New Pictures of our Adoptive Birds

Listening to all the birds talking, singing and jabbering away in the bird room is like listening to an orchestra. I am familiar with all their individual voices and sounds and what they are responding to or what they are doing while talking or squawking or singing. Then I add a new bird to the bird room and it is like having a new radio station. The newer birds sound so different. Even when one will try to imitate another, they can't fool me. I know that it is a new bird trying to fit into the bird scene here at the Hope Ranch Animal Rescue bird division.

 

Like any animal, it takes birds a while to adjust to their new situation. Especially when I get birds that have been stressed or traumatized. Then it can take a very long time. But having a routine and consistency, they get comfortable and adjust to the new environment.

Here are some pictures of some new additions. Some are looking for homes, some are here temporarily. A couple of the different cockatoos are missing their body feathers, but with lots of attention  so they feel secure again, they will let their feathers grow back. Only some that have been plucking themselves for so long have turned it into a habit like biting your nails, then just down will grow back in place like with Molly, my macaw. 

 

 

 

 

Latest addition to Bird Sanctuary

Coming back up from Southern CalIfornia we picked up a new adoptee. Her name is Brandy. She is an Umbrella Cockatoo. Like most all Cockatoos they are in need of LOTS of attention. Her owner of 26 years retired and was traveling more, thus she felt neglected and started pulling out her feathers.

 

It doesn't take much for Cockatoo's to feel this way. Dakota, who has been with me since 2000, will scream when I am on the phone and not holding her at the same time. I know she is thinking; "How dare you give someone else attention and not me!"

 

I give my birds semi-group attention and lots of individual attention as well. They each need to feel special. They also are social and like the company of others.

 

Brandy is quick to pick up conversation with Joey, who is an Abbott's Lesser Sulfa Cockatoo. Joey who is even more demanding than Dakota (No, not possible!) still hasn't grown back her feathers. While I was gone, Joey managed to unscrew and take apart her cage door! Poor Patty, she does so much with these birds while I was gone, but acording to them, it is never enough!

 

As you can see by the pictures, Brandy is adjusting nicely.

Brandy on top of Dakota's cage with Dakota inside.

 

Picture is of Brandy in flight.

 

Picture is of Hughie in flight and Molly.

Hope Ranch Animal Rescue's New Bird Sanctuary

Shareen Strauss has always had a passion for animals. As a young child, Shareen and her older sister Lori always whistled home stray or unwanted animals to nurture. Her animal background is very extensive. For almost 20 years she has worked in veterinarian medicine as a tech. Her love of animals grew as she did. First, on a ranch with many animals, but now living in a small rural town in Northern California she has slowly accumulated a room full of unwanted and neglected birds that she trains and rehabilitates. By word of mouth only she has helped almost every kind of exotic bird from Finches to Macaws. She now has joined her sister Lori in promoting and sharing her love of animals by adding a bird division to the Hope Ranch Animal Rescue, a non-profit organization. Give her a call to find out what kinds of birds she has available to sponsor or be adopted by a loving family.

Call Shareen at (530) 964-2524 for information regarding adoption or sponsoring a bird.