Remembering Libby

A 30-Year Journey with My Mealy Amazon Parrot

Earlier this year, I bid farewell to a dear friend who had been a cherished part of my life for over three decades. Her name was Libby, a vibrant and spirited Northern Mealy Amazon parrot with a history that stretched back to a time before I was even born. Libby was a wild-caught parrot, likely brought into this country sometime between 1965 and the mid…