The Brief
- A Dunedin woman’s lifelong love of birds has led her to teach others about the benefits of free flight.
- Free-flight for a pet bird is not for the timid as the exposure to loss and predators is real.
- The benefits, however, outweigh the negative possibilities as the birds bond to their owners.
DUNEDIN, Fla – Lauren Reilly loves Rio, not the City in Brazil. Rio is her Blue and Gold Macaw. He’s not just any parrot; Rio is a free-flying parrot who is one of Reilly’s closest friends.
“My love for parrots actually goes back to when I was 11 years old,” she recalled, “I started with parakeets, and I ended up volunteering at an exotic bird emporium.”
That began a life-long devotion to learning all about her multicolored Macaw.
What they’re saying:…