April 2011

Editor's Note
Ever wonder if your cockatiel is normal? It’s a funny question, but many of us with cockatiels have seen some downright perplexing behaviors from time to time. I got my first bird when I was 9, a normal gray cockatiel named Elvis. When he started to head bang, whistle, hop, and then whistle more, I thought I had a certifiably crazy bird on my hands, and I was sure all that banging would break his beak.  Read more here.

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What you need to know before you & your bird head to the airport.
BY LAURA DOERING

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Cinnamon split pied cockatiel by Cioli & Hunnicutt/Bowtie Studio/Courtesy Omar's Exotic Birds; White-faced cinnamon mutation cockatiel by Bonnie Jay/Courtesy the Perfect Parrot