Let's Talk Birds!

Welcome to Naturally Captive! We are South Africa's first and only Parrot Training Center. Our work is focused on the behaviour, training, rehabilitation and free-flight of captive parrots. Our facility and free flight club is based in Pretoria and we operate internationally via online courses and video conferencing. We are dedicated to improving the lives of captive birds and changing the way people think about parrot care. Most parrots kept as pets today are intelligent, e

The rich history of parrots in human culture, and the detrimental effect of their intrigue...

The weird, wonderful and highly useful zygodactyl feet of parrots...

An ancient falconry practice being applied to parrots... What Are Leg Tethers? Leg tethers (also called jesses ) are small straps...