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One of the largest fallacies in care and their diet is that your parrot can live only on birdseed as the sole source of food. Birdseed is an important nutritional component of their overall diet, but isn’t the only part.

Source:4 Common Mistakes of the Parrot Diet

Parrots are popular pets for many reasons, one of which includes their beautiful plumage, which brightens the home and will often gain the interest of visitors and guests. Yet sometimes caged parrots will pluck their own plumage. I’ll discuss a couple of causes and how you can prevent this from affecting your pet parrot.

Source:Parrots With a Habit For Plucking

If you share your life with a bird that creates a white powdery dust, you probably spend a large part of your time trying to minimize it and its effect on you, your family, and your bird. Here are 5 answers to questions that can help you win the battle and the war against bird dust.

Source:Bird Dust and Health - 5 Interesting Answers About the Dust Birds Create

Most new cockatiel owners have high hopes of developing a close bond with their pet cockatiel. Sometimes we forget that a bird kept in captivity is not in his natural habitat, and thus he can’t always live up to your expectations. It is best to equip yourself with knowledge and understanding, as well as respect for your pets behavior, and in this way you will be well on your way to nurturing a happy and trusting relationship with your cockatiel.

Source:Learning to Understand Your Cockatiel

Bird watching is a past time enjoyed by all ages. Once hooked you will find yourself searching for various bird feeders and bird baths. The proper choice of binoculars can be confusing because as you began your search you will quickly find that they come in many varied shapes, sizes and magnification.

Source:Bird Watching Binoculars - The Birders Most Important Tool

Although cockatiels are generally healthy birds, they can succumb to health problems. In this article I will discuss some of them. Most of these illnesses can be avoided by feeding your cockatiel a healthy diet in the first place.

Source:Things That Can Go Wrong With Your Cockatiel's Health

Whoever said that only a person can be your best friend and talk to you for hours, was wrong! Did you know that there are several species of exotic birds which can talk to you and can become your best friend overnight? Although it may sound too good to be true, it actually is!

Source:Talking Exotic Pet Birds

If you race pigeons, you’ve lost pigeons. What do you do when someone calls and says they found your bird. Learn the four factors to consider when your racing pigeon doesn’t make it home.

Source:Retrieving Lost Homing Pigeons - When Racing Pigeons Don't Come Back

Although the tube bird feeder is a common choice among bird watchers, a hopper feeder could be a better one for you. Some birds will not come to a tube feeder, even if you fill it with the types of foods they enjoy. These birds will respond to the hopper feeder, though.

Source:When to Use a Hopper Bird Feeder

Do you want to become a parrot enthusiast? If you do, then you should learn from an expert enthusiast, because with parrots, it’s a little more complicated to be their main parent.

Source:Parrot Enthusiasts