EVENTS CALENDAR

 If you sponsor or arrange bird fairs or bird shows, your
event can be listed on our calendar at no cost.
Please provide all pertinent listing and contact information.
In the message box below, please type your listing the way
you want it to show up on the calendar.
We will list bird fairs and bird shows and other events as we are made aware of them. If you know of a any event to add to this calendar, just fill out the form below with the information as you would like it to read. This calendar is all about bird fair and bird show listings, but will include international avian events as well. It is in the best interest of the Companion Bird World to include ALL bird fairs and bird shows around the world as we are made aware of them. If you would like to be listed on this site, please contact us so we can plan for your event to be listed in our BIRD FAIRS dot ORG calendar.

To list a Bird Fair or Bird Show event, please submit it in the following format in our event contact form.
The following listing is an example of the format we need.

Saturday, Dec 14, 2013
Rolling Meadows Bird Fair & Sale
Rolling Meadows Park District
Community Center
3705 Pheasant
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 (map)
Hours: 10AM to 3PM
Admission: Adults $4 Kids Under 9 Free
Over 35 unique Vendors selling a variety of Avian products including:
Hand crafted quality toys, bird seed and food (including ZuPreem), play stands, cages,
embroidered items, as well as bird related jewelry & leather items. The show will also
offer a variety of experienced Breeders including sellers of African Greys, Quakers,
Conures, Finches, Parakeets, Canaries, Eclectus, Love Birds,Cockatiels, English Budgies,
Bourkes, Parrotlets, and others. Make sure to come
early to get the best deals!
www.facebook.com/mwshows
www.twitter.com/mwshows
www.midwestshows.biz 

Click here to list your avian event:http://birdfairs.org/FEEDBACK%20FORM%20FAIR%20LISTINGS.htm

BIRD FAIRS . ORG

If you sponsor or arrange bird fairs or bird shows, your bird fair
or bird show can be listed on your state page at no cost.
Please provide all pertinent listing and contact information.In the message box below, please type your listing the way
you want it to show up on the calendar.

BIRD FAIRS dot ORG is a site that will list bird fairs and bird shows as they are made aware of them.  If you know of a Bird Fair or Bird Show to add to this calendar, just CLICK HERE with the information as you would like it to read. This calendar is all about bird fair and bird show listings, but will include international avian events as well.  It is in the best interest of the Companion Bird World to include ALL bird fairs and bird shows around the world as we are made aware of them.  If you would like to be listed on this site, please contact us so we can plan for your event to be listed in our BIRD FAIRS dot ORG calendar.
JUST CLICK HERE.
To list a Bird Fair or Bird Show event, please send it in the following format 

The following listing is an example of the format we need.

Saturday, Dec 14, 2013

Rolling Meadows Bird Fair & Sale
Rolling Meadows Park District
Community Center
3705 Pheasant
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 (map)
Hours: 10AM to 3PM
Admission: Adults $4 Kids Under 9 Free
Over 35 unique Vendors selling a variety of Avian products including:
Hand crafted quality toys, bird seed and food (including ZuPreem), play stands, cages,
embroidered items, as well as bird related jewelry & leather items. The show will also
offer a variety of experienced Breeders including sellers of African Greys, Quakers,
Conures, Finches, Parakeets, Canaries, Eclectus, Love Birds,Cockatiels, English Budgies,
Bourkes, Parrotlets, and others. Make sure to come
early to get the best deals!
www.facebook.com/mwshows
www.twitter.com/mwshows
www.midwestshows.biz 

BEEN A WHILE

Yes, it has been a while since I have been here.  Well, the crazy season is about over and the crazier season is about to begin.
Still would appreciate if any of our readers would let me know if there are any birds of interest you would like more information about.  Or perhaps there is an article you would like to add to our publication.  Just let me know through the "CONTACT US" page on the site and let's see if we can make it happen.

ANY TAKERS?

We are looking for a few more professionals to take part in our publication.  Remember, COMPANION BIRD WORLD is free to anyone who wants to learn more about their companion birds.  All of us have our favorites, so if you want some information and can't find it, just go to our "Contact Us" page  http://companionbirdworld.com/CONTACT%20US.htm  and let us know what you are looking for and we will do our best to see if one of our Contributors can help.

LIFE WITH ALEX

NEW HOUR-LONG MOVIE, “LIFE WITH ALEX”

Grey Parrot Studios is proud to announce the release of its new movie, “Life with Alex.” Produced in association with The Alex Foundation, created by long-term Pepperberg lab manager Arlene Levin-Rowe, and directed by Emily Wick, this 55-minute memoir is a compelling tribute to the famous African Grey parrot known as Alex.

Whereas the popular book “Alex & Me” (Harper Collins) details the relationship between Dr. Irene Pepperberg and Alex from Irene’s point of view, “Life with Alex” offers an up-close glimpse into Alex’s world, with never-before-released footage of Alex using meaningful human speech to convey his daily thoughts and feelings. We see Alex and his colleagues -- Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Arlene Levin-Rowe, their student assistants, and fellow Grey parrots Griffin and Arthur -- as they open a window for us into an unprecedented world of non-human cognition and learning.

Dr. Irene Pepperberg has spent the past 35 years studying parrot intelligence.  Curious about how non-human brains work and what different creatures think about their world, she chose to work with African Grey parrots, because they could use elements of human language. “Getting into the minds of these animals is critical,” explains Dr. Pepperberg. Her main subject was Alex, purchased in 1977 from an ordinary pet store in Chicago. In the 30 years they worked together,
Dr. Pepperberg and her feathered “colleague” showed a frequently disbelieving world that parrots were not the bird-brains many thought they were. 

The highlight of the film, of course, is Alex. Whether saying goodnight to Irene (“You be good, I love you.”), coaching fellow parrot Griffin, or creating his own vocabulary, we see Alex’s mind in action. We learn about the daily life, relationships, and accomplishments of the bird who changed forever what we know about how animals think. 

Dr. Pepperberg discusses her discoveries and her fight for credibility; we discover what she learned from Alex, and how she learned it.  As Dr. Pepperberg notes, “We share the world with these creatures” and “We need to understand them.”

One of Arlene Levin-Rowe’s goals was “to share what it’s like to work every day with an animal who can speak.” As viewers watch Arlene describe her 10 years as lab manager, they will come to appreciate why this amazing bird’s “colleagues” felt it was an honor to work with him. Alex passed away on September 6, 2007, prematurely, at the age of 31. The DVD was released in September 2012, in honor of the fifth anniversary of Alex’s passing.

Film length: 55 Minutes
Directed by Emily Wick
Produced by Grey Parrot Studios

To learn more about these ambassadors from the animal world, please go to: http://alexfoundation.org

 “Life with Alex” available on DVD and can be purchased at http://LifeWithAlexMovie.com

Check out the movie trailer on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/c_Tk0-85ZSE

For more information please contact: info@lifewithalexmovie.com

INTERNET FOOLS

WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN BEEN EXPERIENCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ABUSE AND SPAM ISSUES ON OUR FORUM.  WE ARE STOPPING OUR FORUM WHILE LAW-ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDS TO TRACE THE IDIOTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

Sorry, but this is necessary, as I have no use for fools who just want to be more stupid than they already are.

NEW SITE

Seems the project of creating the new Companion Bird World site is a larger undertaking than I thought it would be.  I am finding there are "glitches" in WordPress that don't seem to have a work-a-round.  I know that eventually I will have the new site finished, but the fact that there is so much content makes the creation more involved.  But, I will hang in there and hope that our readers will continue to return to the old site until the new one is live.  Spread the work about us and also contact us with any suggestions you may have that could help.  And as always, if you have something to give to the world of birds, please let us know.
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