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A little over a week ago Judy was on her way home when she heard a parrot calling out in distress. From the sound she could tell that it was not a cherry head, ...that is, one of the wild parrots. She located it in the foliage of a tree and came and got me. We took some seeds with us, and she managed to lure it onto her hand. The bird was more than happy to come home with us. It’s a small conure, a green-cheeked, with a breeder’s band on its leg. A pet, in other words. I went to Craig’s List, put up a notice and started looking for signs in the neighborhood advertising a lost parrot. A couple of days later I discovered, not far from where I found the bird, a plastic box with a seed cup and water. I realized then that someone had deliberately released the bird hoping it would join the flock, and had left a little food in the interim.
I occasionally receive emails from people who wish to release their parrot and want my opinion on the matter. Sometimes it’s because they feel guilty about keeping a bird in captivity. I always tell them not to do it. The wild flock was started by birds who had been born in the wild in South America and then captured and sold into the pet trade here. Pet parrots haven’t been taught how to make it in the wild. Pet birds will seldom survive. They’re more likely to become a meal for a hawk.
So now Judy and I are caring for a bird that we cannot keep. Our two rescues from the flock, Parker and Big Bird, don’t like interlopers. They have a set way of living and they don’t want any changes in it. (Parrots are abominably conservative.) She’s a sweet bird—friendly without being clingy, relatively quiet, smart, and personable. Whoever dumped her could not have been annoyed with her. She’s well behaved. We’re looking for a home for her.
I received a call from a veterinarian in Kennewick Washington, telling me that this elderly couple in their mid-70’s asked to have their parrots euthanized!
I ...spoke to this elderly couple for some time, and they need HELP!
There is a total of 7 small parrots in this flock; 1 - Goffins Cockatoo, 1 African Brown headed Parrot, 1 Quaker Parrot, 2 - Blue Front Conures, 1-Cockatiel, and 2 – Parakeets.
We are desperately seeking 1 experienced Stable Parrot home to adopt all 7 and keep them together.
If you live in the Kennewick Washington area, and are able to care for this Magnificent 7. Please get in contact with me for details, via our adoption application. I will give details then.
*Please share this post, we want to help these 7 as soon as possible. Serious inquiries, please fill out our adoption application at this link: http://northwestbirdrescue.org/applic…/adoption-application/
When the form ask: What type of Parrot are you applying for: Type in “The Magnificent 7”
*Again, Please serious inquires only; If you’re ready to adopt these 7Now or soon, then please fill out the form.
*Please Do NOT ask questions on our FB post. If you can help, please just fill out our application, and I will call you as soon as I can.
If you can help with ALL 7 Not 1 or 2, Please Don’t fill out the application, Please….
* Please share this post if you can’t help. You must have parrot experience to qualify to adopt. Thanks for reading and sharing!
