A Parrot for Life

A Parrot for Life

Author: Rebecca O'Connor

Publisher: TFH Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780793805822

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Parrot owners will find the information and advice on caring for their birds.


Parrot Parrot

Parrot Parrot

Author: Cammie Ho

Publisher:

Published: 2016-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781943241040

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A simple look at the life cycle of a parrot.


Parrot Tales

Parrot Tales

Author: Michael Steven Smith

Publisher: OR Books

Published: 2022-05-24

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781682193136

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Charlie Parker is an African Grey Parrot. He entered the life of the Smith family three decades ago when they first encountered him in a downtown Manhattan bird shop and found him so irresistible, they had to bring him home. Charlie is many things in the Smith family, articulating them all in an astonishingly diverse and colorful vocabulary. He can be demanding, squawking imperiously "Clean my cage" or "Want some water." He can be very direct, warning an aggressive business associate who had been yelling at Debby "I'm going to kick your ass, you sonofabitch" He can be mischievous, making meowing noises to a neighbor's confused dog in the elevator. He is a survivor, who ended up recovering on an IV after the collapse of the World Trade Center filled the Smiths neighboring apartment with toxic dust. He is often the entertainer, with a songbook that extends across the opening bars of "Home on the Range" and "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Most of the time he is affectionate, as when he hangs upside down against the side of the cage and asks for his tummy to be tickled. In hearing Charlie's tales in this charming book, we come to realize that parrots are intelligent, sociable and loving creatures, to an extent that, as the renowned avian scientist Professor Irene Pepperberg insists in her introduction, they cannot meaningfully be owned by humans but should rather be enjoyed as companions.


Two Dogs and a Parrot

Two Dogs and a Parrot

Author: Joan Chittister

Publisher: SPCK

Published: 2016-02-18

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 0281075883

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The relationships we form with animals - with dogs, cats, horses, birds, rabbits, and other pets - are full of joys and rewards. A loving human-animal relationship is built on mutual care and concern, responsibility and respect. We find that these companions draw us out of ourselves and show us what it truly means to be alive. They teach us to accept life’s struggles; to cherish its pleasures; to find purpose and meaning in what we do. The stories and reflections in this lovely book will speak to us whether we have an animal companion, long to have a pet, love someone who does, or simply cherish animals and nature. ‘This fine and often touching volume . . . discusses the spiritual connection between humans and their animal companions and explores the lessons to be learned.’ Booklist


The Parrot's Perch

The Parrot's Perch

Author: Karen Keilt

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-04-16

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1631525727

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The Parrot’s Perch opens in 2013, when Karen Keilt, age sixty, receives an invitation to testify at the Brazilian National Truth Commission at the UN in New York. The email sparks memories of her “previous life”—the one she has kept safely bottled up for more than thirty-seven years. Hopeful of helping to raise awareness about ongoing human rights violations in Brazil, she wants to testify, but she anguishes over reliving the horrific events of her youth. In the pages that follow, Keilt tells the story of her life in Brazil—from her exclusive, upper-class lifestyle and dreams of Olympic medals to her turmoil-filled youth. Full of hints of a dark oligarchy in Brazil, corruption, crime, and military interference, The Parrot’s Perch is a searing, sometimes shocking true tale of suffering, struggle—and survival. Karen Keilt lived through the darkest days of Brazil’s military dictatorship. In her courageous and compelling memoir, Keilt narrates an emotionally honest reckoning of her desire to find true happiness. Forbidden by her wealthy family to even mention her imprisonment, torture, and rape, Keilt is forced to make a change that will affect the rest of her life. Seen through her testimony to the Brazilian National Truth Commission at the UN, readers become witnesses to both her vulnerability and her quiet strength.


If You Were a Parrot

If You Were a Parrot

Author: Katherine Rawson

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 0976494396

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Imaginative pictures illustrate how young readers would look and act if they had the same physical characteristics and behaviors as parrots.


A Parrot Without a Name

A Parrot Without a Name

Author: Don Stap

Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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An account of the work of two ornithologists in the Peruvian rainforest.


The Parrot Who Owns Me

The Parrot Who Owns Me

Author: Joanna Burger

Publisher: Villard

Published: 2001-07-03

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 158836027X

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“Birds are my passion,” says Joanna Burger, “but parrots are my weakness.” Fifteen years ago, when se adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-six year old parrot named Tiko, she entered on of the most complex relationships of her life. Sullen and hostile when he entered Dr. Burger’s home, Tiko gradually warmed as she carefully persuaded him of her good intentions. Eventually he courted her, building nests inside household furniture during mating season and trying to coax her into them. He nursed her vigilantly through a bout with Lyme disease, regularly preening each strand of hair on the pillow as she slept. For a while he even fought her husband for her attentions, but eventually theirs became a relationship of deep mutual trust. The Parrot Who Owns Me is also the story of the science of birds, and of parrots in particular (America’s third most commonly owned pet, after cats and dogs). Woven into the narrative are insights and fascinating revelations from Joanna Burger’s work — not only about parrots, but about what it means to be human. By turns delightful, hilarious, touching, and enlightening, The Parrot Who Owns Me introduces us to an unforgettable bird and his human companion, whose friendships tells us much about ourselves.


Pickles the Parrot

Pickles the Parrot

Author: Georgi Abbott

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9781482678123

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Everyday life with an African grey parrot by his owner including her perspectives on animal intellect and unique insights into nature.