More Avian Terminology
by Nora Stanley
This article originally appeared in SQUAWK, the newsletter of the Big Apple Bird Association and is reprinted with permission.
Leg Band - Identification device to help a bird be returned to its escaped owner.
Cage - The most expensive equipment a bird will use least.
Nesting material - usually refers to your most expensive shoes, your couch stuffing, or your hairpiece.
Poop - The only thing your bird is guaranteed to do.
Sunlight - Energy source which activates the scream center of a parrot's brain.
Water bowl - Recepticle to dunk food in.
Silk; linen; velvet; etc. - Each is considered an ideal medium for poop.
Mirror - Reflective surface designed to annoy bird.
Bird in Hand - Worth lots of Surgery on hand.
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