The newest book in the You & Your Pet series is a complete guide to cage and aviary birds, their selection, care, health, and behavior. A comprehensive chapter on bird varieties, illustrated in full color, details the features and vital statistics of more than 80 popular finches, canaries, softbills, cockatoos, and parakeets. Includes a breeding guide. 300 photos and drawings.
"Filled with the information every bird-owner...needs." Joel Murphy, DVM, ABVP, author of How to Care For Your Pet Bird Praise for Birds for Dummies(r) "Squawk about this! A lighthearted...informative book about the care and maintenance of our fine-feathered friends." - Gary A. Gallerstein, DVM, author of The Complete Bird Owner's Handbook "At last - a book that contains more than just pretty bird pictures. This was fun to read. It is clear, concise, factual, useful, and understandable." -Linda Biggi, owner, Bird Gardens Full-color guide to pet birds inside! "You will not be disappointed." Walter Rosskopf, Jr., DVM, Dipl. ABVP Certified in Avian Practice Get the word on birds! From finches and canaries to conures and macaws, this friendly guide describes the species that make the best pets, explains how to select the bird who's best for you, offers tips on bonding with your feathered friend, and provides expert advice on feeding and grooming. Discover how to: Choose the right bird for your budget and lifestyle Create a bird-friendly environment Minimize noise and mess Keep your bird groomed, fit, and healthy Bond with your bird Get smart! www.dummies.com Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily(TM) e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers
Relatable if you've ever had a bird, funny and charming even if you haven't, Chicken Thoughts: Comics About Birds hilariously captures the antics of our feathered family members. This delightful collection also includes a handful of never-before-seen comic strips! Readers of all ages have enjoyed Chicken Thoughts comics since they first flew onto the Internet in 2018. See the world through a parrot's eyes as Chicken the cockatiel & friends do bird things and think bird thoughts!
An easy to read step-by-step guide that uses positive reinforcement for teaching parrots acceptable behavior. Professional advice from animal behaviorist that will help you deal with screaming, biting, feather-picking, bonding and other difficult behaviors.
A gorgeous story about friendship and working together from a star picture-book partnership, the inimitable Julia Donaldson and award-winning Catherine Rayner. Now available in paperback.The Go-Away bird sat up in her nest, With her fine grey wings and her fine grey crest. One by one, the other birds fly into her tree, wanting to talk or to play, but the Go-Away bird just shakes her head and sends them all away. But then the dangerous Get-You bird comes along, and she soon realizes that she might need some friends after all.The Go-Away Bird combines brilliant rhyming verse from much-loved children's author Julia Donaldson, creator of the bestselling picture books The Gruffalo and What the Ladybird Heard, with stunning illustrations from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Catherine Rayner. A charming story about the power of friendship from a thrilling creative partnership, this beautiful book is perfect for reading together.
A charming picture book that cleverly captures a universal wish—to love and care for something—and shows that you're never too little to share in that dream, by New York Times-bestselling author Elise Broach. Once there was a boy who wanted something to take care of. Something of his very own. He begged his mother for a puppy. Until she said YES! The boy loved his puppy. He fed him and played with him and cuddled him. But soon, the dog wanted something to take care of—something of his very own. So the dog gets a pet cat; then the cat gets a pet bird; the bird gets a pet worm; the worm gets a pet flea . . . and on and on it goes as utter chaos ensues. Christy Ottaviano Books
A grandmother and grandchild nurse an injured bird together in this touching story about caring for all creatures, the wonder of nature, and letting go On a snowy day, a grandmother and grandchild find an injured bird. They take it home and care for it until it can fly around the living room. It is fantastic—just like everything at Abuela’s house! But a fantastic moment is also bittersweet, for the little bird’s recovery means that it’s time to let it fly free. Drawing inspiration from a formative childhood experience, Blanca Gómez crafts a deceptively simple story that is morally and emotionally resonant and is brimming with love, wonder, and a deep respect for the natural world.
Sharing your home and life with a pet bird can be a joyful experience or a very intense, frustrating situation. Many pet bird owners clip their birds wings in order to keep them calm, tame and happy. But the opposite is archived by clipping birds wings. Instead you end up with a biting and aggressive bird and behavioral disorders. Clipping birds wings is outdated and old school thinking. Now a days you don't need to clip birds wings anymore. You can just train them and let them fly. There are so many benefits to free flight train a pet parrot. This book is a guide to help you tame, train and free flight your parrot safely. Whether your parrot is a beautiful colorful macaw, a tiny budgie, or a smart Amazon, or any other lovely feathered species, you can simply train your bird to fly. In this book you will find chapters on potty training, trick training, valuable insights on positive reinforcement, clicker training, animal and human behavior and how get your parrot up in the air and have it come back to you.You will enjoy your new found relationship with your lovely pet bird like never before. You will enjoy the process of free flying as a lifestyle and you will be a pro in training techniques without yelling, force, punishment, or guilt.This book will change your life. This book is a rich asset to any pet bird owner. This book is revolutionary in terms of animal insight. This book exposes the hidden secrets of how to free flight train any bird.Free flying is a gift to your parrot and your avian companion is a gift to you. This book will make life better for both of you.
Riding in the car with my bird, Bertie. Riding in the car, just Bertie and me. The contented couple find that twos company and threes a crowd when giggling Gertie gets on board... then Jiggy Jack and Silly Billy too! Come along for a ride that gets sillier and noisier and cramped and crowded as more and more passengers join in what was once a relaxing drive round town. Amelia McInerneys simple and entrancing rhyming text is matched by bright, beautiful retro illustrations from the talented Shane McG.
