And Finally . . .

A local bird store owner encouraged me to join a new bird club that was starting in the area. There was already one established club and I had gone to their shows, but never joined. I had inquired when I got my first bird, but learned that there was a lot of dissention and decided not to get involved. I did join the new one which turned out to have the same problems and eventually disbanded, but I did meet some of the bird people in the area.

In March 2005 Michelle (the former president of the bird club) called to ask if I would take one of two macaws that KC (another former member) had rescued. KC had a macaw of her own and a new baby and the screaming was becoming too much. My first reaction was that I couldn’t, but I asked for the information so I could help find someone who would. One was a male blue and gold named Alex, the other was a military macaw named Sadie. They had been purchased from a lady who had cancer. She apparently moved in with her boyfriend and the macaws had spent a winter in the garage due to lack of space! They shared a cage and sorely needed some care. KC spent eight months rehabilitating them and now badly needed to find good homes for them.

I made a few calls – one was to my brother who had already adopted an African grey. He agreed to take the military. My husband had always wanted a blue and gold, so we adopted Alex. By now our birds were enjoying the new bird room, which had enough room for the six cages, and a small table and chairs in addition to their cabinets and fridge. We removed the table and replaced it with a new cage. (Sound familiar?) Now we really have no more room and have vowed not to adopt any more!