Product Description

This title is one of an exciting range of books that provide essential care advice about keeping pet birds in an easy-to-access, graphically distinctive style. Featuring authoritative text, new studio photography and clear colour diagrams, they provide all the 'must-know' advice in one attractive package. In short, an outstanding reference for the hobbyist birdkeeper. The book shows where the species come from in the wild and their typical behaviour patterns. It shows you what the temperament of the bird is and how you should best relate to it as a new birdkeeper. There is a pictorial explanation of aerodynamics showing how the birds fly and the importance of giving them daily opportunities to fly in the home. There is also detail on how birds function physiologically, their sensory abilities, breathing, blood circulation, digestive system and reproduction. You are also given information on the most suitable cages and aviaries and how to set up and furnish them. There is also information on how to perform basic training, including flight commands (as appropriate), together with the causes of typical problems and how to deal with them. This book is an essential guide to problem-free birdkeeping.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47638 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Review
An expert guide explaining how to house, feed, nurture and look after these friendly, inquisitive natured birds. With all-new studio photography and a modern design and layout, this hard backed book is fresh, factual and full of top class advice. --Garden Trade News

The Birdkeeper's Guide to Cockatiels by Greg Glendell provides an expert guide to problem-free bird keeping, explaining how to house, feed, nurture and look after these friendly, inquisitive natured birds. Topics look at how birds live in the wild, biology, housing, feeding, training, healthcare and common behavioural problems. Clear colour diagrams help to explain anatomy and biology. --Pet Product Marketing

Any hobbyist browsing this book will quickly find useful, interesting and helpful information presented in an easy to access, graphically distinctive style. Birdkeeper's Guide to Cockatiels provides an outstanding reference book. Clear colour diagrams help to explain anatomy and biology of the cockatiel. --Pet Trade World

From the Back Cover
This title provides essential care advice about keeping cockatiels in an easy-to-access, graphically distinctive style. Featuring authoritative text, new studio photography and clear colour diagrams, it offers all the 'must-know' advice in one attractive package. Author Greg Glendell is passionate that this book should promote responsible ownership. It stresses the importance of respecting the innate intelligence of cockatiels and ensuring that they are kept mentally and physically stimulated to guarantee their well-being and avoid the possibility of unwelcome problem behaviours developing.

About the Author
Greg Glendell has had a lifelong interest in birds. As an amateur ornithologist he has carried out fieldwork on bird habitat requirements and the breeding biology of native British birds. Following his degree in Environmental Science, which included modules on animal and human behaviour, he worked in wildlife conservation. He acquired his first parrot, a blue-fronted Amazon, in 1986 and this led to him developing a deep interest in these birds. He has bred parrots but no longer does so as there is a surplus of these birds in need of good homes. He keeps several parrots including greys, Amazons and a Meyer's. Greg works as the UK's only full-time parrot behavioural consultant and is based in Somerset. He is the author of Breaking Bad Habits in Parrots and the Birdkeepers' Guides to African Greys and Amazons.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant, informative book
This book is brilliant. Its well written and informative on everything you could ever want to know about a very underated and endearing little bird. Greg Glendell covers a vast array of topics, many of which you don't normally find in these types of books. He covers subjects such as the daily life of a wild cockatiel, their mutations, training, feeding, cleaning, behaviour, housing, their biology, cockatiels in the aviary or as companion birds and first aid. All sections are very well written and are easily understood. I had my cockatiel staying and flying away to command within an hour which I think is pretty good. The book is plastered with hundreds of colour photos allowing you to easily understand how things should be done.
I know there are plenty of books on Cockatiels around but I think that this guide is insightful and very helpful. Any cockatiel owner should have it on thier shelf.