On Mother's Day, my family took a hike to Carson Nature Center, as per request of my mom. Since we were in the area, we popped into the Barnes and Nobles and meet this lovely character and her owner.
This is Emily, the rescued African Grey Parrot.
Her owner, Bill, was very kind and let me hold her. I think she quite enjoyed it, as she refused to get off of my arm and cuddled my sweater. If you noticed in the picture, Emily has plucked off most of her belly and chest feathers. This is mostly due to stress, but there may be other causes, it varies bird to bird. The feathers will probably never grow back as she has repeatedly plucked them, again and again.
Thank you to Bill and Emily for letting me intrude on their peaceful Sunday afternoon!
Emily knows a bird lover when she meets one. Very interesting blog. Thanks
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