Jan and Bob had a 香蕉视频直播渓ove connection香蕉视频直播� the first time they met, but most days she wishes he would fly the coop.

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Bob is a peach-coloured moluccan cockatoo, and along with 94 other parrots including macaws and amazons, he香蕉视频直播檚 awaiting adoption at the Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary. It opened in a warehouse on the east side of Vancouver in July 2016.

Almost 600 parrots were rescued from the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs, B.C., on Vancouver Island after the death of a woman who operated the facility. Bob and his buddies are among those still waiting for forever homes, as are about 30 other birds kept at a house south of the city, in Tsawwassen.

A lease for Bob and the gang香蕉视频直播檚 current abode, in a building that香蕉视频直播檚 up for development, has been extended several times and is set to expire on Feb. 28 so Robson is hoping that every bird, even her favourite, will tug on someone香蕉视频直播檚 heartstrings.

Bob香蕉视频直播檚 canoodling with Robson, spokeswoman for the sanctuary, isn香蕉视频直播檛 going over well with his mates, who protest loudly from their cages, their wood-block mobiles and paper-plate toys are no match for the strokes and smiles he香蕉视频直播檚 getting from a human.

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A plastic tarp separates the cockatoos, which are prone to dander, from the macaws and amazons being chatted up by volunteers as a cacophony of parrots takes over, with green-winged macaws named Simon and Garfunkel leading the pack.

Medical records weren香蕉视频直播檛 available for most of the rescued birds so Robson doesn香蕉视频直播檛 know their ages. She says parrots are known to live for up to 80 years, meaning commitment phobics need not apply to adopt them.

Anyone who thinks a parrot香蕉视频直播檚 main purpose is to entertain them with human chatter should consider another type of pet, Robson says, adding staff have discouraged some of the birds when they start up with their 香蕉视频直播減otty mouths.香蕉视频直播�

People who value their furniture should also think twice about bringing a parrot into their home because the birds with strong beaks are known to peck away at mouldings, Robson says, describing them as 香蕉视频直播渄estructive,香蕉视频直播� not to mention noisy.

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Once an adoption application has been vetted, a phone interview and a home visit would follow, she says, adding people need to know what they香蕉视频直播檙e getting into instead of passing a parrot off to someone else if they can香蕉视频直播檛 handle it.

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Erika Condon, 20, a volunteer at the sanctuary, adopted a parrot named Elton a year and a half ago and renamed him Lincoln.

Condon would miss his charms after not seeing him for a week so she decided to take him home to Langley, B.C., where he has mostly kept quiet between cuddles, she says, adding Lincoln may be an older bird.

As for Robson, she once had such a fear of birds that she香蕉视频直播檇 cross the street to avoid a pigeon.

When her partner moved in with two birds, she laid down the law and told him: 香蕉视频直播淚 don香蕉视频直播檛 clean their cages, I don香蕉视频直播檛 go near them, you don香蕉视频直播檛 have them out when I香蕉视频直播檓 home.香蕉视频直播�

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The birds eventually won her over and now, 26 years later, Robson shares her home with six parrots.

Camille Bains, The Canadian Press

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