Webinar: Parrots, Flight & the Need to Soar with Dr. Anthony Pilny
Date: Friday, February 6, 2026
Time: 12:00 p.m. PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter)
Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Dr. Anthony Pilny, will discuss the importance of flight for pet birds. From a welfare perspective, we have accepted wing-feather trimming and de-flighting birds as acceptable and routine for far too long. Birds need to fly as a form of mental and psychological well-being, exercise, and bonding/training. Dr. Pilny will review basic principles and how flight should be essential for pet birds.
This sounds like a great webinar topic. Flight is such a big part of a parrot’s physical and mental health, but it’s also something many owners feel unsure about managing safely at home. I like that you’re addressing both the “why it matters” and the practical side of it. Looking forward to learning more from Dr. Pilny, especially about confidence building, wing trims, and safer ways to encourage natural movement.
My cockatiel loves to fly and he is very well trained about where he can/cannot go. He seems happy and well adjusted. Need to be careful about covering window glass so he does not fly into it. Mirrors can be confusing.