Baubo is the name of the Greek belly goddess of humor. A
friend of the family named our cockatoo as she came to our household bearing
the name Tequila. That didn’t quite fit her personality, and my wife hates
Tequila. This wondrous bird came to us via a Refuge for Saving the Wildlife. Our household no longer condones the keeping
of exotic birds as pets since the practice is unnatural and very inhospitable
for these beautiful creatures who only survive happily in the wild. If a person
just must own an exotic we recommend adoption from a bird rescue. Please take
the time to research what life will actually be like with a parrot in the
family, especially a cockatoo, because it can be a very complicated matter and
requires a great deal of commitment. Hopefully the reader can learn this by
following Dinner with Baubo blog which will detail my cooking process and the
small amount of help Baubo actually provides.
Baubo is 16 years old and out of those she has lived with us
for 13 years. She is an ingrained part of our family by this time. Cockatoos
have the mentality of a two year old child, and live to be seventy years old.
That means we will always have a two year old living with us. We worry about
where she will end up after my wife and I are gone because she is mean as hell.
She has bitten everyone in the family except my wife and me. With no one else
to take her in, she will most likely wind up back at a bird rescue.
I agree with you. Having raised an Amazon from a chick, I no longer believe that these beautiful, brilliant birds should be kept in homes as pets. I'd love to see more area dedicated to flocks of wild parrots, perhaps as a conservancy or rescue ranch.
ReplyDeleteI believe such places exist, mostly out of our country though.
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ReplyDeleteYou did a very good job with your blog post. It was nice reading how you obtained the bird and your personal feelings about people owning exotic birds as pets. Good idea using the meaning of your birds name as a hook for the blog post. The post is very obviously part of a larger project and it feels that way. The post reads very clearly and there were no errors that I could see. I liked the inclusion of the video with your bird. The audience of this blog is probably bird lovers and that’s pretty clear. I like the idea of your blog even though I’m not necessarily the target audience. I’d personally like to hear more anecdotes about your life with the bird over the years also thrown in with your cooking adventures.