I never thought that I'd want a bird, but I fell in love with a parrot at a pet shop next to kikar dizengoff. It's a beautiful bird with so much affection to share that I almost mistook it for a baby boy instead of a bird. When I was an undergrad, I did a project in neuroendocrinology dealing with songbirds and sound recognition. Part of my responsibilities involved raising zebra finches from birth up to protein extraction at adulthood. I loved those birds and spend hours in the aviaries, even when I wasn't weighing them or feeding them. I actually preferred studying in the heated aviaries with my birds to studying in the labs where we did our Elisa's and western blots and etc.
As much as I loved spending time with the finches, I would never have thought of adopting one and bringing it home. But, this parrot at the shop is hard to resist.
So I've decided that at the point that I have a place that I own and when my life is a bit less parapatetic, I'm going to bring home the parrot and a small dog. As long as the dog doesn't eat the parrot or vice versa we'll be a model of zoonotic coexistance ;-)
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I sure hope no altercations happen. Birds are very cool pets and I have considered getting some but my place is too small. I hope we get to see pictures.
sure. someone took a video with me and the bird. Such a beautiful creature. My place is too small also and I'm rarely home, so I can't get him quite yet...but I'll still visit him.
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