Bert the African Grey parrot. A year later.
I’m glad I took photos of Bert our African Grey when we first got him. We’ve had him for a little over a year now. I was organizing photos when I came across some of Bert’s newer photos and was surprised to see the difference in his feathers from a year ago. It’s something you don’t notice in a day to day change. Bert was previously in a very loving home, my wife’s grandpa owned him for many years, but when he passed we took Bert in (we think Bert was around 15-20 years old when we got him). Her grandpa smoked though, and Bert had always been on a seed only diet. Add the fact that he had lost his long time flock companion, and Bert was not doing well. My wife, being a veterinarian, nursed him back to decent health. After a year out of the smoke, a much better diet and having other birds (and animals) to interact with everyday, I was happy to see that he physically looks better. I put together the above collage to kind of show how his feathers have improved. How about you, do you have any pets that are rescues?
July 16th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Isn’t it amazing how resilient these parrots are? I have a CAG that I rescued from an abusive situation. Riley will still bite if you try to reach in his cage, but if you let him come out on his own, he’s a sweetheart.
I joined BirdClick and FeedingFeathers lists to learn how to shape his behavior to be more acceptable and to feed him a more healthy diet. Since getting him I have also gotten an Orange Wing Amazon.
Thank you from one bird lover to another for taking Bert under your wing the way you have and giving him a better life!
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July 16th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Hi Margaret- Sounds like you’re doing a great job too. Kudos to you! About half or more of our pets are rescues. We also have a rescued Amazon!
Thanks for stopping by.
Jim