Photos of feathered friends/When Rio thinks he is a baby

morpheussa (67)in SteemitContest • 2 years ago (edited)

Our blue-and-gold macaw with the name Rio is our biggest baby!
Not only does he love sleeping on my chest but wants to be cuddle all day long.

We bought Rio when he was only a couple of months old. We went to a bird sanctuary and fell in love with the Macaw family of birds instantly. “We must have one”, was my first words.

Soon I found myself searching the internet for breeders. Upon founding one near to us we went to visit him. We love Rio from the moment we saw him but could not get it over our hearts to buy him. Is it the right thing to do to keep a bird in a cage? The answer was no. So we left.

We drove for a few kilometres before I made a sharp U-turn and went back to the breeder. We bought our baby Rio. I promised myself that day that as far as possible Rio will be allowed to be free and that is exactly what we did. We allowed him to be free.

He wanders our house and knows exactly how to get our bedroom.

He is spoiled, eats at the table with us, showers with me and go on holiday with us.

If you are looking at buying a Macaw, go for it!
They are great companions and can live to be 70, indeed a feather friend you will have for the rest of your life.

Best of all, he loves children!