STUFF YOUR PARROT WANTS YOU TO KNOW
Parrot Feet and Toes
Sally Blanchard.........................................................pg.6

ROXI-ANNE'S ORDEAL
Day by Day with a Serious Injury
Sally Blanchard.........................................................pg.8

DIARY OF MALE UMBRELLA COCKATOO AGGRESSION
The Outlaw Josey Wales Lives up to his Name
Gayle Reece...........................................................pg.20

IS YOUR HOUSE SAFE FOR YOUR PARROTS?
Lessons from Firefighting Experiences
Lisa Whitworth........................................................pg.24

INSIDE THE NESTBOX OF THE GOLDEN CONURE
Using a Camera to Observe Nestbox Behavior
Nancy Speed................................................pg.28

WHAT MAKES YOUR RELATIONSHIP SO SPECIAL?
Thoughts on Enjoying Companion Parrots
Sally Blanchard and others ....................................pg.36

THE NECESSITY OF FULL SPECTRUM LIGHTING
A Good Source of Light Makes a Big Difference
Teffy Beaudoin.......................................................pg.42

METAMORPHOSIS
Fiction reprinted from Issue #12
G. Wood.................................................................pg.46

THE FUN PAGE ....................................................pg.48
If Parrots Had People for Pets
Recipe: Breakfast Burritos - Connie Pavlinac
You've Come a Long Way Birdie!
Why Do They Do That?

New!   FULL COLOR CENTERFOLD
The Parrot Batiks of Lynn Traynor

FEATHERPICKING 101
A Checklist
Gayle Reece...........................................................pg.49

FRIENDS OF THE PYRRHURA CONURES
Ixperiences and Opinions about Pyrrhura Conures
.............................................................................. pg.50

Sally Blanchard, Lynn Alembik, Mary Beisser, Patricia Carr, Carolyn Gibbens, Patricia Henry, Judy Hunter, Tigerlily Jones, Janice Kauffman, Jeanni Landry, Kay Martin, Barbara Miller, Mary Jo Sabaitis, Erin Thompson, Deana Wheeler

BUDERIGARS AND THEIR AFFINITY WITH EUCALYPTUS
A Short Study of Budgies and Eucalyptus Trees
Peter McLaren ......................................................pg.60

GETTING TO KNOW OCHA
How a Lovebird Came into my Life
Lynne Page.............................................................pg.68

THE DON'T TOUCH ME PARROTS
Not All Parrots Want a Hug
Gayle Reese ..........................................................pg.64

BREEDER AND BIRD SHOP SOURCES ...............pg.72

CREATIVE PARROT KEEPING
Psittacine Lonliness ...........................................pg.74

WELCOME TO THE BIRDHOUSE
Making Friends with Buddy
Laura Ainsworth ....................................................pg.78

THE MIS-ADVENTURES OF SALLY B
A Weekend in Colorado
Sally Blanchard ......................................................pg.80

SNIPPETS
Short Answers and Comments ..............................pg.86

PARROT PRODUCT REVIEWS
Sally Blanchard and Gayle Reese ..........................pg.88

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ..................................pg.90

CPQ Artists ...........................................................pg.93

THE BACK PAGE: Beak Bites, Etc., Bosco's Enrichment
...............................................................................pg.96