ARTICLES

For the safety of your parrots, please DO NOT freefly your parrots without proper training. Even a fully clipped parrot unrestrained outdoors is at risk. To learn more, do your homework. Read the articles and websites listed here. Subscribe to the freeflight list on yahoogroups - Click here and send a blank email to subscribe. You'll be glad you did!

• Feathers, Flight and Parrot Keeping - an outstanding article by Pamela Clark describing the pros and cons of keeping flighted parrots

• Freeflight - my thoughts on outdoor freeflight for companion Parrots and Cockatoos

• Preparing for Outdoor Freeflight - how I prepared my flock for outdoor flight

• How to Recover Lost Birds - tips for successfully recovering companion birds who have flown away

• What do we do with those Wings? - another great article on making a thoughtful decision on whether or not to clip your parrot by Gay Noeth

• Flight School - a training journal about how I helped my 10 year old, grounded Caique learn how to fly

• Learning to Teach - Nate Lott describes his experience learning to train through positive reinforcement
• A collection of quotes and poems about flight to inspire you.