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GI Joe the Military Macaw |
We have a new macaw in the rescue. His name is GI Joe. He is a Military Macaw and was surrendered under emergency circumstances due to family illness. GI had lived with his previous owner for 11 years. That is a long time. He is going through a mourning process that I see in many surrendered birds. He is sad and confused. He isn't eating a whole lot and is choosing to hang out in the corner of his cage at the moment. Due to the rapid circumstances of his surrender and the lack of available foster homes, he is temporarily with my avian vet being boarded. The good news about this is that they have placed him near their lunch room so he gets a lot of friendly "hellos", treats and conversation. The bad news is that I wish he only had one transition to go through. His cage was unusable so we are in the process of procuring another one. Once I secure that, he will be coming to my house temporarily. I often wonder what goes through the mind of surrendered birds. I know that many come from homes where they were loved. I can't imagine what it would be like to one day wake up and the flock member I love is just gone. We can't communicate with these beautiful creatures effectively enough to explain human circumstance (or in some cases human selfishness). GI is trying very hard. He responds when I talk to him, he blushes fire engine red, and he chooses to move away rather than striking or becoming aggressive. I wish he could read my mind and know my intentions. Unfortunately, that just isn't how it works. I simply continue to speak calmly and smile and duck my head away from him when I have been staring too long. My heart is already his, he just doesn't know it yet. Updates will be coming as he continues to move forward in this settling in phase. Today he actually stepped up without much trouble and played with a foot toy that I gave him. That is a victory for him! Yay for GI!
Please keep us updated on him!
ReplyDeleteI will! I am praying for the perfect home for him! He really is a nice guy. Just very confused.
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