I read the article and it reminded me of the pbs documentary called Parrot Confidential. I have to say Gus came to us because of a baby being born into someone's family. He's been the apple of my eye for almost two years now. Recently, we adopted Max from his breeder. He's been quite nippy, which is normal for him (being that he's a baby bird...and I can be a dense primate
) and this has caused me to reflect on some of the things the young family told me when I contacted them about Gus. The thing in the article that I would print onto billboards, if I could, is that behavior problems are people related, not the bird's problem. I think that goes for most species of companion animals.
Thanks for sharing the link, Pajarita!