Ghatten has always admired parrots and other birds. Her experience with them has shown them to be resourceful and intelligent animal companions. Though this web site is "under construction", the amount of information contained within is fairly detailed and fascinating. There is so much to explore and learn about these creatures that is contained in this wonderful online resource that even if you don't have an interest in birds as animal companions, it shouldn't be missed. It is probably a good idea to start with How to Use The Book. This should get all of you who are interesting in exploring the world of parrots etc. off to a "flying start"!!

If you are new to the bird world, you may want to visit the Introduction to Psittacine Birds. It provides information on not only parrots but other Psittacines as well, with details on their life span and their place in natural history along, with many other areas of interest. For details of the birds described within, the Taxonomic Tree and Reference of Psittacine Birds, should be your desitination. Those big words mean that within is a listing, and desrciptions of the Psittacine birds, which include parrots, parrakeets, macaws, cockatoos and cockatiels. Skipping over to the Pictures section is fun and beautiful to look at too!

If you are looking for specifics and don't want to wander around exploring there is a Search Engine built in! All in all, Ghatten can heartily recommend some indoor "bird watching" (and bird appreciation) beginning with this site!

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