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Polly wanna cracker right on his chest
By adamg on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 7:30pm
So anybody lose a parrot in Roslindale today? Like on or near Canterbury Street? Because James Jones-O'Brien here was just relaxing in his yard, almost asleep, in fact, when all of a sudden this bird just landed on him, his wife, Angela, reports (after first taking the photo, of course).
They've since turned Polly over to Boston Animal Control, which has found a bunk for him or her at its shelter on Mahler Road in Roslindale. If the bird looks familiar, contact them at 617-635-1800 or [email protected].
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Adorable!
Cockatiel
Not trying to be pretentious but wanted to let you know this is a cockatiel, not a parrot. We had 2 in my youth. White ones, like this one, are male. Grey ones are female. And they are really smart like parrots. Our male would catcall whistle when the doorbell rang. :)
Hope his owner finds him or this post.
Cockatiels are parrots
They are in the Cockatoo family, which is in the order Psittaciformes, or Parrots.
A family dispute
SamWack said:
Not anymore, according to the bird's current entry in Wikipedia:
"It was previously considered a crested parrot or small cockatoo; however, more recent molecular studies have assigned it to its own subfamily, Nymphicinae."
I have an idea, let's ask the bird:
"Say Polly, whose family are you in?"
"Squaaalk!"
Well, that settles it.
You missed the part
that said that Nymphicinae is a subfamily of the family Cacatuidae, the cockatoos. The new development is that it's not a mere genus, but deserves recognition as a subfamily. I'm sure cockatiels everywhere were cracking open a few sunflower seeds over that one.
Aaw. Cute male (?) Cockatiel
Aaw. Cute male (?) Cockatiel wants to find a new seed-daddy.
Other than their screeching, I like these critters.
The "Eew!" face is pretty hilarious.
It might be more of a
"please don't bite my nose" face.
David Arquette looks good
David Arquette looks good these days
He was my son’s 1st grade teacher last year!
He’s the best!
Is animal control competent in bird care?
Not an insult, but a question of where best birds should be taken for shelter, care and re-homing?
I was thinking ARL or MSPCA, but never considered animal control.
Aria the cockatiel is home safe and sound
Thanks to this website, and the folks at Boston Animal Control, Aria the cockatiel is back at home!
The facility had a cage that would be ample for even a much larger parrot, and appropriate food.
Thanks, internet!
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