Parrot Documentary tonight on PBS

torrap

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Marley-YSA (hen) -hatched 07/20/2006;
Simba-DYHA (hen)-hatched 06/23/2003

• Nov 13, 2013

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“Parrot Confidential” on PBS’s NATURE at 8 p.m. EST (check your local listings for other times).

 

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MrCoconutParrot

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• Nov 13, 2013

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Please watch! I am going to!

Watch Parrot Confidential | Nature on PBS | Nature | PBS

 

Mayden

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• Nov 13, 2013

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Wish I could! Silly American programs not airing on UK tv...

 

Birdman666

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Presently have six Greenwing Macaw (17 yo), Red Fronted Macaw (12 yo), Red Lored Amazon (17 y.o.), Lilac Crowned Amazon (about 43 y.o.) and a Congo African Grey (11 y.o.)
Panama Amazon (1 Y.O.)

• Nov 13, 2013

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That's one is liable to piss me off, having been involved in it myself for many years... it's gut wrenching.

 

ruffledfeathers

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• Nov 13, 2013

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My dvr is set....if i forget to put the tv on, i'll see the little red light and know to watch!!

 

brianlinkles

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i am the mom of three parrots:
Dorothy- African grey (cag)
Bowie- blue and gold macaw
Nellie- hyacinth macaw
Reggie- hyacinth macaw
Marnie- white bellied caique

• Nov 13, 2013

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I'm looking forward to watching this however I know that it will be very upsetting! I hope that the people that need to see this show watch it! I'm thinking it would be a good show for someone that has not done proper research on parrot ownership.

 

ruffledfeathers

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• Nov 13, 2013

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brianlinkles said:

I'm looking forward to watching this however I know that it will be very upsetting! I hope that the people that need to see this show watch it! I'm thinking it would be a good show for someone that has not done proper research on parrot ownership.

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I agree. I also feel like it can help all of us renew our commitment to giving our very best, even on our worst days. Some of the best advice I ever heard given to potential bird owners at a store was: "you get what you give with a parrot. if you aren't willing to be devoted, don't expect to have the bird you wish for."

 

Featheredsamurai

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• Nov 13, 2013

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I won't be home tonight so I set my DVR Tomorrow will be watching it!!!!

I agree, I expect some sadness in it. But when you see a rescue first hand you know it's the truth

 

Kalidasa

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• Nov 13, 2013

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I'm all over it, been waiting for a month

 

TessieB

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• Nov 13, 2013

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Thanks so much! I'm going to record it.

 

PetoftheDay

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• Nov 13, 2013

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Thanks for the reminder - gonna set the DVR. I am currently radioactive, so cannot watch TV with my husband, but I will watch it when I can!

 

Kalidasa

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• Nov 13, 2013

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Wow that was amazing! I especially loved those young biologists in Costa Rica that were breeding scarlet macaws for release into the wild. That was awesome when they released that bird.

 

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BruceV

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Simba (Blue & Gold Macaw); Cosmo (Blue Quaker); Blue (Blue IRN); Mattie (Green Quaker)

• Nov 13, 2013

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Good program. The rescue featured about halfway through, Feathered Friends Parrot Rescue, is where I got Simba. I haven't met the woman in the show (yet), but I dealt with one of her foster mom's.

 

RockysMom

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Rocky...Yellow Crown Amazon....

Smokey Congo Grey....

Shamrock Male Eclectus.......

Baby Female Congo Grey.....
Cookie.....Aztec Conure

• Nov 13, 2013

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is that the Rescue in Milan? good show the scarlet macaws were awesome and I loved the grey

 

GaryBV

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• Nov 13, 2013

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That was just terrific I loved it - awwwwwww Lou and Princess!! I just love happy endings

 

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Matilda

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• Nov 13, 2013

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Can't wait!

 

MarciaLove

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Sugar the Blue Crown Conure♂, Merlin the Camelot Macaw♂

• Nov 13, 2013

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I Loved it!! Especially the ARA part i follow their progress on fb. i didnt like that the samctuary had no foraging toys in the aviary but thats just me i guess. I think they were a bit one sided like saying parrots dont make good pets but i think they can if you put the effort, time, patience, and lots of research in but i thought it really was great and showed how much of a commitment parrots really are.

 

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Zumaria

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Congo African Grey: Jenga

• Nov 13, 2013

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It was so good! I got a little choked up...

Jenga was just intrigued by the 'other birds'.

 

GaryBV

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• Nov 13, 2013

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Interesting Jenga paid attention, I paid close attention to my lovebirds and parrotlets and they responded with some chirps but didn't seem very interested.

 

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• Nov 14, 2013

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Re: Don’t Miss Out! ‘Parrot Confidential’ Airs Tonight on PBS!

I dont know who watched the show or not, but man I almost feel guilty having pet birds now.
What an absolutely heart-breaking program.
Hopefully the people who needed to watch something like that did indeed watch it.

Well done PBS, well done...

Im not sure I agree with them folks in Costa Rica releasing captive-bred macaws and calling them wild... i mean they are naming the birds and hand feeding them, you dont name a bird or let it get imprinted on people if you intend to release it to be a wild bird.
Think of those Ca Condor "gloves" you see the wildlife folks raise baby condors with... no human imprinting whatsoever...

btw its on again on friday in the daytime...

 

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