12 Days of Parrotness

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR FLOCK TO YOURS We hope you have enjoyed the past 12 days of stories..these birds and

Today will be the last day of stories – tomorrows post will be a collage of various photos that represent

This next story is a very emotional one for me to share.  2 1/2 years later it still feels like

In my lifetime thus far there have been very few that touched me to my very soul.  This African Grey

The next story is not about an abused or neglected parrot, but one that found himself in a bit of

As we go through the stories of the various parrots that have passed through our doors, the reasons they come

This next story is not one from the files of Birdline, but is one that was sent to us from

Our next featured bird is a pretty special boy.  While he doesn’t have any physical trauma, or abuse, he is

A few years ago I had the opportunity to work in an animal shelter. I was employed there almost a year and a half and experienced things that were simply heartbreaking on so many levels. With the amazing success stories, also came the realities of how people view and treat their pets, and the lack of responsibility.

Have you ever noticed that you can buy/purchase pretty much anything you want? In the new age of internet, anything

Lucky – Used, abused and alone..Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo – Approx 15 – 20 years of age.      

A resilient quaker with a will to live.. This story is based around a little green Quaker parrot named Seymore. This bundle of “quakertude” came into my life 7 years ago – at the very beginning of Birdline, but he is not a rescue. How he came to join our family is as special as he is. In late August I woke up to find my beloved cockatiel “Sunny” had passed away, she had died of egg binding, a medical issue I am now well versed in but was rather naïve in my understanding of it at that time.