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		<title>New Free Issue of Good Bird Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early last year, Barbara Heidenreich was nice enough to offer readers of Best in Flock a free e-copy of her wonderful Good Bird Magazine. She redesigned her site recently and not only is she continuing to offer a free digital sample to followers of this blog, but she&#8217;s offering a newer issue. So even if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestinflock.wordpress.com&blog=1385309&post=1143&subd=bestinflock&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beak Appetit Went Out of Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to their website, Beak Appetit has shut down due to economic pressures. Beak Appetit Gourmet Entrees are popular pre-made meals for parrots that are super easy to serve (just add water and boil for a few minutes) and come in a variety of appealing flavors. They are (were) a great way to offer some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestinflock.wordpress.com&blog=1385309&post=1129&subd=bestinflock&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of a Good Birdsitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent, last-minute trip out of town reinforced my appreciation for my friends. Despite already dogsitting for one sick dog and some personal issues of their own, they graciously let me drop my birds off at their house when I had to rush out of town on a family emergency. When I came back a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestinflock.wordpress.com&blog=1385309&post=1116&subd=bestinflock&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Rebecca O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s Memoir LIFT</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to admit that one of the best byproducts of sharing my life with parrots, and starting this blog, is the relationships I&#8217;ve been able to build with other bird lovers. One of the people who I&#8217;ve been particularly happy to &#8220;meet&#8221; is Rebecca O&#8217;Connor, who writes the Heckled by Parrots blog and is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestinflock.wordpress.com&blog=1385309&post=1095&subd=bestinflock&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Free Issue of Companion Parrot Magazine</title>
		<link>http://bestinflock.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/free-issue-of-companion-parrot-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sally Blanchard&#8217;s Companion Parrot Magazine, Issue #72, is available as a FREE download. This 62-page, full-color online issue is chock-full of information, stories and pictures dedicated to the topic of parrot playtime.
Visit the Companion Parrot website and scroll down to the bottom of the page to get this free issue or click here. (At 8.8MB, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestinflock.wordpress.com&blog=1385309&post=1091&subd=bestinflock&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of Snowball&#8217;s Rise to Viral Fame</title>
		<link>http://bestinflock.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/the-story-of-snowballs-rise-to-viral-fame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently chatted with Irena Schulz, founder of the avian rescue Bird Lovers Only, which is best known for being home of Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo. Just over two years ago, Irena posted a video of Snowball dancing to the Backstreet Boys and this Medium Sulphur Crested Eleanora Cockatoo skyrocketed to viral video fame.

Irena estimates [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestinflock.wordpress.com&blog=1385309&post=1066&subd=bestinflock&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Couple New Videos of Parrot Tricks</title>
		<link>http://bestinflock.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/videos-of-parrot-tricks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Put a Ball in a Cup
Putting the whiffle ball in the cup was the first trick Stewie learned (about a year and a half ago); just posting a better video of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK19-N8eXYI 
Ring Toss Trick (Rings on a Peg)
This was a fairly natural extension of retrieve and the ball in a cup. Once he knew [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestinflock.wordpress.com&blog=1385309&post=1054&subd=bestinflock&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can Bonded Lovebirds Be Trained to Do Tricks?</title>
		<link>http://bestinflock.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/can-bonded-lovebirds-be-trained-to-do-tricks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lovebirds have a reputation for losing their &#8220;pet quality&#8221; when paired up. But this video shows that lovebirds can be handled, remain tame and be taught to do cute tricks like &#8220;shake hands&#8221; and &#8220;turn around&#8221; even if they&#8217;re part of a bonded pair. 

The creator of this video credits Tani Robar&#8217;s videos as the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestinflock.wordpress.com&blog=1385309&post=1017&subd=bestinflock&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hilarious Parrot Basketball Video</title>
		<link>http://bestinflock.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/hilarious-parrot-basketball-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this great video of African Greys and Eclectus parrots playing basketball - this video is making the rounds on bird message boards and might just be the next viral parrot video (alongside such classics as Snowball)  
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		<title>Phoenix Landing Foundation&#8217;s New Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently helped Phoenix Landing launch a new blog to keep the parrot-lover community updated on new classes and events, enrichment ideas, avian health news, and of course announcements about Phoenix Landing and its many adoptable birds (the foundation has over 300 birds in foster care right now!).

But that&#8217;s not all. Phoenix Landing&#8217;s founder Ann [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bestinflock.wordpress.com&blog=1385309&post=1043&subd=bestinflock&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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