[FairLight]

You have all shown so much love and devotion to your birds.
We have birds to enrich our lives. Our care and compassion and love for them
improves the human condition.
It's a huge responsibility, granted.
I believe as intellegent and caring bird owners (owned by birds people!)
we can make a difference and keep educationg others to the joy of our avian friends.
There are no gaurantees in this world for any one.
However, this world is definatly a better place with all birds, and stopping the species will not make a bit of difference.
This was just such a bizarre message board (where I read this) Just made no sense. Where is the beauty and joy in life with thinking along those lines. If no companion birds are allowed, where do they stop???
I used to subscribe to the old Earth First! Journal, and they seem tame compared to this group! :o)
I have always been intrigued with Falconry. There again, the avian intellegence and beauty.We lived in Ventura County for over 30 years before moving here. I remember seeing a young man walking up into the hills with a Falcon many times. It was so awesome to see this bird with it's hood, and
tether and the arm guard that the man wore. Lifts the spirit to see an ancient "sport" (for lack of a better word..) in such hectic times. I always saw him walking under a freeway overpass to the local hills.. It would have made a terrific photograph.
I'm done rambling now!
:o)

"I'll be good." Grandpa Simpson 1996