In June 2011, Lorne and I drove our two Moluccan Cockatoos, Bertie and Chris, from our home in Scarborough, Ontario. to a parrot Refuge in British Columbia.
It was my hope that in this new environment both birds might stop their self mutilating behaviour. While Chris had been a mutilator of many years, Bertie had just started in the previous six months. The founder and operator of the refuge had said that by virtue of having dealt with so many mutilating birds, she probably knew more about them than anyone. She offered both birds a home for life.
That trip led to our friend Michele's move from Montreal, Quebec to Parksville, British Columbia with her Amazon, Yoyo. It also led to our own move to Parksville in June of 2012.
By August 2012, Lorne and I were volunteers for the refuge, ready to help the staff and their many feathered charges, including the birds that brought us here. The following posts are letters to my Mom describing my experiences as a volunteer there over the past year or so.
October 22, 2013
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