Birds For Dummies (For Dummies

by Brian L. Speer, Kim Campbell Thornton, Gina Spadafori

Your one-stop guide to caring for your avian companion

Pet birds are intelligent, affectionate, and rewarding companions. No matter what bird you choose, you need to set up a happy home for him with the right stuff. You also need to keep your bird healthy by performing routine care and knowing what a healthy bird looks like and how he behaves.

This friendly guide describes the birds that make the best pets, explains how to select the bird that's best for you, offers tips on bonding with your feathered friend, and provides expert advice on feeding and environmental enrichment that will keep these intelligent pets engaged.

Benefit from a full-color guide to pet birds Choose the right bird based on your budget and lifestyle Create a bird-friendly environment that minimizes noise and mess Bond with your winged pet If you’re ready for your love of birds to take flight, this book has everything you need.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals

416 pages, Paperback

First published September 24, 1999

Reviews

[awesome.nerd.reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good 101 info for bird owners- not a bird owner yet.

[Verónica Juárez · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful book, very enlightening if you're a pet bird owner. The information is basic, clear, but it also gives information I haven't found in other books, e.g. What to do with your bird on natural disasters. Sometimes it was a little bit repetitive, but I get owners sometimes need to be educated as if they were the bird.

A good start if you are planning to have a bird as a pet, but it is also useful if you already have one or have had one.

[Katie_Living_in_Bookland · Rating 5 out of 5]

We recently got another bird and I wanted to read this just to refresh some things. I wasn't able to finish it this time, too many things have been going on, but I have read it before when we were going to get our first bird and it was super helpful. I've always loved the For Dummies books. I would recommend to anyone getting a parrot.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful!

Very helpful! As a new bird-owner, i believe this book covered all the immediate basics that any bird owner should be aware of. Very helpful, and very well written! I will reference it often, I suspect, lol

[Janine · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a really good book. it tought me all about birds. if you want to learn about birds you should read this book.