RESCUE THE BIRDS: PARROT RESCUE, REHABILITATION and THE ADOPTION PROCESS

[BuffaloParrot]

RESCUE THE BIRDS: PARROT RESCUE, REHABILITATION and THE ADOPTION PROCESS

[wishforabird]

for a short segment, they packed a lot in.  I love how the U2 is sitting on her lap getting petted like a dog :)  good for raising awareness 

[angelicarboreals]

I am probably going to make someone mad, but I don't care.

From a scientific informational standpoint I had to stop watching this. :( There were many mistakes made by the rescuers when talking about the birds, for instance when he says that cockatoos being white are "breed related". Excuse me? There are no breeds of birds, only species. Another goof he made was when the interviewer asked about the species of cockatoos and how there was a size difference between two birds of the same species. A goffins and an umbrella are not the same species, they are in the same genus, yes- but not the same species.

I understand that these people do a great thing for the parrots, but if you are going to tout yourself as an expert make sure you know what you are talking about scientifically. If not, stick only to the rescue aspects and leave the science jargon out of it.

[chance]

I am probably going to make someone mad, but I don't care.

From a scientific informational standpoint I had to stop watching this. :( There were many mistakes made by the rescuers when talking about the birds, for instance when he says that cockatoos being white are "breed related". Excuse me? There are no breeds of birds, only species. Another goof he made was when the interviewer asked about the species of cockatoos and how there was a size difference between two birds of the same species. A goffins and an umbrella are not the same species, they are in the same genus, yes- but not the same species.

I understand that these people do a great thing for the parrots, but if you are going to tout yourself as an expert make sure you know what you are talking about scientifically. If not, stick only to the rescue aspects and leave the science jargon out of it.

I have to agree with you, I was bothered by many things they said.I have been in rescue for 18 yrs now, and I still don't know everything, but I will not pretend to know what I am talking about if I don't. and why would they show a Too on their shoulder, they should of stated this is not a good idea,due to the fact that ,that Too has a can opener on its face and can rip into your face in a blink of a eye for no reason.

[BuffaloParrot]

I agree with the both of ya's! :smokinjoe:

[wishforabird]

I got that "know-it-all" feel from them too, I agree, it is a good thing they are doing, but they have a lot to work on! I was surprised when they had the bird on his shoulder and were talking about needing to socialize him...if it isn't socialized, I wouldn't let it on my shoulder!!! the "breed" thing was kinda bugging me, but I figured they were using the interviewer's words (layman's terms) so people would understand.  she stated she didn't know anything about birds, and it showed! at least she seemed interested in learning though.