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Today I went with Karen from TGF to help her do a presentation at The Denver Dumb Friends League, an animal shelter and adoption center. Mostly dogs, cats & small animals. They have Critter Camp, for young kids to educate them on caring for animals. I felt so special, because she asked for me personally to go with her.

We brought 2 Scarlet Macaws, Red & Baby....they are "husband & wife". Red is around 30 & Baby is around 27. They are in love. Karen did the presentation all about Parrots, owning parrots, caring for parrots, parrots in the wild, and about TGF. There were about 13 little young ladies around the age of 10 - 12. I was really impressed with how many questions they asked. Good questions as well.

All the way back to TGF, Red kept us entertained from the back of the car in his carrier. He was on a roll, and had us cracking up. "Cracker!" "Hi Guys" "bark bark bark" "what" "hahahahah" "woooooooo whoooooo" etc etc.

When we got back to TGF, I helped bring stuff & birds in to Julies house. Karen took me downstairs to Julies BIRD ROOM! OMG....it is HUGE. There I saw her 5 Hy's, a Black Palm TOO, 2 Galahs (Romeo & Juliet), a Major Mitchell TOO (is that right?), The 2 Great Billed Parrots, A rare Blue Mutation Amazon, and of course a bunch of Macaws. I don't even remember what else. I was in Awe....Simply awe struck. It's one thing to see these beautiful birds on TV and in pictures, but to see them up close is amazing. I feel so honored to have been there. They are all so happy & healthy. Sadly I didn't have my camera with me. I didn't feel right taking pictures of the birds at her house without her permission. Maybe next time.

This woman is truely dedicated to these birds. I am exhausted, and still a bit awe struck.

All in all it was a fabulously birdy day.