Parrot Blues (2012)
“As soon as we turned into UNM, he knew where we were headed. It meant back to the cage, but he didn’t care; he was about to be reunited with his mate. The squawks and flaps, which had escalated once we turned the corner, became overwhelming when we opened the lab door. Colloquy heard Perigee coming, and she beat the bars of her cage. The perfectly matched pair were now separated by only the cage and the Kid’s hands. I wished they didn’t have clipped feathers, could meet in midair and fly off in...to the sunset together. Their regal size and royal racket were better adapted to high palm trees and cliffs than to a gray lab at UNM. The Kid and I made a halfhearted attempt to take off our shoes and put on the plastic booties, but the emotion of the reunion was too much.
“Oh, screw this,” I said.
“Claro,” said the Kid. He ran across the lab holding Perigee above him. The ruckus had jump-started all the other parrots into a barrage of sound.
Rick opened the door to the cage, and the Kid tossed Perigee in.MoreLess
“Oh, screw this,” I said.
“Claro,” said the Kid. He ran across the lab holding Perigee above him. The ruckus had jump-started all the other parrots into a barrage of sound.
Rick opened the door to the cage, and the Kid tossed Perigee in.MoreLess
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