Visual – Our birds are visually stunning which reminds us that they need visual stimulation when in human care. While our birds see a different visual color spectrum than we do we can still offer visual enrichment in the form of colorful toys, images and even through tv and computers. Parrots can be trained to identify certain colors and playing matching games is a great way to visually enrich your birds. You can even use a laser pointer as a form of visual enrichment. Offering colorful toys for your birds will help satisfy the need for visual enrichment. When creating visual opportunities try to remember the colorful places in nature where parrots are found and go wild with colors.
Robin Shewokis
President
Robin Shewokis is the owner of The Leather Elves. Since 2000, Robin has consulted at zoos in the U.S, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Holland, and has distributed enrichments products worldwide. Robin regularly speaks at parrot clubs, providing workshops teaching ways to create a stimulating environment. She also develops new products for parrots that will stimulate naturalistic behavior. Robin has published articles on enrichment in national and international publications. She has also created two DVD's, "Enriching Your Parrot's Life", and "Get Your Bird Back". Robin is a state coordinator for the American Federation of Aviculture. She is a past president of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators.