Feather to Feather Online

           If You Have Feathers Feel Free to Show Them Off      

Feather to Feather was founded to bring together my interest in my Native American Heritage and my love for my Parrots. In fact the name Feather to Feather stems from my Ancestors Eagle Feather to my Parrots Feather.  There are 3 parts to Feather to Feather,  we have combined my 3 passions into one. First there is the Online Pet Store, Second the Not for Profit Parrot Rescue/Sanctuary and Third the Online Native American Indian Store and Forum.  On this web page you will become aquainted with myself and these passions. 

We are Sponsoring a Native American Intertribal Lodge called 

Seven Feather Intertribal Lodge

in Brooksville, Florida

Please contact us for membership or further details at sevenfeathers@atlantic.net  or go to www.SevenFeathersIntertribalLodge.webs.com

We have been in the business of Parrots ( in one way or the other ) for over 20 years, although the concept of buying and selling Native American Indian  things mixed with the Pet Bird Store business ( first thought was in 2000) and actual change over to the Feather to Feather name was done in 2006. The fact is, I have had Parrots almost my entire life, which help influence my decision to begin our ' Parrot Store \ Native American Business'.

We are  Fully Registered, Licensed and Taxed as a Not for Profit ( # N1000002140 dated March 2,2010 ) Pet Store and Parrot Sanctuary in the State of Florida. You will find that we are also licensed by Florida Fish and Game ( for short ). As far as pets go, we only do Parrots and other birds, as well as the buying and selling of Bird Related items such as cages, food, toys and Parrots.  We do not buy or sell Dogs, Cats, Fish, Reptiles, or Rabbits although we can add pet related items for these pets to your order.  We sell most of our items at the Bird Shows in our area and online to keep our overhead low and our prices competitive.

We are also Licensed to do the Buying and Selling of Native American Indian items made BY ( we prefer these items to be MADE by Native American Indians although that is not always available to us ) or to be Native American Styled.  These are also sold online however we do carry a few feathered items at the Bird Shows.

As a person of mixed blood (I'm a mutt lol ) I feel the pull to the circle, the drum, Pow Wows, Bird Shows and Nature in general, however I am as much other as I am American  Indian. The fact is working on my heritage I find my background to be German  Dutch, English, Irish, Scotish ( from Scotland and Ireland 1600's) Cherokee ( Paternal 1700's) and have been told that by our looks,  it may Cree just a couple of generations back, which explains, from my understanding of it, why I have a rare blood type of AB positive as well as other things about me.  I have been told about a Maternal Cherokee blood being there but I am stuck in a spot to prove or disprove it. I DO have a name ( Kasoinah ) that we have been tracing, we know that she was a full blood however she was light skinned enough to hide it and she did from what I gather. We also have her  place of birth, where she lived and is buried and a time frame( 1730 to 1795 ) in Henry County, Virginia, just outside of Martinsville, but.....   As she lived and died almost 200 years ago she is not on any rolls that I have found as of yet, but I havent given up looking yet.  I havent had the chance to type in the possible tribes that she may have been. If anyone has further information on that area PLEASE let me know of it. We also have an unknown paternal Native American that we are chasing down, that road has also been a tough one to navigate.

American Indians pass down certain traits to their offspring, as do other genetic groups and when you mix it all up you get people like me who are naturally drawn to certain things and will look a certain way. For instance my hair is long, thick and dark Brown with red highlights and my skin tone is pale white, I have a sister who has a dark complexion like my mother had however, neither of us have her black hair. To use a paraphrase "they look the part ( American Indian )" while I don't, however I live and follow the Red Road, and the pull of the Drum .  

As humans we are good at a few things, bad at  a few things, and really good at a very few things. Me ? I am really good with parrots, not so good with humans at times tho'. Some have even called me "The Bird Whisperer" although I like to think that the birds just naturally understand what I want and do it, however, anyone who has experiance with Parrots knows that they, like ALL animals, will only do what YOU want them to do, when THEY want to do it. " Say, Polly want a cracker ?" you beg, which  is usually met by silence until you have your hand on the door knob to leave for an important appointment and then he says " Sure, I'll take a cracker......with Peanut Butter on it " ROTFL 

 As a trainer I only use Positive Reinforcement and Abundance Weaning methods. We use our voices and body animation to make the Parrots understand what we want and reward them for it in the same way, although we have been known to use a little bribery at times and SHow and Tell for those extra stubborn birds.  

I like to do crafts using leather, feathers, metals and other natural things. I like Silver as much as I like Gold and I LOVE my Parrots. I like Mother Nature MOST of the time and I feel connected to Father Sky, Mother Earth and Parrots.  I am happily married to my best friend Bruce, who is a VERY understanding and wonderful husband, for over 20 years. 

Oh, did I mention I love my birds and their Feathers ?