EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!
Liz Wilson’s 
HANDBOOK OF AVIAN ARTICLES – Volume II… is finally ready!

Also Still Available, Liz's First Book,
 HANDBOOK OF AVIAN ARTICLES – Volume I

HANDBOOK OF AVIAN ARTICLES – Volume II includes reprints from Bird Talk, Bird’s USA, The Pet Bird Report, Parrots Magazine, and several veterinary sources… as well as something new – Liz’s columns from Bird Talk and the Original Flying Machine, including an incredible behavior column she and Phoebe Linden did for the Original Flying Machine.

Articles include:

• Six Things Bird Owners Do To Mess UP Their Pet Birds
• Your Parrot’s Unalienable Rights
• Baby Birds: What You Should Know About Them 
• Nonsensical Things You Hear About Parrots (and birds in general)
• Behavior and Training For the 21^st Century Parrot – A History of Extraordinary Changes In The Fields of Training and Behavior
• When Good Birds Go Bad – Why Does This Happen?
• Seasonal Behavior in Parrots
• The Problems With Petting and Parrots
• Parrots & Crushes: Don’t They Love You, Anymore?
• Behaving Wildly: Uncover the Pitfalls and Traps of Problem Behaviors

This book includes a total of 60 articles and columns and 217 pages, covering issues like biting, excessive screaming, over-dependence, the “one-person bird”, excessive fear, feather destruction and self-mutilation. It also includes veterinary articles such as:

• Care and Handling of Bird Owners From Phone Calls to Office Calls
• The Psittacine Patient – Restraint, Handling and Grooming

In addition, one more very cool addition for those who want to read about specific issues – an index!

See the ordering information below

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Also Still Available, Liz's First Book.....

HANDBOOK OF AVIAN ARTICLES – Volume I After struggling valiantly with her computer for many months, Liz has finally compiled all her articles from the last decade into one book. At almost 200 pages, it encompasses works from a wide variety of magazines such as: • BIRD TALK • BIRDS USA • BIRD TIMES  • CAGED BIRD HOBBYIST • ORIGINAL FLYING MACHINE • PARROTS MAGAZINE • PURELY PARROTS • THE PET BIRD REPORT

In addition, included are articles for the following veterinary proceedings and/or veterinary journals:

 • Association of Avian Veterinarians 
• MidAtlantic States Association of Avian Veterinarians 
• Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 
• Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 
• Seminars in Exotic Pet Medicine: Behavior

44 articles in all, they range in topics from management, behavior & training, problem behaviors, veterinary issues and miscellaneous stuff. A partial view of the table of contents includes:

• Before You Buy – Do Your Homework Prior To Purchase & Have Fewer Regrets
• Ten Steps To A Better Relationship With Your Parrot
• Feathers & Flight: To Clip or Not To Clip?
• Sleep: How Much Is Enough for a Parrot?
• Happy Home or Madhouse? 
   Finding the Right Balance To Keep Your Human-Avian Household Healthy & Happy
• 16 Things You Should Know Before Traveling With Your Bird – 
   Important Tips To Help You Both Enjoy The Ride & Avoid Disaster
• The Stages of a Parrot’s Development
• Parrots and Bonding: Different Relationships For Different Life Stages
• Excessive Screaming: Are They TRYING To Drive Us Crazy?
• The One Person Bird: Prevention and Rehabilitation
• Feather Damaging Behaviors: A Non-Medical Approach
• Phobic Parrots: An Increasing Phenomena?

To order either of Liz’s books from within the continental United States, send your name and address clearly printed plus a check or money order made out to Liz Wilson for $35.00 US dollars plus $5.00 shipping & handling for each book to the following address (and don’t forget to specify the title)