I made birdie bread in the microwave! 😃 It’s so good, if I hadn’t tossed the eggshells in, I would eat it! Ingredients: oats, flax seeds, chia seeds, cinnamon, Nutriberries, dandelion greens, sweet potato, blueberries, 2 eggs with crushed shells, unsweetened almond milk, agave nectar, cinnamon apple sauce, dash of salt. Combine dry ingredients. In…
Category: Avian Welfare
Activated Charcoal for Birds
Miss Clairice is starting out on another quiet day. Everything else is normal. She ate well yesterday, socialized, playfully hormonal at times, jealous as usual, poop looks fine… I did find some grommets on the shower curtain missing. She doesn’t seem depressed per se, but one of the symptoms of heavy metal poising is depression….
The time she flew…and talked about it!
Claire finished my sentence today. She sat on my shoulder while I told my neighbor the story of the time she flew. I explained how it happened within the first few days she was with me on a temporary basis. I didn’t know anything about macaws and was helping the family who had her because…
Happy Gotcha Day!
Happy gotcha day, Claire! 7 years together, my love.❤️❤️❤️ May 7, 2013 #gotchaday #gotchadayanniversary #rescuepets #rescueparrot #rescuebirds #macaws #macawsofinstagram #parrotsofinstagram #sheseverything #loveyou #tilltheendoftime #betterhalf #inspiration #lovedove @absoluteandi @ Ventura, California ❤️
Tips for Hormone Days
Claire is HORMONAL! When she wakes up talking, screaming and pacing it’s one of those days! First thing on my agenda when I feel her hot cheeks is to give her a cool mist shower, either in the bathroom or on the patio. Then I feed her cool whole foods, raw if she will eat…
Chamomile for Hormones
How to calm your parrot’s hormones with chamomile tea. Recipe about halfway through the video.
Today’s Breakfast
Today’s breakfast. I haven’t posted Claire’s breakfast in a while because we were in a bit of a rut. I’ve been cooking more while #stayinghome and she was very cute when getting up this morning. First I offered her bowl with just the fruit, veggies, oats & seeds. Nope, not moving. I added the chicken…
Swingtime
Claire finally figured out how to use her swing! Now I need to make it more secure!! #swinging #parrotsofinstagram #macawsofinstagram #funnyparrots
Words & Beak
It’s a common myth that parrot communication is limited to mimicking human language. Claire learns words that help her or convey something that she cannot communicate effectively with natural vocalizations and beaking. She particularly likes words with multiple meanings, that she can use with different intonations for a variety of messages. I imagine that parrot…
Macaw of Mine 