Web site lists information on parrots

Its name may play on a sensitive political subject, but there’s nothing controversial about www.plannedparrothood.com

. At this info-jammed site, you’ll find out how to determine if your budgie is overweight, what house plants are toxic to your macaw, and how to stop a finger-nipping cockatiel.

The “Parrot Wavs” page lets you hear some birdie orators, including Fredo, the sulphur-crested cockatoo (“Hello, darling!”) and Spanky the Congo African grey (“Yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so”). And if you want to get in the feathered-family way, classified ads are updated daily.

Famous painters’ works are parodied

Edvard Munch was never known for his cat paintings, but maybe he should have been. That’s the point behind “Famous Artists’ Cat Series,” which interprets the work of prominent painters by adding feline subjects. Hockney, Gauguin, Manet, Matisse, O’Keeffe all are represented in these bewhiskered parodies, which are sold as prints and canvas totes.

Available from www.thecatgallery.com or by calling (805) 488-6756.