Well...as some of you already know, I have a pet bird (Parakeet). I adopted her several months ago from the Toronto Humane Society. She's come a long long ways since when I first got her.
When I first got her, she was terrified of people.
3 months later, she now hops up on my finger, and will allow me to scratch her head and neck. She really loves it. She also is now playing with toys I have bought for her, and she is singing her little heart out. Loves Aerosmith: so do I .
About 2-3 weeks ago, someone approached me about a poor bird that needed a home.
Leave it to me. I have to be incredibly inquisitive, and find out about this so-called 'orphaned bird'. I find out that this little bird (cockatiel) is FOOTLESS .
Apparently, this bird was placed in a cage with another bird (parrot) and it being territorial etc., attacked the little cockatiel bird, biting its feet off. AWFUL! Poor judgement on the part of the person who did this in the first place.
Now, the nice thing is, the young woman who rescued this little charmer, took him home (university student) and gave him a second chance. He survived the attack, and was well cared for. Sad to say, this young woman cannot have a bird where she lives, and it breaks her heart to give him up.
No need to fear: Rayzorblade is here.
So I am adopting this little gaffer. He's footless, but he can fly, hop about on his little stumps and loves to be handled, held and given loads of love and attention.
So, I will have two feathered friends here at my apartment.
I will post pictures once I have Nihm (NIM) in my midsts.
Wish me luck. Not sure if Baby (parakeet) is going to dig this or not, but I think she'll like the company. Don't worry, both have their OWN cage.
I will give them the best life they can possibly have.
Man am I a sucker or what?
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