I'm a big bird person, and I'm owned by 6..I would change a thing..but after watching this it just broke my heart. I think with so many working with dog's and cat's they tend to forget the birds. I just always wish I could do more. Get the tissues you will need them. http://www.tallgrassparrot.org/imprisoned.html Going to go hug my birds again! Sheri
Sad Yes, that was sad. I love birds too. Have a blue & white parakeet like the one in the video named "Sky". I'll never forget that when I was a child around 8 I wanted a bird. My uncle built a large cage & managed to catch a wild bird. Plain old sparrow or something similiar. He put him in the cage but for hours the poor bird fought to get out eventually bloodying his beak. My heart couldn't take it and I set him free and vowed never again to trap or cage something that was meant to be free.
Our blue and gold is a part of our family. We have had her over 16 years and couldnt imagine our life without her. (ok well when she is screaming her head off because she sees one of us outside .... I wonder what it would be like without that!) I have to tell the kids, "go around the house the other way so the bird wont see you!":lol: I have taken in birds from horrible situations, it would break you heart. Kaci has one of my best success stories. Came with a chain and a HUGE padlock locking the door because they were terrified of him!
I was also afraid to look and waited all day. Finally went there and it says the video is no longer available. On a positive note, I was listening to AM radio last night while driving, channel 680 (don't know who the host was) but the caller talked about how she had saved a bird. She and her husband had it outside on a leash and a hawk swooped down and grabbed it off her husband's head! The leash saved its life after a lot of drama. They were really happy about the bird being ok but can you imagine? What a story!
I so know what you mean lol.. Getting started with parrots at a rescue up in MI, really opens up your eyes. All my birds are flighted here. The 3 bigger ones are out everyday, my grey stays out all day. The smaller ones get time out to fly for a short time. Sheri
The video is still there, cause I just went to check and I made myself watch it again. I have heard stories like that, they tell you when you take your bird out on it's harness to be very careful for the hawks or any preditor. Sheri
