How can you keep your cockatiel's mind active and engaged? What foods are most nutritious and most interesting for your pet? What do you need to know about mating and breeding behavior? What's the best way to hand-raise chicks so that they get the most from their parents, and from you? All your questions are answered in this complete book for the cockatiel enthusiast, presented in beautiful color. The Complete Book of Cockatiels includes the most recent information on nutrition, breeding and social behavior from the University of California-Davis cockatiel research project. This is a book serious enthusiasts will learn from and novices will treasure. Everything you need to know to keep a healthy, happy bird is here. Topics include choosing a bird, choosing a veterinarian, nutrition and feeding, daily care, enclosure design, socialization and play, treats, toys, training, safety concerns, medical emergencies, communication, behavior and breeding. A selection of stories from cockatiel owners illustrates how these charming birds have changed people's lives. A treat for the eyes and the mind.
Diane Grindol is a pet sitter living in Monterey, CA. She keeps companion birds and writes a column for BIRD TALK magazine. She attends an animal drawing class once a week, takes photos of the Central Coast and pets, and is active in her church.
Diane has written several books for companion bird owners, including "Cockatiels For Dummies(R)," "Birds Off The Perch," and "Teaching Your Bird to Talk." When she speaks to bird clubs and rescue groups, she points out that the first Europeans to describe cockatiels mentioned mainly that they were good to eat. Living in California, she calls her flock an earthquake preparedness kit.
Diane's interest in writing, photography and animals is combined in these books of haiku poems: RESKU, Dogku, Catku, Horseku, Birdku and Petku! Diane originally learned about haiku in the fifth grade, and started to write it again while participating in a small writer's group. She's quite addicted to haiku.
Diane was an exchange student in Turkey during high school and spent junior year abroad in France during college. She grew up in Rolling Meadows, IL. Diane attended William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri and graduated with majors in art, French and home economics. She did graduate work at the University of Missouri/Columbia and the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She completed Landmark Education's "Curriculum For Living" and also did the Wisdom Course and many seminars offered by Landmark Education.
