On 4/14/08, Still Concerned wrote: > How does one become "qualified" to defend a flying parrot from a > raptor when some of them can dive out of nowhere at speeds of 260 > MPH? And kill with one strike. As in this article.
I am a breeder and do believe birds need the excercise and should beable to fly BUT:
This website page with Dean Moser is not helping you! From what i understand Deans Pet Male Eclectus was called home one night and at the moment of flying home he was hit by a car and killed. Very Sad. Dean is an Exceptional person who knows the Care, Diet, Breeding and Training of parrots but no one can can be prepaired for Accidents that are waiting to happen.
Predators are a problem but oviously so are other things that are not expected.