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The Essential Cockatoo by Laurie Baker & Stuart Borden - This fun, informative, and practical book will help you select, train, and nurture your Cockatoo. In full-color throughout, chapters include Choosing, Bringing Home, Understanding Your Companion, Nurturing, Training, and Health Care. Author Laurie Baker, a companion bird breeder and behaviorist, is a life member of the American Association of Aviculture and owner of Feathered Follies Bird Shop in California. She spares no punches about the hard work and diligence required in some areas of keeping these magnificent species.

The Essential Cockatoo

by Laurie Baker & Stuart Borden

Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavioral Problems in Companion Parrots! by Barbara Heidenreich - A professional in animal behavior has created an easy-to-read step-by-step guide that uses positive reinforcement for teaching your parrot acceptable behavior. This book will help you deal with screaming, biting, feather-picking, bonding, and other difficult parrot behaviors. Chapters include Preparing the Companion Parrot Owner, Screaming, Biting, Bonding to One Person, Cage Bound Bird, and Feather Picking.

Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavioral Problems in Companion Parrots!

by Barbara Heidenreich

The Complete Pet Bird Owner's Handbook (Revised Edition) by Dr. Gary A. Gallerstein - Covers all aspects of pet bird ownership, including selection, nutrition, behavior, home physicals, emergency medical care, preventative medicine, and much more. Presented in seventeen chapters, this book provides guidance on getting started, achieving optimum health, and understanding what your bird needs from you for a happy, healthy life. Includes an index of health and illness signs, general index, bibliography of additional resources, and superb photos and illustrations to support the detailed text. You will consider this book to be the most essential reference in your avian library, a constant source of reliable advice, assistance, and assurance for your bird's well-being.

The Complete Pet Bird Owner's Handbook (Revised Edition)

by Dr. Gary A. Gallerstein

Handbook of Bird Biology by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology - Call it Bird University! This gloriously illustrated volume provides comprehensive college-level information about birds and their environments in a style accessible to nonscientists and teachers the world over. All major topics are covered, from anatomy and physiology to ecology, behavior, and conservation biology. One full chapter addresses vocal communication and is accompanied by a CD of bird vocalizations. Produced by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's world-renowned Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds, the CD illustrates key elements of bioacoustics. The book's text was written by 12 leading ornithologists and illustrated by respected photographers and acclaimed artist John Schmitt. It includes an extensive glossary and index, a list of the common and scientific names of all birds mentioned in the text, author profiles, suggested readings following each chapter, and a complete reference section. The Handbook serves as the backbone of the Lab's popular Home Study Course in Bird Biology, a self-paced course that can be taken from anywhere in the world, by anyone with a serious interest in birds who would like guidance from professional ornithologists.Handbook of Bird Biology

by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

Call it Bird University! This gloriously illustrated volume provides comprehensive college-level information about birds and their environments in a style accessible to nonscientists and teachers the world over. All major topics are covered, from anatomy and physiology to ecology, behavior, and conservation biology. One full chapter addresses vocal communication and is accompanied by a CD of bird vocalizations. Produced by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's world-renowned Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds, the CD illustrates key elements of bioacoustics. The book's text was written by 12 leading ornithologists and illustrated by respected photographers and acclaimed artist John Schmitt. It includes an extensive glossary and index, a list of the common and scientific names of all birds mentioned in the text, author profiles, suggested readings following each chapter, and a complete reference section. The Handbook serves as the backbone of the Lab's popular Home Study Course in Bird Biology, a self-paced course that can be taken from anywhere in the world, by anyone with a serious interest in birds who would like guidance from professional ornithologists.

Item Number: 104

ISBN: 093802762X

Pages: 1248 pp.

Published: 2004

Illustrations: Color and black/white photos and illustrations

Binding: Hardcover

Size: 8.5" x 11"

Price: $99.50

 

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More Books & DVDs About Bird Behavior & Training

The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots (Hardcover) by Irene M. Pepperberg

The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots (Paperback) by Irene M. Pepperberg

Another Kind of Mind: A Talking Bird Masters English by Michael S. Dalton

Bird Sitter by Steve Hartman & Steve Cantin

Breaking Bad Habits in Parrots by Greg Glendell

Captive Foraging: The Next Best Thing to Being Free by Dr. M. Scott Echols

The Click That Does The Trick by Robin Deutsch

Exotic Pet Behavior: Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals by Dr. Teresa Bradley Bays, Dr. Teresa Lightfoot & Dr. Joerg Mayer

Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavioral Problems in Companion Parrots! by Barbara Heidenreich

Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot (Second Edition) by Mattie Sue Athan

Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior by Mattie Sue Athan

Handbook of Bird Biology by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

How to Care for & Tame Your Budgerigar (Second Edition) by Gil Solomon

The Loving Care of Pet Parrots by Rosemary Low

Manual of Parrot Behavior by Andrew Luescher

My Parrot, My Friend by Bonnie Munro Doane & Thomas Qualkinbush

NATURE: Birds ("Extraordinary Birds" and "Parrots: Look Who's Talking") by PBS NATURE

Parrot Behavior & Training (Series Part 1): Introduction to Training by Barbara Heidenreich

The Parrot Companion: Caring for Parrots, Macaws, Budgies, Cockatiels & More by Rosemary Low

A Parrot for Life: Raising and Training the Perfect Parrot Companion by Rebecca K. O'Connor

The Parrot Problem Solver: Finding Solutions to Aggressive Behavior by Barbara Heidenreich

Parrots: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual by Mattie Sue Athan

Parrots for Dummies by Nikki Moustaki

Parrot Training: A Guide to Taming and Gentling Your Avian Companion by Bonnie Munro Doane

Parrot Tricks: Teaching Parrots with Positive Reinforcement by Tani Robar & Diane Grindol

The Second-hand Parrot by Mattie Sue Athan & Dianalee Deter

The Simple Guide to Bird Care & Training by Julie Rach

Teaching Your Bird to Talk by Diane Grindol & Tom Roudybush

Teach Your Parrot Series (1): Fantastic Performing Parrots (DVD) by Tani Robar

Teach Your Parrot Series (2): Beginning Tricks (DVD) by Tani Robar

Teach Your Parrot Series (3): Intermediate Tricks (DVD) by Tani Robar

Teach Your Parrot Series (4): Advanced Tricks (DVD) by Tani Robar

Training Your Parrot for the Veterinary Exam (Series Part 2) by Barbara Heidenreich

The Ultimate Parrot by Barrett Watson & Mike Hurley

Why Does My Bird Do That? A Guide to Parrot Behavior (Second Edition) by Julie Rach Mancini

 

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