Spare The Cockatoos A Life Sentence - Part 3
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Charlie Girl is a legacy bird. She had spent over 55 years in a small cage and when her owners died, their children did not want her. Pictured here soon after she came out of the cage she was found to have a hernia between her legs. This soon grew to the size of an egg. |
| We met her 2 weeks after her operation. She was recovering well. The vet had placed a collar round her neck to prevent her from accidentally tearing out her stitches. This also prevented her from preening and cleaning herself, so she looked a bit grubby. Here she's preparing for a short nap. |  |
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Nothing like an afternoon siesta to help the body heal quickly, content to be seated in the open besides her human friends while they talk. |
| A drink from her favourite humans... |  |
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A thank you kiss from one heart to another. |
| Refreshed and rejuvenated, Charlie Girl is delighted to be back on the arm of her rescuer Peter whom she absolutely adores. |  |
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This is the hospital bed that Pete and Gabi had made for Charlie Girl while they kept her under supervised care indoors when she was recuperating from the operation. |
| Glad that her life is no longer comparable to that of a statue, Charlie Girls rests on her perch indoors while we interview Peter and Gabi. |  |
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Life has turned around for Charlie Girl as she gets to potter on the ground, pick seeds and grasses and enjoy a natural environment at last. |
| Free of her collar and a good bill of health from the vet, Charlie Girl is ready for a new phase in life. |  |
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A ride in the car is quite an adventure from a bird's perspective. |
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The smile says it all.... A happy Charlie Girl - healthy and free to preen herself, forage on the ground and exercise her wings, Charlie lost no time in restoring her feathers to their natural white and shiny state. |
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