Photo's taken by Diane, Jungle Gardens, 2008.... found in Archives. I assume this means I have always been MAD.
Diane is the person responsible for helping me get rid of my fear of birds. This was the first bird I ever got close to. Until we started hunting bird photos together, my fear was out of all bounds.
My fear came from a Rooster attack at age 2 and a Turkey gobbler attack at age 8, and a goose attack at age 12.
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I can understand why the fear set in. I remember a farm up the road from us in Idaho in childhood. You learned not to set foot in their yard because they had geese and they were so dang mean.
Brave girl. A friend of mine long ago had a parrot who was not exactly friendly to strangers either!
I grew up with birds as my Dad had an aviary full of canary, budgie and finches, he used to breed them.
We had a beautiful pet budgie when we first married called 'Pete'. We taught him to talk and he was free from his cage. One day we had an estate agent call, a big burly man and he was absolutely terrified of this tiny bird and wouldn't come right in until we put Pete back in his cage. Maybe he had had an experience like you, it just didn't add up with him being so big and all.
Briony
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I applaud your getting over your fear. But you certainly had good reason to fear!
But isn't it a wee bit over and beyond the call of duty, to let those big talons sit on your ARM?????
-grin-
"Auntie"
I love birds. And this is a colorful one! Good for you for overcoming your fears.
xo Catherine
I am glad you got over your fear of birds,now if only I could persuade my sister that birds won't eat her.
i think your fear was rational, at least. but glad you could get past it.
LOL Mad Snapper...mom has a picture of herself at Jungle Gardens way back when she was a little girl. She says it might even be the same bird. You know they live forever!! MOL
Good for you conquering a fear after 3 incidents.
Hugs Madi and Mom
The sound of birds wings can give me the willies.
I had a robin fly at me and attack my cheek when I was in High School. I must have been too close t her nest or something.
Love hummingbirds but that whirr just sends chills down my spine.
I'm glad to looked your fear right in the eyes and have the pictures to prove it.
I can understand why you had a fear of birds, glad you got past it. :)
These are some gorgeous birds! A friend of mine years ago had three large birds a big poodle and they all got along.:)
Funny photo and story because I had a friend's parrot bite me between my eyes as it was sitting on the top of the couch. It bled like crazy too. Funny how now I one of my favorite things to photograph are birds!
Beautiful colors on that parrot, reminds me of monte python's sketch about the dead parrrrrot...a norwegian blue lol! Very cool pictures. Have a lovely Sunday afternoon!!
Holy smokes, all those bird attacks in one childhood. You've gotten over your fear quite nicely and you and that bird look very chummy
I have a healthy respect for Macaws... I have an African Grey Parrot, who can really hurt me when he wants... a Macaw, well, I think they could break a finger!
Very nice photos. Congrats on getting over the fear of birds. That must have been horrible when you were young.
Sounds like you had a lot of reason to be afraid of birds.
I am always leary of geese....
Good for you for facing your fears! Great pictures!
No wonder you had a fear of birds. Those are great pictures. Happy you conquered that fear and have gone on to enjoy beautiful birds. Hugs
So glad you're over the bird phobia. That's one pretty bird posing with you!
You've sure had some bad luck with birds! Glad to see you have worked to overcome it. That's pretty darn brave of you!
You have come along way!!
Sandra--thanks for sharing your story--and I understand. He looks like he really likes you and trying to figure you out. :)
I'm glad you got over your fear with that pretty bird! I hope his talons didn't dig into your arm too much!
I would have a little fear if all those animals attacked me too! You have been crazy for awhile - I am pretty sure! lol Love yah anyway, sandie
No wonder you were fearful! But you look pretty relaxed here. These are beautitul pics especially knowing you are overcoming something that has bothered you for years.
Well done for giving it a try when so nervous of birds. This one is a beauty and so are the photos.
Wow! Reason to fear!. I still have a scar on my lip from a rooster attack when I was 5.
Wow! I wonder why so many birds have attacked you. I'm so glad you are not afraid of birds now.
So glad we did not witness a parrot attack...He looks like he actually likes you. :)
You look great with that sweet big baby on your arm; you need one of those in your home to give you sweet birdie kisses. The Hyacinth Macaw has one of the strongest beaks, it can crack a Brazil nut like it’s a toothpick. I love those birds but the beak scares me.
Hope your day is a good one.
omg, you're so brave.
good for you for overcoming your fears.
xo
This popped up under today's post and just had to come over and take a look. Such lovely photos of you. Well done on getting over your fear of birds. Phobias are hard to overcome.
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