Bird Talk - November 2010

Features
9Pumpkin-Themed Recipes
Cook these bird treats for your bird.

16Carry On!
Ten tips to instill independent play in your parrot.
BY SUSAN CHAMBERLAIN

20Enrichment Made Easy, Part 5, Tactile Enrichment
If it feels good (and it's safe!) ... offer it!
BY ROBIN SHEWOKIS

22The Latest Toys & Gyms
Take a look at this selection of toys and gyms from the 2010 BIRD TALK Play Gear guide.

24The Persecuted Parrot
Controversial quaker parrots interfere with power lines and agriculture, or do they?
BY ANASTASIA THRIFT

28Eclectus Toe Tapping
Find out the causes of this peculiar condition & how to stop it.
BY MARGARET A. WISSMAN, DVM, DABVP, AVIAN PRACTICE

Columns
6 MEMO TO PEPPER& PARKER
Subject: Bone Thieves
BY PATRICIA SUND

8 PARROT PSYCHOLOGY
Foot Biting 'Too
Don't let an out-of-control cockatoo rule the roost.
BY LIZ WILSON, CVT, CPBC

10 HEART TO HEART
Feeling The Love
Kind thoughts & cherished memories unite our hearts.
BY CHRIS DAVIS

12 CAUSES & CURES
Vitamins 101
Is your bird at risk for vitamin deficiency - or overdose?
BY MARGARET A. WISSMAN, DVM, DABVP - AVIAN PRACTICE

30 SMALL BIRDS
Budgie That Won't Budge
Broaden your budgie's interaction without forcing the issue.
BY DIANE GRINDOL

31 MEDIUM BIRDS
Your Bird's Diet Depends On You
Take charge of what your bird eats.
BY SALLY BLANCHARD

Departments
1 Editor's Letter
3 Mailbag
4 Bird eUniversity
4 Web Column
7 Flock On
14 Avian News & Notes
34 Avian Marketplace
36 Show Calendar
37 Advertising Index
38 Gallery Showcase
39 Avian Breeder Directory
43 Small Birds' Directory
44 Avian Classifieds
45 Avian Services' Guide
46 Reader's Dish
47 Kids Talk Back
47 Just Hatched
48Watch The Birdie

ON THE COVER
Quaker parrot by Carolyn A. McKeone/Courtesy Julie Little/Male Solomon Island
Eclectus by Cioli & Hunnicutt/BowTie Studio/Courtesy Linda Buesching

PRODUCTGUIDE
32 BIRD-TESTED, BIRD-APPROVED
Booda Comfy Perch
Give your bird's feet a break with a soft rope perch.
BY SUSAN CHAMBERLAIN

33 BIRDIE BOUTIQUE

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