Another Look at Conservation Wins

With the United States’ recently passed bill that will improve our standing on the planet’s survival, it’s a good time to look at other forward steps that have been made in the conservation area. While I usually focus on birds that have been saved, I’ll look at all life in this overview. We have at least learned that all life, plants, insects, mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, etc., are connected in their natural biomes.

The Cost of Aviculture

Many decades ago, I bought a simple yellow canary for $25 and spent another $10 on seed for a month. I had a cage, dishes, and everything I needed to keep that little bird alive and singing. I was not interested in breeding at the time, simply in having a pet bird. I think I lined the cage bottom with paper on which gravel was already attached.

Equipment Failure

Birds of any sort which live in aviaries or cages are reliant on their caretakers for all their needs. Likewise, caretakers are dependent on cages, water systems, food hoppers, and all manner of items related to the care of avians. When one or more of these items doesn’t do its job, the result is usually bad for the birds and stressful for the caretaker.

Imagine Maynard on Twitter

My crazy double yellow-headed Amazon parrot is loved by a lot of people who don’t have to live with him but like how beautiful he is, and how often he says something that seems to fit the conversation. He’s even the mascot for my Scribophile Romance writers’ group. So I was thinking how funny it would be if he could have his own Twitter account. I tried to make one for him, actually create an account for Maynard, but if there’s a way to do that, I haven’t found out yet.