Bird Talk - August 2008 Volume 26, Number 8

FEATURES
18Dance Move #2: The Foot Lift
Get your bird to dance on its feet
BY TANI ROBAR

20Defuse The Bite
BY SALLY BLANCHARD

24Saving The Thick-Billed Parrot
A special report
BY STEVE AND DESI MILPACHER

26Bird Keeping In China
See how birds impact Chinese culture
BY BETH CLARK

30Faces of PBFD The Survivor
BY PATRICIA SUND

Special Report - The Researcher:
Q&A with Dr. Ross Perry, the veterinarian credited with identifying and naming PBFD

36Wild At Home
There's never a dull moment when quaker parrots are in the house
BY JON-MARK AND JO DAVEY

42Beauty in Danger
Gouldian finches in the wild
BY MARCUS POLLARD

BT STYLE
12 New 4 You
The Latest Products

14 Avian Flair
Great Bird Stuff

16 Your Bird, Your World
Bird Proof in 8 Steps
BY SUSAN CHAMBERLAIN

COLUMNS
46 Causes & Cures
The Uropygial Gland
BY MARGARET A. WISSMAN, DVM DABVP- AVIAN PRACTICE

48 Heart to Heart
The Power Of Love
BY CHRIS DAVIS

50 Parrot Psychology
Fighting 'Toos
BY LIZ WILSON,CVT, CPBC

52 Small Birds
Love ... Birds?
BY DIANE GRINDOL

54 Dove & Pigeon
High-Flying Tipplers
BY ROBERT ALISON, PH.D

56 Aviculture
Catherine Zimmerman
BY DICK SCHROEDER

DEPARTMENTS
1 Editorial
4 Mailbag
8 FYI
10 Web Column
58 Avian Marketplace
61 Show Calendar
64 Show Gallery
66 Avian Directory
74 Avian Buyer's Guide
76 Small Birds Directory
77 Flock On
78 Kids Talk Back
79 Fledgling
79 Advertising Index
80 Watch The Birdie

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