Site Status
This website is currently being rebuilt. The original Parrot Wisdom site (2013-2020) has not been maintained for several years while I focused on other critical work, for detailed look at that work click here. I'm working to restore and update the content that helped many people better understand cage-free living with companion parrots.
Origins & Evolution
This website's history began in 2004 with the publication of my novel, Mindscape. A temporary promotional site evolved into something more substantial over the years, eventually becoming Parrot Wisdom around 2012-2013. The archived capture from August 2012 on the Wayback Machine confirms the continuity of this work.
Parrot Wisdom was created from years of personal experience living with psittacines (parrots) and other avian species. It focused on improving the quality of life for all cage and cage-free birds through education, training resources, and honest discussion about the realities of living with companion parrots.
The site covered topics including house training, flight training, applied behaviour analysis, outdoor harness safety, and the often-overlooked challenges of parrot ownership. It was never about selling a fantasy—it was about sharing real, practical knowledge gained through observation, research, and sometimes painful experience.
The Reality of Companion Parrots
If I had to say what parrots are really good at: making their owners look like fools. They master attitudes like spectacular indifference and haughty disdain better than any other animal except humans. They don't perceive themselves as subservient to anyone. Like cats, parrots know they are not at the bottom of any hierarchy.
Living with a parrot isn't about dominance or control—it's about partnership, trust, and accepting that you're sharing space with an intelligent, wild animal that happens to tolerate your presence. Sometimes.
Why Cage-Free?
All pets should have the right to as much freedom as is manageable from their owners' perspective, whatever the species. They may be "just pets" to many people, but they are living and breathing beings—even the wild ones that sometimes need our help.
My own companion enabled me to navigate situations I otherwise couldn't manage. As a prey animal constantly watching for danger, she provided comfort and focus when anthropophobia made the outside world overwhelming. The relationship worked because it was built on mutual trust and genuine freedom.
Important Disclaimer
You should always seek professional advice from your own veterinary practice before making any changes to your bird's diet, freedoms, treatment or environment. You should never take your bird outside unharnessed without first seeking advice from an experienced bird trainer and outdoor flighted parrot owner.