Onward and upward!!

Congrats Vikki! I'll be following them articles!

That's awesome Vikki! Congrats! Let us know when the first article is ready!

Congratulations!!!!

Thanks everyone. Just finished writing my first one and am trying to navigate the editorial system to figure out how to get it in queue to be checked and released. Will let you all know.

congratulations...you will do well...keep us informed...looking forward to it


dusty

OK, figured out the process and my first article is under review. Oooh, this is so exciting!

Congrats!!!

My first article has been published and is up on the site. If you like it, then "like" it If you want to follow my column, you can subscribe to it at the top of the page and you will be notified every time I post a new article.

http://www.examiner.com/bird-in-newark/are-you-ready-to-own-a-parrot



Again, if there's a topic of interest you'd like me to cover, let me know. I will consider all ideas!

Thanks in advance for all your support, you guys are the best!

I love your article!

"A universal adage among the avian crowd is that a parrot is a perpetual two year old with ADD and an unending sugar high. That’s putting it mildly."
Ducky was just doing "laps" around my shoulders and head this morning.

"All birds are very quick when they attack, but a larger bird is much easier to capture and restrain."
Providing your bare hand as something for them to focus on and maim makes it easier to capture and restrain them. You, yourself, learn basic medical first-aid on humans as an added bonus.

"Smaller birds are like evil, feathered ninjas."
Oh yeah! I show people the crescent shaped scars on my hands and tell them I've never been bitten by anything larger than an eclectus. Most people's eyes bug out.

vikki that was a fantastic write, well done...can't wait for the next one


dusty

That is so amazingly exciting! Your article was brilliant! I loved the "evil ninja" comment, especially how they laugh as they give you a fly-by bite! LOL! Genius!

I'm inspired to apply there myself! How does, "Aurora Personal Safety Examiner" sound?

Thank you all! Glad you liked my first article. I have so many ideas in my head for my next articles, I have to sit down and plan them out otherwise they'll come out like a clump of fifteen articles in one that make no sense. LOL



If there is something you'd want me to write about, let me know and I'll add it to the list.



And Vicki#, I think that sounds great! And if you do feel like you want to write for them, let me know. I can give you my writer code so I get a referral credit.



And Pat... yes, though I've worked as an EMT decades ago, there are many wounds I've had to tend over the years. I generally leave the stitches to the critical clinic though.

Great article Vikki! Look forward to reading more. I tried to subscribe but it wouldn't let me for some reason. Please advise when your next article is ready to go, so I don't miss it.

Roger, Do you get an error when you try to subscribe? Let me know what happens so I can report it to my editor.

No error, it just kind of freezes, like the subscribe button does not work. After trying it about ten times I just exited out. Could it be because I am in Canada?

Shouldn't matter where you are

Update! Tried it again since I was on the computer and this time it worked! Looking forward to your next article!

Awesome thanks!

Wahoo Vikki!

I Love your descriptions

Its a shared loved I see

Article #2 is up already. Wow.

Touched on the heated issue of clipping. Feel free to comment and subscribe to my column to be notified of new articles.

http://www.examiner.com/bird-in-newark/vikki-jankowski

vikki you have tastefully opened the can of worms and got out unscathed....lol...good write...thanks


dusty

The unscathed bit remains to be seen... And thanks for the continued patronage

Very tactfully done.
Maybe a follow up article indicating recall training is an absolute must if owners are going to keep them flighted.