Meet Prince Albert

Meet Prince Albert, an orange-wing amazon. Prince Albert is one of the oldest parrots we've ever had surrendered to the Center. He's a wild-caught parrot and at least 45 years old. His owner picked him up from the quarantine/import station in the early 1960s.He was very much loved, and spent all of those years in the same home! Unfortunately, due to parrots' long life spans, they occasionally outlive their owners, and that's what happened in this case. When Prince Albert's owner died earlier this year, no one in the family wanted him, so he came to us.

Parrots are creatures of habit, and after almost half a century with the same family, it's been a bit of a shock for him to adapt to life at the Center. However, parrots are also very resilient. While he was very quiet and reserved at the beginning of his stay with us, with time, he has started letting us get to know him.