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I walked into the Refuge tonight and knew something was wrong. What the heck was Jasper doing in here? And Peachie? The answer is that the rain from Ike Weekend, that flooded out most of Chicago (and you wouldn’t believe it in NW Indiana),… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Peter”
Angel the Umbrella Cockatoo is an excellent example of why these are often called “velcro birds”. She wants to be held all the time. I took her out the other night and placed her on the kitchen playstand with a treat. She isn’t a… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Angel”
ABC’s Harry Porterfield visited the Refuge on Labor Day. Here is the report he did: http://www.youtube.com/get_player
After dropping the nephew off at home (more on the first sleep over later), I went to the Refuge to help out the short-staffed crew and pick up Manu from meeting his potential adopters. He was out on the kitchen perch and I walked… Continue Reading “Manu’s Potential New Family”
This afternoon I am taking Manu, the Amazon I am fostering, back to the Refuge for a night. First thing tomorrow morning, some potential adopters are coming to meet him. I have said many times before that I love Manu, but he prefers the… Continue Reading “Adventures and Introductions”
Because my travel schedule has been annoying, I have been missing the happenings at the Refuge. For one, Paco the cockatoo, about whom I once wrote, is being adopted by one of our volunteers. There was also getting to know this umbrella cockatoo named… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Henwen”
The Chicago Tribune had an article about the screening processes used by animal shelters in advance of an adoption. You might be aware that I have a side in this one. This is what the shelters say: “You have no idea how traumatic abandonment… Continue Reading “Pet Adoption Question”
If I thought for a second that my house could stand another Moluccan Cockatoo, I would be bringing this bird home. Molly 2 is a boy. And while Cockatoos are always a handful, males Cockatoos are just not for everyone. Foolish people buy them… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Molly 2”
Cyril is a Pionus parrot. Check out those gorgeous feathers! I don’t know her very well and I don’t know Pionus parrots very well. But in the interest of getting outside of my comfort zone, I was working in her room tonight. She made… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Cyril”
I mentioned earlier that I am fostering an Amazon parrot from the Refuge while the building is under construction. Manu seems to prefer men to women in general, but I think he is very content in my home. He has been warming up to… Continue Reading “Breakthrough?”
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