum, I would like to put in my two penneth! In 2003, I was given five years to live, on condition I got rid of my African Grey. I had been diagnosed with fibrosing alveolitis and sleep apnoea, but at 70 years old I am still here thanks in part to Alan Jones and Rob Harvey who gave me tremendous support – and I still have my beloved Bobby too!
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