A home on Flamingo Street is housing nearly 30 parakeets, all in need of forever families.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A home on Flamingo Drive, Anchorage, is housing nearly 30 parakeets, all in need of forever families. The birds came from one owner who allowed them to breed because he thought that was what they wanted to do, Amber Morris, president of the Alaska Bird Club, said.
The Alaska Bird Club took in just under 50 birds total in two batches. The first batch was around 20 birds, and the second was just under 30. Morris said a few have already been adopted, but the club needs help finding homes for the rest. Morris and the woman fostering the birds are working to find homes for 23 parakeets.
“You can keep them inside; you don’t have to walk them. They talk back in your language,” Morris said. , checks them daily to ensure harmony and determine which birds like each other so they can potentially be adopted in pairs or groups.
“We call her budgie Karen. She brings them in, finds them homes, and we love her. We’re so grateful to her,” Morris said. The Alaska Bird Club wants potential adopters to take time before deciding to adopt.
“We don’t want to put birds in homes where people aren’t ready for them,” Morris said. “But we can always discuss, coach some people, educate some people, and see if it’s actually the right pet for them. ” The club recommends annual veterinary checkups for birds. Morris said three veterinary clinics are available in the Anchorage-Eagle River area to see birds, and information is available on the club’s website.
“You just have to work with them and get them comfortable with you, and they can be great little friends,” Morris said. Younger birds can be easier to tame, though it depends on the individual bird. Morris said parakeets can also train their owners.
“It’s a battle of the wits between humans and their birds, always trying to, you know, outthink each other and get what you want out of the relationship,” Morris said. National Park ranger dies after falling into crevasse on Mt. McKinleyUS military plans to lease Alaska land for AI data centers, community responds
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