Prince Albert Update

Here is Prince Albert, the orange-wing amazon who is in his 40s. We've talked about him before in this blog.

He is a very lucky bird (inasmuch as a captive bird can be considered lucky), having lived for over four decades with his beloved owner. Most parrots do not experience that kind of longevity with their humans.

Luck struck again for Prince Albert as he will soon be going home, to a place where he will live the rest of his life.

Here he is, perching on the hand of his soon-to-be-owner:
His new owner previously owned a wild-caught amazon. After that amazon's tragic death, she wasn't sure she was up to another bird -- the pain of losing her was too much.

But Prince Albert caught her eye, and she his. Love at first sight. A thunderbolt. Meant to be.

It's wonderful to see how happy Prince Albert gets perched on her hand. They allopreen and chatter back and forth. His eyes light up. Happiness after loss. A truly wonderful match.