Everyone Please Welcome - Kim Bear to our "Ask The Experts Staff"

[Kevin]

Kim Bear (Cockatoo Expert)

Kim Bear has been doing parrot consultations since 1993 and has also bred and handfed parrots. She has experience with all species, but came highly recommended as a cockatoo behavioral expert.

Kim does private consultations, by phone and home visits in her area by appointment. She has frequently been interviewed by Bird Talk magazine. Kim is currently involved in Birdtricks.com and regularly contributes to Toolady.com. She has worked as a vet tech in Crestview, Florida and is currently an instructor at Okaloosa-Walton College where she teaches Wellness and occasionally First Aid. She also SCUBA dives.

Birdboard happily welcomes Kim to our experts forums and staff.

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Introduction


Hi:

I've helped people with all kinds of parrots, in all kinds of situations and feel pretty confident that even if we can't solve the whole situation, we can make things better. For the last few years, I've been helping cockatoo owners in particular through toolady.com and am happy to help you out here as well. My own cockatoo, Yoyo, a citron-crested cockatoo, is a wonderful example of a well-behaved, well-adjusted cockatoo, but she's still the most challenging parrot I have, testing my patience to the limit sometimes. When I bred and handfed parrots, I worked with cockatoos of different species and ages, and think that cockatoos in general are really quite special, and they need special families!

Thanks for letting me share my experience with you!

Kim Bear

www.kimbear.com
featheredfriends@y2kcafe.cc
(850)683-9696

[TooLover]

Welcome, welcome,welcome. Not only am I excited as I am a huge cockatoo lover, but also because you are in my area!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Outlaw]

Kim:

This is so great. To open our doors and find such knowledgable folks "in the house" is amazing. Welcome and hope this becomes a great part of your day too.
THE OUTLAW
aka
Nancy

[mamalovesrico]

Welcome Kim. I so look forward to talking to you and listening to your advice.
Lara

[Chariclo]

Kim it is just GREAT that you are here! I do not have a Cockatoo - but am very interested in learning from your words about them. Please make yourself at home - this is a great bunch of people - if there is anything we can do for you - just holler!

[Joel]

Welcome Kim..... :icon_smil

[kathyellen]

Welcome Kim!

[LissaKokoKiwiKaseySam]

You were sooooo helpful to me on Toolady when I brought home my brown eyed girl Kiwi, a Citron Cockatoo so many years ago! So Glad you are Here!!

[BirdzRmylife]

Welcome Kim!!!! Thanks for comming to Birdboard

[willowbirdy218]

Welcome Kim. I love cockatoos and look forward to learning about them from your advice! Thank-you for joining BirdBoard!!