Parrots January 2021 edition available now

In this issue … Parrot News – Please send us your news stories; News from Loro Parque – Parent-reared chicks; Can parrots understand different dialects? Devorah Bennu asks if captive-bred parrots may develop a different dialect from their wild relatives, which could prevent them from being able to communicate effectively with their wild peers after they’re released; Complete Psittacine by Eb Cravens – “Perhaps We Need Our Parrots Now More than Ever”; Your first parrot – making the right decision; Beating the burglars; Beetroot – a great treat; Aggression – learned, inherited and redirected – by Rosemary Low; The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran – Altruism in parrots – researchers look for this in two species; Are you insured?; A need to understand by Amanda Johnson; Health screening of macaws – by David Waugh, Correspondent, Loro Parque Fundación; Parrot Coconut “Raffaello” by Karmen Budai – a Christmas treat recipe for your parrot; Your parrot queries answered – our panel of experts is available to answer all your queries on companion or breeding parrots; Letters; DVDs and Back Issues for sale – A selection of mostly parrot related DVDs and many back issues of this magazine, all with FREE delivery; Parrots Helpline – if you have a parrot problem, whether it be health, diet, or whatever, you can contact any of the advisors listed here; and lots more…

Following government advice, and to ensure we continue to maintain our duty of care to protect our customers and members of staff, Parrots magazine is now operating a robust continuity plan that enables us to work remotely, which we are reviewing on a daily basis. This means it is business as usual.

We hope all our readers, and their birds, keep safe and well, and hope we will quickly get to the end of this unprecedented difficult period.

Your team at Parrots magazine.