Birds for Dummies, Gina Spadafori
Birds for Dummies, Gina Spadafori
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Birds for Dummies
2nd edition

Author: Gina Spadafori, Brian L. Speer, DVM, Kim Campbell Thornton

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 13 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/16/2021

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Pets, Animals


Synopsis

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.

● 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.

About Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books on pets and their care. A former syndicated pet-care columnist, she now works as a writer covering the business and future of veterinary medicine for a Fortune 100 company. She and her animals-dogs, cats, goats, chickens, and the occasional visiting horse-live on a small acreage near Sacramento, California.


Reviews

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 edu......more

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......more

Goodreads review by Janine

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