BLUE, A BRONZE WING PIONUS CAME TO PARROT HAVEN A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN HIS OWNER WAS UNABLE TO CARE FOR HIM, THOUGH SHE LOVED HIM VERY MUCH. BLUE WAS VERY SHY OF HANDS AND I WAS WORKING WITH HIM, TRYING TO ACCLIMATE HIM TO THE HUMAN TOUCH. I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF MY TEXAS MEMBERS, NANCY, WHO EXPRESSED A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST IN BLUE. SHE WOULD BE UP IN NEW YORK SOON AND WOULDN'T MIND WORKING WITH BLUE. SHE HAS THE BEST OF HELP, SINCE HER COMPANION IS WELDON MIDDLEBROOKS, WHO HAS HAD A TRAINED PARROT ACT OUT AT RIVERHEAD'S SPLISH SPLASH FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS. BLUE WON'T BE IN THE SHOW, BUT HE'LL BE AMONGST ONE OF THE TOP BIRD TRAINERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

                                                                                                                                                                  .