rel="nofollow" href="#ua52d075d-8e06-52f1-b33a-6a4bedfb8be9">Chapter 17: Ten Questions to Ask When Buying a Bird
Where Do You Get Your Birds?
How Many Birds Do You Sell per Year?
What Are the Terms of the Sales Contract and Post-Purchase Warranty?
What Are Your References?
How Old Is This Bird?
Does This Bird Have Any Medical Problems, Past or Current?
Does This Bird Have Any Behavioral Problems?
How Have You Socialized This Bird?
What Have You Been Feeding This Bird?
May I Visit and Get to Know the Bird Before Buying?
Chapter 18: Ten (Or So) Must-See Avian Websites
Fun for Kids — and Adults, Too
Behavior Help and Then Some
Enraptured over Raptors
Help Us Get Home
Meet Alex, the Star
Birds of a Feather, Flocking Together
Sources for Health Information
Helping Birds in Need
Chapter 19: Ten Best Birds for Beginners
Canaries and Finches
Budgies (Parakeets)
Chickens
Cockatiels
Quaker Parakeets
Poicephalus Parrots and Parrotlets
Pionus Parrots
Pyrrhura Conures
Amazon Parrots
Peach-Faced Lovebirds
Chapter 20: Ten Common Dangers to Your Bird’s Life
Predators
Flying Free
An Open Door or Window
Inhalants
Toxic Plants
Certain Foods
Heavy Metals
Over-the-Counter Medications
Your Feet
Electrical Cords
Chapter 21: Ten Disaster-Planning Tips for Bird Lovers
Consider the Possibilities
Make a Contact List
Make Sure Your Bird Carries ID
Make and Trade Bird-Care Files
Collect Food and Supplies
Keep a First-Aid Kit Fully Stocked
Plan, Plan, Plan, and Practice
Keep Your Bird Secure — and Separate
Keep a “Lost Bird” Kit Ready
Be Prepared to Help Others
10 Appendix: Resources Aviculture and Veterinary Organizations Behavior and Care Books Conservation Groups, Research, Reference Resources, and Raptors Periodicals, Podcasts, Websites, and Apps Rescue and Adoption Organizations Toys and Supplies
11 Index
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1FIGURE 1-1: The lively sounds and antics of little birds like this shaft-tail f...
2 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: Canaries and other finches delight with color and song but generall...FIGURE 2-2: Budgies are often dismissed as common, but they’re fun-loving, beau...FIGURE 2-3: Parrotlets (like this blue mutation of a Pacific parrotlet) are pac...FIGURE 2-4: Cockatiels are pleasant to live with and come in a range of color m...FIGURE 2-5: Quieter and more easygoing than many other parrots, the Senegal is ...FIGURE 2-6: Galahs, sometimes referred to as rose-breasted cockatoos, aren’t ne...FIGURE 2-7: Macaws such as the amazingly gorgeous hyacinth are beautiful and fr...FIGURE 2-8: Spicoli, who resembles the avian version of a Dalmatian, is a silve...
3 Chapter 3FIGURE 3-1: A clean and well-lit bird store
