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I’m Dot Schwarz and in the coming months I’ll be sharing with you some of the joys and heartaches, pleasant surprises and shocks of a parrot person’s life. I’ll tell about the lives of my birds and t … read more

I know it is a common sense but I just wanted to send a little reminder to everyone to take extra care of their feathered friends in this hot weather. Make sure your parrot has access to plenty of wa … read more

Common name: Blue Fronted Amazon Latin name: Amazona aestiva Length: 33 cms / 14.5 inches Weight: 400 - 500 grams Life Span: up to 50 years Origin: South Eastern Brazil, Pa … read more

This is a short video which we took a few months ago of two parrots learning to share. Jasper (Congo African Grey) and Marlowe (Senegal) wanted the same food (Tidymix Parrot mix), at the same tim … read more

Common name: Congo African Grey Latin name: Psittacus erithacus erithacus Length: 27 - 33cm/13 inches Weight: 400 - 600 grams Life Span: 50 years or more Origin: Central Africa, Tanzania, Western … read more