![]() ![]() She still had her foot through the bars reaching towards me as she hung on the side of her cage, so I gently placed my finger in her grasp and sang the Beatles tune, “I wanna hold your ha-a-a-and, I wanna hold your hand.” I told her she needed a manicure, and later on, a volunteer experienced in nail and beak trims went through all the birds providing their spa treatment.Īnother day, a couple of us were doing some cleaning when we were startled by a deep masculine voice saying, “Hello.” Since all of the volunteers and staff working at the time were women, I know I jumped when I heard this male voice. I looked around, and the cockatoo in the next cage had reached her clawed foot through the bars and grabbed onto my shirt. Adventures in Bird TownĪs I cleaned a cockatoo cage one day, I was startled to feel something grab my shirt from behind. −Editor’s Note One of the rescued macaws at OHS. ![]() Long-time volunteer René Pizzo’s blog highlights the unique challenges and rewards of caring for these exotic creatures. Since July 2016, OHS staff and volunteers have been caring for 245 exotic birds seized from an individual who is now facing animal neglect charges ( story here and here). Contributed by René Pizzo, OHS Emergency Animal Shelter volunteer ![]()
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