![]() ![]() These birds fall in love, mourn lost loved ones, share jokes, feel jealous-and sometimes even murder each other. And their behavior is even more fascinating than their glorious plumage or their songs.Īmong the many avian characters we meet are Sweetie, a tiny quail with an outsize personality Oscar, a Lady Gouldian finch who finds a way to reach the highest perches of his aviary to roost despite not being able to fly and Amigo, an Amazon parrot with a surprisingly rude vocabulary. It is home to some of the largest populations of rare species in the world. Michele Raffin is the founder of Pandemonium Aviaries, a conservation organization dedicated to saving and breeding birds at the edge of extinction. The founder of a rare bird sanctuary shares a look at the lives of exotic birds and the people who care for them in this “anecdotal, entertaining memoir” ( Publishers Weekly) ![]()
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