The worst and the best parts of fostering occur on the same day. That day someone comes to adopt your bird. It is so hard to let them go...

In the video above you can see Fish's reaction to me when ever I get close. He will hiss and puff out and often wave back and forth....

Day 3 here has Fish making very steady progress as he becomes more comfortable with his new surroundings. I brought up a mobile perch...

We brought home a new Foster today! This is Fish a presumed wild caught Moluccan Salmon Crested Cockatoo (We call him a M2). Fish was 1...

The fantastic duo continue to be wonderful house guests. I am amazed at how quiet these two are. The other macaws I have fostered have...

Gemma and Phoenix took a few days to trust me aqain after their vet visit but now they are doing better than ever. They are still pretty...

Vet Day! The duo has their first vet visit this afternoon, which should be an interesting event. I don't yet how these 2 are going to...

I walked in yesterday and turned into the bird room an was greeted by a bright and cheery "Hi" from Gemma followed by a "Hello" from...

When you work in animal rescue you never know what sort of baggage that animal is bringing with them. Some have been abused, neglected,...

Melina spent the weekend at Camp Karrie's and had a great time. Karrie the owner of Natural Inspiration Parrot cages is our cockatoo guru...

Red spent some time in the outdoor aviary today and really enjoyed the misters. It was a beautiful warm day! I bought these misters from...

Red is continuing to make progress here. He is stepping up with more regularity now. I always ask him to step up when leaving the cage so...

Red is really becoming one of my favorite birds ever. He is learning so fast. If you have followed his journey you will remember that he...

Red has spent the last 25 years living more or less on top of his cage instead of in the cage and without a great deal of training. This...

The first thing I did when I got home was to put Casper outside in the aviary. It was a nice day, over 65F, and there are probably not...

Monday was our first real day with Casper in our home. I was at work while Jen and Jamie are working from home for work and school for at...