Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Fantastic Pet birds. Cockatiels and Macaws

By John Gray


It is a remarkable fact to many when they realize just how much we love bird life. Human beings love untamed birds or birds that they keep at home. Our feathered friends have permanently been in our lives.

Think back to your memories of birds when you were a child. When Mary Poppins urged her two young charges to make use of their tuppence to pay money for bread, from the old bag lady on the steps of St Paul's and give it to the birds, rather than put it in the bank as their father said, we all agreed with her! So too, our mums encouraged us to throw bread to the birds in the garden and to the duck in the duck pond.

When I was a girl we fed the birds all year. Summertime was great as the birds would flock to feed off breadcrumbs. In wintertime, I used to watch grandad make up inviting bowls of milk with bacon floating in them. I loved to watch out of the window at all the birds gathering in the garden.

There are other memories which are special to us which make us develop a love for these creatures. Of course, shopping for the bird was fantastic fun as well. Purchasing the cage and food. Toys, feeding bowls, and what they need to keep bills sharp and feathers dirt free.

Desirable for family are budgerigars or canaries; there are also doves and lovebirds. Children love holding them and stroking their plumage. If these don't suit then parrots and parakeets are good. They are fun and give numerous hours of amusement.

When my family started hankering after pet birds of their own, I searched pet shops locally, and in the retail parks, but felt they did not have precisely what we were looking for, and wasting time driving back and forth. We also needed two of anything and often this was just not to be had.

I had immediate success when turning to the internet, landing on a website that had several birds and their descriptions for sale. A godsend, this is a website where you can advertise or get birds, and there are countless to choose from that you can easily find what you want. It really made buying so much easier and I advise this as a method any day.

I soon found two suitable canaries, a boy and a girl. I paid online and then collected from the seller as she lived quite near by; the site allows you to search in the vicinity close to you, a very helpful feature that saves a lot of time. Now my family are enjoying their pet birds, learning about their needs, playing with them and normally having fun.




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