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Well said!

You basically just paid a lot of money for a gym membership and can't cancel if you take in a CAGl. You received tenure on day two of trying to survive! You are absolutely correct @Greytness! Opening up and seeing rewards is difficult. Through sickness and death! If you are tired, beat down, own an aviary and multiple cages you are not even close. Owning an African grey is not a New Years resolution you're not held accountable for because they're too busy forgetting their own. I took a step back and bought new brooms and an expensive vacuum cleaner and told myself, "This was the worst choice Ive made"! and it played on loop in my head. The videos of Greys on YouTube with Alexa or slam dunking a colored ball in the right basket and the bird saying "I love you" are a very inaccurate view of reality. It costs a lot of money to learn better life skills. If you only had one clip of Michael Jordan dunking, would you be able to understood his actions or think that looks like something I want to do? My baby doesn't sit quietly aching to behave!! Imagine the Mona Lisa, air or running water with anger management issues. Or imagine Professor Snape if he was bipolar. Do not jump into this. I did what I should have done, but I am not sure the majority can own a Grey without feeling like you had to walk the plank in shark infested waters. You may or may not feel fine, but your commitment is your life vest! Please share this and I love that you took time out of your day to inspire others.

Relationships formed with our birds is vastly unique. I love the communication channels we develop with them. Opening ourselves up to understanding their needs rewards us in so many ways. Until you own a bird you can't truly understand this connection.