Ginny – A Catalina Macaw

Ginny, the Catalina Macaw.

Please note, Ginny passed away knowing the love and companionship of her Refuge “flock”, and will be missed by us all.

Ginny is a beautiful, spirited Catalina macaw, who embodies the many reasons why a place like the World Parrot Refuge should exist. More recently, Ginny’s life was spent in a crack house, where she was kept in a dog crate in the garage. Likely there were many days when Ginny was not fed, nor offered a kind word. Who knows what she endured before that.

In her distress, Ginny had plucked all her body feathers out, and was severely malnourished and afraid. Now she is at the refuge, she is receiving lots of love, a good diet, the companionship of other parrots, and medical care.

To give you an idea of how far from ideal Ginny’s living conditions were, we give you here a comparison of Ginny’s condition (left) with another Catalina macaw – a healthy, well-loved long-term resident of the Refuge (right). As you can see, we have hopes for Ginny to blossom into her lovely plumage, and to grow in strength, confidence and joy.

Ginny on arrival at the Refuge.

A healthy Catalina Macaw, resident at the Refuge.

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