OT (sorta) - Surprise at the Shelter this week

As most of you know, I volunteer at our local Humane Association (which
doesn't run the local animal shelter, but does share their building). When
I got there this week, there was a large dog crate (the cage-type that you
can use to cart-train your puppy, not the plastic pet-carrier type), on
their 'conference room' table, with a *bee-yoo-tee-ful* Blue and Gold Macaw
in it!

At first I thought that the Education Director had gotten another Animal
Ambassador for her Education Programs (she already has a Red Tailed Hawk,
Great Horned Owl, Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo, A-Melanistic Corn Snake,
Ball Python, 2 rats, 2 German Sheppards, a Standard Poodle, and a cat in the
program).

Nope.

This handsome fella (or gal, need to do a DNA test to find out if it's male
or female - unless it lays eggs!) was found wandering the ground just
outside the perimeter fence on Monday morning.

No cage.

No note or explanation.

Some moron spent a couple thousand bucks on this bird (and accessories), and
*dumped* it at the shelter in the middle of the night. Or it was stolen by
an annoyed neighbor/roommate and dumped at the shelter.....

http://pets.webshots.com/album/55979...hIV?vhost=pets

Pictures taken with my cell phone, so they are not the best.

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Possibly, it got out of where it lives on its own, and someone found it.
Didn't want to keep it overnight or couldn't or whatever. Maybe they
intended to drop it off on their way to work only you weren't opened yet and
they couldn't be late. Figured leaving it at the shelter beat just plain
leaving it.

What an absolute beauty.

Jo
"Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message
...
As most of you know, I volunteer at our local Humane Association (which
doesn't run the local animal shelter, but does share their building).
When I got there this week, there was a large dog crate (the cage-type
that you can use to cart-train your puppy, not the plastic pet-carrier
type), on their 'conference room' table, with a *bee-yoo-tee-ful* Blue and
Gold Macaw in it!

At first I thought that the Education Director had gotten another Animal
Ambassador for her Education Programs (she already has a Red Tailed Hawk,
Great Horned Owl, Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo, A-Melanistic Corn Snake,
Ball Python, 2 rats, 2 German Sheppards, a Standard Poodle, and a cat in
the program).

Nope.

This handsome fella (or gal, need to do a DNA test to find out if it's
male or female - unless it lays eggs!) was found wandering the ground just
outside the perimeter fence on Monday morning.

No cage.

No note or explanation.

Some moron spent a couple thousand bucks on this bird (and accessories),
and *dumped* it at the shelter in the middle of the night. Or it was
stolen by an annoyed neighbor/roommate and dumped at the shelter.....

http://pets.webshots.com/album/55979...hIV?vhost=pets

Pictures taken with my cell phone, so they are not the best.

--
--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

Magic Mood Jeep wrote:
As most of you know, I volunteer at our local Humane Association
(which doesn't run the local animal shelter, but does share their
building). When I got there this week, there was a large dog crate
(the cage-type that you can use to cart-train your puppy, not the
plastic pet-carrier type), on their 'conference room' table, with a
*bee-yoo-tee-ful* Blue and Gold Macaw in it!

At first I thought that the Education Director had gotten another
Animal Ambassador for her Education Programs (she already has a Red
Tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo,
A-Melanistic Corn Snake, Ball Python, 2 rats, 2 German Sheppards, a
Standard Poodle, and a cat in the program).

Nope.

This handsome fella (or gal, need to do a DNA test to find out if
it's male or female - unless it lays eggs!) was found wandering the
ground just outside the perimeter fence on Monday morning.

No cage.

No note or explanation.

Some moron spent a couple thousand bucks on this bird (and
accessories), and *dumped* it at the shelter in the middle of the
night. Or it was stolen by an annoyed neighbor/roommate and dumped at
the shelter.....

http://pets.webshots.com/album/55979...hIV?vhost=pets

Pictures taken with my cell phone, so they are not the best.

OMG! What a gorgeous parrot! And their upkeep isn't more expensive than
any other pet. I do hope the shelter plans to help find a home for him/her?
It really doesn't matter if it is a him/her, you know.

Jill

jofirey wrote:
Possibly, it got out of where it lives on its own, and someone found
it. Didn't want to keep it overnight or couldn't or whatever. Maybe
they intended to drop it off on their way to work only you weren't
opened yet and they couldn't be late. Figured leaving it at the
shelter beat just plain leaving it.

What an absolute beauty.

Jo

That parrot could have managed on its own for quite in while since it is
summer here in the U.S., unless its wings were clipped so it can't fly.
There are plenty of bird feeders, fruit trees, grape vines, nuts and seeds
and water to be found. But parrots are social creatures; it wants
companionship. And even human companionship is better than none. Of course
it was dumped (and what a shame!) but it could have survived, at least for a
few months, without human intervention. McCaws are one of the smartest
(known) parrots

When I spoke about adopting one (we're talking 20 years ago) the zookeeper
said, "Are you planning to live another 40-50 years? Because, well kept,
this bird will mostly likely outlive you. Then what will happen to him?"
So maybe that's the answer. You can't adopt a parrot that will live to 80+
years when you're pretty sure you haven't got that long of a lifespan.

Jill

"Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message
...
As most of you know, I volunteer at our local Humane Association
(which doesn't run the local animal shelter, but does share their
building). When I got there this week, there was a large dog crate
(the cage-type that you can use to cart-train your puppy, not the
plastic pet-carrier type), on their 'conference room' table, with a
*bee-yoo-tee-ful* Blue and Gold Macaw in it!

At first I thought that the Education Director had gotten another
Animal Ambassador for her Education Programs (she already has a Red
Tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo,
A-Melanistic Corn Snake, Ball Python, 2 rats, 2 German Sheppards, a
Standard Poodle, and a cat in the program).

Nope.

This handsome fella (or gal, need to do a DNA test to find out if
it's male or female - unless it lays eggs!) was found wandering the
ground just outside the perimeter fence on Monday morning.

No cage.

No note or explanation.

Some moron spent a couple thousand bucks on this bird (and
accessories), and *dumped* it at the shelter in the middle of the
night. Or it was stolen by an annoyed neighbor/roommate and dumped
at the shelter.....

http://pets.webshots.com/album/55979...hIV?vhost=pets

Pictures taken with my cell phone, so they are not the best.

--
--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Magic Mood Jeep wrote:
As most of you know, I volunteer at our local Humane Association
(which doesn't run the local animal shelter, but does share their
building). When I got there this week, there was a large dog crate
(the cage-type that you can use to cart-train your puppy, not the
plastic pet-carrier type), on their 'conference room' table, with a
*bee-yoo-tee-ful* Blue and Gold Macaw in it!

At first I thought that the Education Director had gotten another
Animal Ambassador for her Education Programs (she already has a Red
Tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo,
A-Melanistic Corn Snake, Ball Python, 2 rats, 2 German Sheppards, a
Standard Poodle, and a cat in the program).

Nope.

This handsome fella (or gal, need to do a DNA test to find out if
it's male or female - unless it lays eggs!) was found wandering the
ground just outside the perimeter fence on Monday morning.

No cage.

No note or explanation.

Some moron spent a couple thousand bucks on this bird (and
accessories), and *dumped* it at the shelter in the middle of the
night. Or it was stolen by an annoyed neighbor/roommate and dumped at
the shelter.....

http://pets.webshots.com/album/55979...hIV?vhost=pets

Pictures taken with my cell phone, so they are not the best.

OMG! What a gorgeous parrot! And their upkeep isn't more expensive than
any other pet. I do hope the shelter plans to help find a home for
him/her?
It really doesn't matter if it is a him/her, you know.

Jill




When I left as of Thursday, it was being held as a 'stray' until tomorrow
(Monday, 7/9/07), and then it will be put up for adoption. The CEO of the
Humane Association (who has 2 cats, 2 dogs that she keeps at home (except
for the dogs that occasionally come to work with her), and also has some
mice, a couple of parakeets, and a rabbit, that she keeps in her office -
all of which were also adopted from the shelter) had plans of adopting the
Macaw. Her boyfriend was coming by every afternoon to lay with it while it
stayed at the shelter, and she herself was walking around the office for a
while with him/her on her shoulder (the Macaw, not her boyfriend ).

On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 12:50:58 -0400, "Magic Mood Jeep"
yodeled:

As most of you know, I volunteer at our local Humane Association (which
doesn't run the local animal shelter, but does share their building). When
I got there this week, there was a large dog crate (the cage-type that you
can use to cart-train your puppy, not the plastic pet-carrier type), on
their 'conference room' table, with a *bee-yoo-tee-ful* Blue and Gold Macaw
in it!

At first I thought that the Education Director had gotten another Animal
Ambassador for her Education Programs (she already has a Red Tailed Hawk,
Great Horned Owl, Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo, A-Melanistic Corn Snake,
Ball Python, 2 rats, 2 German Sheppards, a Standard Poodle, and a cat in the
program).

Nope.

This handsome fella (or gal, need to do a DNA test to find out if it's male
or female - unless it lays eggs!) was found wandering the ground just
outside the perimeter fence on Monday morning.

No cage.

No note or explanation.

Some moron spent a couple thousand bucks on this bird (and accessories), and
*dumped* it at the shelter in the middle of the night. Or it was stolen by
an annoyed neighbor/roommate and dumped at the shelter.....

http://pets.webshots.com/album/55979...hIV?vhost=pets

Pictures taken with my cell phone, so they are not the best.

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Wow. speechless

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

Make Levees, Not War

On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:04:17 -0700, "jofirey"
yodeled:

Possibly, it got out of where it lives on its own, and someone found it.
Didn't want to keep it overnight or couldn't or whatever. Maybe they
intended to drop it off on their way to work only you weren't opened yet and
they couldn't be late. Figured leaving it at the shelter beat just plain
leaving it.

What an absolute beauty.

Jo
"Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message
...
As most of you know, I volunteer at our local Humane Association (which
doesn't run the local animal shelter, but does share their building).
When I got there this week, there was a large dog crate (the cage-type
that you can use to cart-train your puppy, not the plastic pet-carrier
type), on their 'conference room' table, with a *bee-yoo-tee-ful* Blue and
Gold Macaw in it!

At first I thought that the Education Director had gotten another Animal
Ambassador for her Education Programs (she already has a Red Tailed Hawk,
Great Horned Owl, Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo, A-Melanistic Corn Snake,
Ball Python, 2 rats, 2 German Sheppards, a Standard Poodle, and a cat in
the program).

Nope.

This handsome fella (or gal, need to do a DNA test to find out if it's
male or female - unless it lays eggs!) was found wandering the ground just
outside the perimeter fence on Monday morning.

No cage.

No note or explanation.

Some moron spent a couple thousand bucks on this bird (and accessories),
and *dumped* it at the shelter in the middle of the night. Or it was
stolen by an annoyed neighbor/roommate and dumped at the shelter.....

http://pets.webshots.com/album/55979...hIV?vhost=pets

Pictures taken with my cell phone, so they are not the best.


OK, slightly less speechless. That is an absolutely stunning bird.
He/she looks healthy, not that I would know. Is he/she friendly?


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

Make Levees, Not War

jmcquown wrote:


That parrot could have managed on its own for quite in while since it is
summer here in the U.S., unless its wings were clipped so it can't fly.
There are plenty of bird feeders, fruit trees, grape vines, nuts and seeds
and water to be found.

That's true! The city of Pasadena (and most of the East
Valley portion of Greater Los Angeles, by now) has a
thriving population of small green parrots. (Urban legend
attributes them to birds escaped from a pet shop fire, many
years ago.) Fortunately (at least for the parrots) the
escapees were of both sexes, and the climate was benign
enough so they never returned to captivity. I couldn't
believe my eyes, the first time I saw some of them roosting
on telephone wires - but they have a rather distinctive
call, and there are no native birds with bright green plumage!

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:


That parrot could have managed on its own for quite in while since
it is summer here in the U.S., unless its wings were clipped so it
can't fly. There are plenty of bird feeders, fruit trees, grape
vines, nuts and seeds and water to be found.

That's true! The city of Pasadena (and most of the East
Valley portion of Greater Los Angeles, by now) has a
thriving population of small green parrots. (Urban legend
attributes them to birds escaped from a pet shop fire, many
years ago.) Fortunately (at least for the parrots) the
escapees were of both sexes, and the climate was benign
enough so they never returned to captivity. I couldn't
believe my eyes, the first time I saw some of them roosting
on telephone wires - but they have a rather distinctive
call, and there are no native birds with bright green plumage!

Those are the parrots Mark Bittman took care of for many years. The parrots
of Telegraph Hill And they thrive even though he moved away.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:

jmcquown wrote:



That parrot could have managed on its own for quite in while since
it is summer here in the U.S., unless its wings were clipped so it
can't fly. There are plenty of bird feeders, fruit trees, grape
vines, nuts and seeds and water to be found.

That's true! The city of Pasadena (and most of the East
Valley portion of Greater Los Angeles, by now) has a
thriving population of small green parrots. (Urban legend
attributes them to birds escaped from a pet shop fire, many
years ago.) Fortunately (at least for the parrots) the
escapees were of both sexes, and the climate was benign
enough so they never returned to captivity. I couldn't
believe my eyes, the first time I saw some of them roosting
on telephone wires - but they have a rather distinctive
call, and there are no native birds with bright green plumage!


Those are the parrots Mark Bittman took care of for many years. The parrots
of Telegraph Hill And they thrive even though he moved away.

Are you sure they have the same ancestry? I though
"Telegraph Hill" was in San Francisco, not L. A. (Although,
despite its being a bit cooler and foggier, I'm sure San
Francisco can support flocks of them, too.)