The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship
by Joanna Burger
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Author: Joanna BurgerEdition: Paperback
Published: 2002-05-14
ISBN: 0375760253
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Book Review: I loved it.
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book 5 years ago and I often think of it, possibly because I share my house and woodwork with a very special parrot that I adore, too.
Beautifully written and enlightening and charming at the same time, it will tempt you to run out and buy a parrot. Don't. Rescue a neglected one instead.
Summary of The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship
Seventeen years ago, when she adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-year-old parrot named Tiko, the internationally renowned ornithologist Joanna Burger entered one of the most complex relationships of her life. Sullen and hostile when he entered Dr. Burger’s home, Tiko gradually warmed up, courting her during mating season, nursing her vigilantly through a bout with Lyme disease, and for a while even fighting her husband for her attentions. In time theirs was a relationship of deep mutual trust.The Parrot Who Owns Me is Joanna and Tiko’s story, as well as the story of the science of birds, and of parrots in particular. Woven into the narrative are insights and fascinating revelations from Dr. Burger’s work—not only about parrots, but also about what it means to be human.
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