At the Fair today, we brought the following birds:
- Katie - 16 year old female Moluccan Cockatoo - resident
- Stasch - 13 year old male Moluccan Cockatoo - volunteer's bird
- Izzy - 5 year old male Green Cheek Conure - alumnus
- Sweet Pea - 10 year old female Quaker Parakeet - volunteer's bird
- Piper - 2 year old female Quaker Parakeet - alumnus
- Alice - 7 year old female Lovebird - alumnus
We had a great time at the Fair today! We were very busy all day long talking with people about birds -- there was almost as much traffic as on the weekends.
Although it was warm, the birds seemed to have a good time too -- a little misting never hurt anybody :) Amanda, one of our volunteers, is a professional photographer and took lots of pix today. We will get some posted here as soon as practicable.
Our presentations today were about Moluccan cockatoo behavior, as well as plucking and the Moluccan Mutilating Syndrome. Stasch is fully feathered and Katie is very plucked - looking at the two of them side by side created quite a stir with the audience.
We also discussed Quaker Parakeets again and the fact that they are banned in 14 states (due to their being able to acclimate to different climates), even though they can make wonderful pets.
Last, we spoke about Alice and her tumor and Izzy and how green cheeks can be great pets also.
We are seeing very good crowds this year at our presentations - 30-40 people at each one. This is way up from previous years. I see this as a wonderful way to help educate the public on the pros and cons of bird ownership.
It was a very good day.
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