The Xanderbird Scrapbook, 2020 - Updates
The Xanderbird - Online Adopted Flockmate of The Rickeybird https://www.parrotforums.com/threads/the-rickeybird-scrapbook-1984-updates.62811/ I fell in love with one of (Super Moderator) Terry57's many rescue birds. Just one of those modern on-line things! I have since "adopted" him virtually. Xander the Alexandrine Parakeet needs his own Scrapbook here. Much like The Rickeybird's, it will be a mix of love, foolishness and community solidarity.
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Oh, thank you, darlings! You're already making Xander a star!!!!!!!!!
Okay, so...
Xander's journey to me...
Many of you don't know the extent and the extremity of our Terry's rescue activities. I really wish that she would put her modesty and privacy aside and tell the whole story, maybe even make a scrapbook, buttt... she IS modest and she IS private, so I will just tell the quickest snippet about Xander. As often would happen, Terry got a report on a bird in a terrible situation. Just a few elements of this particular case... a beautiful young Alexandrine kept in a small cockatiel cage, fed a diet of junk food or worse, covered with a blanket to keep him quiet, having experienced a history of loss and trauma, abusive by his keepers, and more, I'm sure! Within hours he was talking; within weeks he was really recovering; within months he was thriving. Initially terrified of water sprays, he now loves showers more than anybody! He was 12 when she got him, and that was 8 years ago, so he is now 20. His gotcha day was February 13.
Here is a before (rescue arrival) and after (about a year along) photo. Next, we have some "documentation" I made up to formalize the deal, and also to give Terry a laugh.
Now and then Terry will send a picture or tell me a tale. She also sends little recordings. My favorite is Xander honking and cooing "HELLOOOOoooooOOOooOOO!", which is my phone ring tone. I like to pose cutouts of Xander around my house, pretending he is here or, and again, giving Terry a laugh and thanking her for taking care of my online parrot. You'll be seeing some of those photos as time goes by. I'll also present the ringtone. It is hilarious. I love when it goes off when I'm out and about. Stops people dead in their tracks.
And that is the story of Xander. So far!
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