Bird Talk - June 2012 - Volume 30 - Number 6

Features
14 Polly Want A Keyboard?
Bird-proof your computer with these tips.
BY THEO GREENLY

18 Balancing Act
Is your bird getting the right amount of vitamins and minerals?
BY LISA PAUL, DVM

21 BIRD TALK
Reader Survey Take our food survey.

22 BIRD TALK’s Food Chart
Check out the latest diets and foods available for your pet bird.

24 Keeping Up With Caiques
Make life a happy adventure for your caique by understanding its personality & needs.
BY EMILY TRIMNAL

28 Hope For Gouldians
Wild Gouldian finch populations are slowly climbing after years of decline.
BY JOSEPH M. FORSHAW

Columns
7 MEMO TO PARKER & PEPPER
Subject: Writer’s Block
BY PATRICIA SUND

8 PARROT PSYCHOLOGY
Food Territoriality Tips to deal with the food-aggressive parrot.
BY LIZ WILSON, CVT, CPBC

10 CAUSES & CURES
Eek ... A Mouse! Protect your bird from rodent or insect invasion with these tips.
BY MARGARET A. WISSMAN, DVM

12 HEART TO HEART
Evolving Nutrition Our parrots are living longer thanks to better understanding of their nutritional needs.
BY CHRIS DAVIS

32 LARGER THAN LIFE
Pick Up Lines Parrots take what you say & make it their own.
BY SALLY BLANCHARD

33 BIRDS ON THE BRAIN
30 Years Of Change Find out all the ways the bird world has changed in 30 years.
BY SUSAN CHAMBERLAIN

46 SMALL BIRDS
Australian Beauties Learn more about the other Australian parakeets.
BY DIANE GRINDOL

Departments
1 Editor’s Letter
3 Mailbag
4 Readers Dish
5 Avian News & Notes
6 Flock On
34 Avian Marketplace
36 Show Calendar
38 Web Column
38 Gallery Showcase
39 Avian Breeder Directory
43 Small Birds’ Directory
44 Advertising Index
44 Avian Services’ Guide
45 Avian Classifieds
47 Kids Talk Back
48 Watch The Birdie

PRODUCT GUIDE
30 BIRDIE BUYS
43 BIRDIE BOUTIQUE

ON THE COVER
White-bellied and black-headed caiques
by Gina Cioli/BowTie/Courtesy Omar’s Exotic Birds; Gouldian finch

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