weeks he was flying to the swing in his flight to get one. Cybil remained as shy as a wild caught. Given that they had spent one year closely confined and then five years in a 9-foot flight, the skill of their flying made me believe that they were probably wild caught. Basil began to greet me with wing raises and wolf whistles. Cybil always acted as if I was Frankenstein’s understudy and put herself as far away as possible.


Adventures


Some of the early incidents were a mix of hair raising or amusing depending on how strong your nerves are or how


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prepared you are to let parrots find their own level of interaction. One morning at breakfast I opened the top door to accustom the new birds to the sight of the others (6 parrots and a dozen parakeets). To my astonishment, Basil flew out and made a beeline for the old Amazons’ flight which was open. A lot of shrieking from the two male Amazons. Unsure whether Basil and Archie were making friends or sparring for a fight, I picked Basil up in a towel, kept his head free and walked swiftly back to his flight. He did not seem to react badly. After that incident I kept the young Amazons shut into their flight. When


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