FEATURE


Many were pet birds that now enjoy being handled and meeting the public. These can be found outside in the courtyard on trees and perches. One can hold Amazons, Lories, Macaws, Caiques, Greys, Cockatoos and Eclectus.


Amazons, Lories, Macaws, Caiques, Greys, Cockatoos and Eclectus. The staff here all have one thing in common; a deep empathy for the parrots. It was here, whilst eating lunch, that I spotted a Black-headed Caique (Pionites melanocephala)


strutting across the lawn. I crouched down in front of him, a little distance away and offered my finger. He purposefully made his way towards me and stepped up. One could not imagine a dirtier looking bird with many pin feathers around his neck and back, but he was confident and very happy. He stayed with me for some time and shared my salad. I was smitten! By the time I had returned home my mind was made up.


BIRD SCENE 09


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