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Okay first off birds are assholes. There is not a bird on this planet who is not a complete and total asshole. So if this is a missive telling people to live your life like a bird then I'm here to say don't. Don't live like a bird because birds are absolutely assholes, please don't be an asshole too.
This is Wilson.
He used to live in a separate apartment always outside, under LED lights that were forever on, never covered, and in a small cage with only one toy. He would whistle to me when I was on my walk, and was quiet until he saw me. I knew this cause if I took another way I would never hear him. But if I turned the normal corner he would immediately start doing our whistle
So after a while, I eventually left a note on the people's door and asked to buy him. Well, a week later i got a text askign to meet up in an hour. When I get there they open the door, hand me the bird, and go on thier way.
I don't even know the birds name, but he's mine now.
But long story short(ish), Wilson is the best bird and even non bird people love him. I don't know how to explain it, but he is a whole living conscious person. He immediately flew to my shoulder and stays their pretty often now. He has his own backpack with a perch and comes on road trips. My nephew is now obsessed with and constantly get disciplined by other birds.
Most birds may be assholes, but Wilson is definitely the exception.
The exception that proves the rule. Fucking assholes.