The Parrot Companion - by Rosemary Low (Paperback)

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Description

Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Pets
Sub-Genre: Birds
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Firefly Books
Age Range: Adult
Author: Rosemary Low
Language: English

About the Book

A well-illustrated guide to caring for 25 of the most common breeds of parrots with a focus on choosing the right bird and keeping it healthy. Includes principal characteristics of each breed, tips on training, equipment, nutrition and grooming.

Book Synopsis

Quick access to comprehensive information and expert guidance for parrot owners.

Parrots are loved for their intelligence, sociability, longevity and humorous, almost-human characteristics. These same attractive qualities demand serious consideration and commitment when acquiring a parrot.

The Parrot Companion provides practical knowledge gained from an expert's decades of experience with these birds. The author examines the 25 most common breeds, which include Greys, Amazons, caiques, conures, cockatiels and budgerigars. The data for each one compare principal characteristics such as voice shrillness, mimicry and potential behavioral problems.

The author emphasizes responsible ownership, with a focus on choosing the right bird and keeping it happy and healthy. Topics include:

Socializing a parrot
Safety tips
Avoiding behavior problems
Finding an escaped bird
Step-by-step training
Trimming flight feathers vs. clipping wings
The right equipment
Feather plucking, biting and screaming
Feeding, nutrition, health and grooming
Re-homing a parrot.

This comprehensive reference is filled with color photos and will be welcomed by new and long-time parrot owners.

Review Quotes

Beautiful photographs, clear charts and perky tip boxes add to the clearly written informative guide to all things winged.--Michelle Mills"San Gabriel Valley Tribune" (10/05/2008)

If you're into birds, you may need "The Parrot Companion: Caring for Parrots, Macaws, Budgies, Cockatiels and More" by Rosemary Low. Beautiful photographs, clear charts and perky tip boxes add to the clearly written, informative guide to all things winged.-- (10/04/2008)

A pet owner's reference certain to receive popular attention in any lending library setting.--Rosemary Low"The Midwest Book Review`" (06/01/2007)

About the Author

Rosemary Low is the author of more than 20 books and a cofounder of the World Parrot Trust, which advocates against the trade of wild-caught parrots. She lives in England.