Death of your Parrot.

This page is meant to help with the passing of your Parrot. It does not matter if it’s your only bird or you have hundreds of them. What is presented here is the idea that your bird can still matter after it’s death and not just to you but others, maybe thousands of people.

In the unfortunate event of a Parrots death please consider this. I will start by telling a little story of what happened to me. My best ever Indian Ringneck (called Twistie) recently passed away, she was wonderful bird. Indian Ringneck Parrots are very elegant to look at and not hard to breed, but they are by nature a little on the aggressive side - the Hen bird being more aggressive than the Cock bird. And there are a wide range of colours available now at a wide range of prices. Twistie was a Lutino (Yellow colour) and she was hand raised like all my birds. But she was very attached to me and would let me do anything with her, she gave complete trust to me. Not common for a Ringneck even hand raised to become this submissive to a person or another Ringneck. When I found Twistie dead on the floor of the aviary my heart sank and my immediate thought was that I wasn’t around at the time she needed me most, I know she would have been wondering where I was to comfort her. I felt that there must be some way that I can make something good come of this sad event, how ever small. Well two weeks before Twistie’s death I had been to the Australian Museum in Sydney and that gave me an idea. So to get on with it I got in touch with the Australian Museum and asked them were they interested in my bird for their exhibit even though it is not Australian. You see it is an introduced species though like many others today, ok it is not as common as some other introduced species but it’s here to stay. The Australian Museum were very interested in obtaining my Ringneck for their collection, which needs updating because many of the specimens there are quite old. And there are none of the newer introduced birds there at all. So Twistie is now in the hands of the Australian Museum in Sydney and was added to their collection and will be displayed soon. Now I feel that Twistie will be remembered by me and others for many years to come, and I will be able to see her again, which all could never happen if I were to commit her body to the earth. So no matter what country you live, or how many Parrots you have, emotional attached or not, get in touched with your local Museum and offer them your Parrot and you should find that they will be interested and welcome your offer. And in this way you have contributed to the further knowledge of Parrots for many people in your country. Story by Vector.

Email Parrot Place If you are interested in this and live in NSW, Australia. I have provided some details for you to do this. To prepare your dead Parrot : Just place it in a plastic bag and seal it as best you can, then place it in your freezer until you get the time to donate it into the Museum, it will keep well there for several weeks. Then write down some basic details about the bird to take with you. * Where it came from. * How old it is - if you know. * The type of bird it is and what killed it. You can include more details than these if you wish. Please include that you got the idea and details from this Web Site. Next Step : You can either go straight to the Australian Museum front desk and tell them you have a frozen bird to donate, for Dr Walter Boles in the Ornithology Dep. Or : Contact Dr Walter Boles through the phone numbers below. And tell him what it is you have for him, so you can arrange to meet him. Dr Walter Boles is the collection manager in the Ornithology Dep. of the Australian Museum. At Level 2, 6 College St, Sydney NSW 2010 Where Birds are exhibited. Dr Walter Boles - Contact details: Phone - (02) 9320 6228 Fax - (02) 9320 6055 Email link - walterb@austmus.gov.au

Please be kind enough to mention, to whom ever you give the bird to that you got the idea and details from this Web Site, or mention it in your bird details.