> Ultraviolet Light & Skin Cancer
The importance of UV light to avian vision, and the negligible risk to humans

> Winter precautions
Article  by Rosemary Low on measures that we need to take during the cold and wet winter months to protect our birds

> Husbandry & Management
An excellent article written some years ago by past Council member Ray McMillan, giving an overview of the care, housing, diet and management of captive parrots

> No smoking around birds!
The dangers of tobacco smoke in birds, with their ultra-sensitive respiratory system

> Re-thinking food presentation for Macaws
An interesting piece of early research into the relative merits of feeding whole fruit rather than preparing it chopped

> Parrot Nutrition
A comprehensive article in two parts regarding balanced feeding for a variety of parrots, by an avian veterinarian

> Parrot Diets - Wild & Captive
A historical article from the USA comparing what wild parrots eat and what we feed them in caprivity.

> Diet for Lories & Lorikeets
An article submitted by Australian veterinary nurse with 30 years of experience with these unique species of parrot

> Autumn's Harvest
Natural - and free! - food for your birds from garden and hedgerows