Katy (cockatoo - Available)
 | Oh hi! I`m not real good at talking about myself, but I`ll do my best. My name is Katy, but I prefer to be called Baby. I`m a big girl now, 20 years old, but I guess I`m still pretty young for an umbrella cockatoo `cuz we can live up to 50 ... (read more)
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7 canaries (nonparrot - Available)
| 7 canaries were dropped off at a vet hospital because their owner didn`t want them any more. The poor unwanted, discarded birds were infested with mites. After some care, they are healthy and ready to go to a new forever home. The canari... (read more)
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7 finches (nonparrot - Available)
| We 7 finches were dropped off at a vet hospital after our owner decided she didn`t want us any more. We were infested with mites because she didn`t take care of us. Our mites are gone, we are clean and ready to go home with someone who wi... (read more)
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A (amazon - Available)
 | I am a very talkative double yellow head amazon. I learn to say things very quickly and appropriately. I love to whistle and barnyard animal sounds are my specialty. If you want a youngster to keep you busy, I can be the one. Let the amazon... (read more)
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Alden (cockatiel - Available)
 | Alden here. I`m a fairly young female grey cockatiel who came to Mickaboo recently from an outdoor aviary. I am just getting settled into foster care and am still a bit shy of people.
Some people breed cockatiels to have fancy color ... (read more)
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Alex (ringneck - Available)
 | Hello, I`m Princess Alexandra of India but you can call me Alex for short. I came to Mickaboo a while ago, was adopted by a nice family and then came back when they could no longer keep me. This time I am ready to find a true forever home!... (read more)
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Alexa and Chicken (cockatiel - Available)
 | Update Dec,2010
Chicken and Alexa are a lovely pair. They love being with each other. They will step up easily, and hang out on your shoulder as long as they are both on your shoulder. They do not like to have their heads scratched... (read more)
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Alistair and Henry (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, we`re Henry and Alistair (oops, not Alice anymore!) -- that`s Henry on your right, a normal grey, and Alistair is a lutino. We`re both about five years old and originally came from a pet store, but the family who purchased us there coul... (read more)
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Alta and Griffith (conure - Available)
 | My name is Griffith and I was born into the San Francisco wild flock of conures. I got sick with the neurolgical issues that affect those of us who contract parasites, but I was lucky enough to be found by someone who knew what to do! Whe... (read more)
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Angel (cockatoo - Pending Adoption)
 | Why hello there, my name is Angel. I`m a healthy young lady of 14 years--early adulthood for a cockatoo, as we can live to be 50 years old or more! My family says I`m as sweet and loving as my name suggests, and I must say, my favorite thin... (read more)
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Annie, Apollo, Pica and Merlin (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello, I`m Annie the beautiful cinnamon white face lady in the center. I am surrounded by my friends: Pica on the left, his partner Apollo far right and our mutual friend Merlin in the background. We are Mickaboo`s latest mini-flock! Our mo... (read more)
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Anya (cockatiel - Available)
 | Oh, hi there. My name`s Anya and I`m a normal grey cockatiel. I`m named after Saint Anyanka who is the patron saint of scorned women. Scorned, indeed! I was found on somebody`s driveway in Petaluma with a bald head, trying to fly but not do... (read more)
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Anza (conure - Available)
 | I`m best buddies with Irving so you have to adopt both of us if you want me. :)
more of my Story coming!
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April (cockatoo - Available)
 | I`m April, a Goffins cockatoo, at least 5 years old. I, as well
as my other bird roommates, probably had a nice past as I am fairly
tame, but that was long ago. My owner now has dementia and can no
longer care for me properly. I was, pri... (read more)
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Ariel (bonded with Saffron) (nonparrot - Available)
 | 11/8/10 UPDATE: Ariel is all grown up and has matured into a lovely king pigeon hen. She is bonded to another king- Saffron- and they are available for adoption as a couple. You can read more about pigeons as pets at www.RescueReport.org... (read more)
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Arnold (cockatiel - Available)
| I`m Arnold, a normal grey cockatiel. I was rescued from a private aviary in Santa Cruz along with Jonesy, read more)
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Asia and Sidney (ringneck - Available)
 | Together at last! Please check back soon to read our combined, updated story! ... (read more)
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Astro (cockatoo - Available)
 | "I`m Astro, a cuddlebug of a bird. I`m friendly, well-behaved, and absolutely gorgeous. My foster mom says I`m a good bird. I step up and down, gently take food from her hand, and enjoy my baths and showers. Good, healthy food is what I lik... (read more)
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Azul (amazon - Available)
 | Update 12/22/10: It will cost $3,000 to get both cataracts removed and it won`t restore all my sight. It will take an angel with big wings to pay for my surgery and give me more distance vision. My close-up vision will never be good even af... (read more)
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B (amazon - Available)
 | Please excuse the berry juice in my photo. Someone gave me the yummiest berries. I`m just the calmest and quietest yellow naped amazon you will meet and I am waiting for you at Mickaboo. I love to have someone sing to me. I am very big as y... (read more)
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Baby Betty (macaw - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Baby, a female Blue & Gold macaw about 15 years old. I am a sweetheart according to my foster mom. When she whispers to me, I whisper back.
I have refined ladylike ways and like the quiet life. When my foster
mom move... (read more)
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Bailey (amazon - Available)
 | update 6/3/2007: Thought you might like an update on my life. If you read my story when I first came back to Mickaboo (two strikes!!!!) I was into screaming and biting. I`ve been hanging out with a couple other Blue Front Amazons that are ... (read more)
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Bailey and Jesse (conure - Available)
 | Bailey is quite a spunky little one and definitely has attitude, but it is very cute. She is a bit nippy, but that is likely to change with time and training, and She is getting used to her new environment. Bailey is the smaller and more... (read more)
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Bali (conure - Available)
 | Bali is about 10-12 years old, mature for a sun conure, but not old. She is energetic and in good health, and she has made great improvements in her diet this past year, enjoying healthy pellets and fruits now (and we`re working on veggies!... (read more)
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Bam Bam (lovebird - Available)
 | "Bam Bam"- Don`t you just love that name? I do. I`m as pretty as a flower if I do say so myself! Not a lot is known about my history, and since I don`t talk human, I can`t share too much either. I seem to show interest in other lovebird... (read more)
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Baron (cockatoo - Available)
 | I like to tell everyone my name and I just love to dance!
I have a big, warm personality-a little larger than life! I am a Moluccan cockatoo, which makes me a nice, giant fellow. (And gorgeous.) Plus, I like to sing songs and talk.
I adore... (read more)
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Bart (conure - Available)
 | Bart is very friendly little bird who just loves to hang out and get head skritches. He`s perhaps a little needy so someone who is looking for a bird to shower love and attention on, would make a happy pair with Bart!
Bart loves H... (read more)
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Bebe (amazon - Pending Adoption)
 | Bebe here. My name is pronouced "Bee-Bee" -- kind of like B.B. King, but without the blues guitar. I`m a sweet, older red-lored Amazon who has lived in a few homes in my life. In the past I`ve been kept in a tiny cage and fed mostly peanuts... (read more)
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Belle (cockatiel - Pending Adoption)
 | Belle here. I`m a very sweet and very pretty cinnamon cockatiel hen with some mobility issues due to an old injury. I can`t walk or move around very well but, given a safe and accessible environment I am a happy bird with a good quality of ... (read more)
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Bentley (amazon - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Bentley and just like the elegant car by the same name I am beautiful and classic. I am an older model Bentley (with blue, yellow and green called a Blue Front in the trade), not yet restored, showing a bit of wear and t... (read more)
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Betty and Mia (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi! We`re Mia (on the left), and Betty (on the right,) a gorgeous pair of cockatiel ladies! Mia is a cinnamon pearl, while Betty is a cinnamon pearly pied. Like our friend read more)
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Bobby (amazon - Available)
 | Hi, Everyone! I`m Bobby and I`m one of those happy go lucky amazons. I sing a little opera. I say "Hello", "I love Bob", and "Up, up, up" sometimes when you ask me to step up. My diet is a very healthy pellet, fruits and vegetable diet with... (read more)
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Boko (ringneck - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Bokonon but you can call me Boko for short. I`m a Rose-ringed parakeet, which is a species of the Psittacula genus of Afro-Asian parakeets. In simpler terms I`m a sharp-looking green bird with a long bluish tail and a distinctive pi... (read more)
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Boris and Blanca (parakeet - Available)
 | Update: Boris here. I`m so very sad to report that my beautiful Blanca has left this world. I miss her very much but, thankfully, I have several budgie friends to help me through. Wanna help lift my spirits? Contact my adoption coordinator... (read more)
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Bosco (cockatiel - Available)
 | Updated 12/16/2010
Hello! I`m Bosco, a whitefaced cockatiel who has finished a bit of a rough patch. I was put in a cage with my mate, Rita, and left by the railroad tracks near an East Bay Animal Shelter. Whether somebody wanted ... (read more)
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Brandon Lee (conure - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Brandon Lee the nanday conure. I`m about 14 years old and, as you can see in my photograph, I am a handsome bird in excellent feather. What you might not be able to see is that I am missing part of one foot, this from an infection w... (read more)
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Brenda (parakeet - Available)
 | UPDATE: Hi, I`m Brenda, the yellow budgie in this picture. The blue budgie was my friend, Bluebell, who died a little while ago. So now I`m on my own.
We don`t know why people bring beautiful happy birds to the animal shelter. ... (read more)
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Bruno and Caesar (conure - Available)
 | Hi we`re Bruno and Caesar!
I`m Caesar the Mitred conure who was living on my own when Bruno was adopted from Mickaboo to be my friend. We`re best buddies now!
Hi I`m Bruno the Nanday Conure and sadly our adoptive dad ha... (read more)
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Bud (amazon - Available)
 | I came to Mickaboo after spending the last 20 years with a family that got me from a shelter. When I came to Mickaboo I wasn`t feeling well so my new mom took me to an avian vet. The vet drew blood and gave me a thorough exam. All my blood... (read more)
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Buddy (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Buddy and I am a 20 year old male Blue & Gold macaw with a big beautiful personality. While I am not a "touchy, feely" sort of guy my macaw charm will sweep you off of your feet! I have lived with Mickaboo before and found a ... (read more)
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Buddy (cockatiel - Available)
 | Updated 12/16/2010
Hi, I`m Buddy, a normal grey cockatiel. Like so many of the birds that Mickaboo takes in, I have not had an easy life. After spending my first 12 years in a garage, I was taken in by someone who saw how sad I was... (read more)
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Budget (parakeet - Available)
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Budgie babies (parakeet - Available)
 | Here`s the latest on the baby budgie bunch: Our budgie bunch has been renamed to Eenie, Meenie, Miny, Moe and Curly. Moe & Curly are the boys, and Eenie, Meenie and Miny are the girls. They have grown up as a flock-- which is to say the... (read more)
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Buster (amazon - Available)
 | Like many large parrots, I am living longer than my human family. My first owner passed away and now my second owner has moved into a nursing home. I was living in her empty house until her family asked Mickaboo to take me in. I am a lonel... (read more)
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Buster (cockatiel - Available)
 | Buster here. Don`t worry though, I`m not quite as tough as my name sounds. I`m a very dapper male pied cockatiel who came to Mickaboo from a shelter. So far in foster care I`m doing very well, and I`m all ready to be adopted! I get along we... (read more)
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Buzz (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Buzz the cockatiel. My previous human mom left me and my mate at a veterinary hospital after we had been attacked by a rat! Both of us had serious injuries and my mate didn`t survive. :-( I have a badly broken leg and had surgery to... (read more)
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C (amazon - Available)
 | Here I am, a beautiful red-lored amazon, quiet and sweet and waiting for a home. As soon as I arrived in my foster home from the shelter, I let someone scratch my head. Everything is still new after so much change. If you want to be my spec... (read more)
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Caleb (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Caleb. Mickaboo rescued me from a shelter where I was taken because I just wasn`t wanted anymore. Can you imagine! And I`m still a very young and handsome bird, too. Since I am still growing in my colored feathers and I`m not vocali... (read more)
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Cappy (amazon - Available)
 | If you want a bird to talk with you, you might have your hands full with me. I understand Spanish and speak English. I complain if you don`t talk with me as I get lonely and like to be around people. When I`m having a good day, I say "Cappy... (read more)
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Captain & JoJo (cockatiel - Available)
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Updated 12/16/2010
Hello, we`re Captain and JoJo, a couple of older lutino cockatiels. We had lived together in the same home for many years but our human companion recently had to move and couldn`t take us.
The Captain -- ... (read more)
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Carey (cockatiel - Available)
 | UPDATE 3/28/08: Carey went in for a re-check and his heart sounds great! He has lost some weight and checked out well overall. Carey is ready for adoption! Can you give this little boy a loving home to call his own? Oh, one more thing! ... (read more)
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Carol (parakeet - Available)
| Merry Christmas, one and all! I`ve been named Carol, for the season and for my foster mom`s grandmother. I`m happy for many reasons, but especially to be in a real home, in a warm place with toys and food and a kind lady who loves budgies... (read more)
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Cary (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Cary, a young male grey cockatiel. Like so many of Mickaboo`s birds I came from a home where I was cared for by well-intentioned people who didn`t know what a bird like me needs to stay strong, healthy and happy. I was kept in a tin... (read more)
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Casper (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi ho, Casper here. I was rescued from an aviary when my owner could no longer keep me, and taken to an animal shelter. I`m in pretty good shape, although I do have an abrasion on my cere -- that`s the patch of skin around my nostrils -- t... (read more)
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Cassidy (cockatoo - Available)
 | You are very lucky indeed. I, Cassidy, a friendly lesser sulpher crested cockatoo am available for adoption! Unfortunately my family of twenty years must give me up. Although I lived with them my entire life it is time to move on. My mom... (read more)
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Cassie (cockatoo - Available)
 | Hiya! Cassie girl here- my previous name was "Cozmo" but my foster mom says I am just too dainty of a girl for a zippy name like that! I like "Cassie"-it sounds more feminine- don`t you think? I`ve had another change in my life unfortun... (read more)
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Charlie (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Charlie and I am a 11 yr old Blue & Gold Macaw. My owner recently passed away and I am now in need of a permanent home. I am a good boy who loves to play and receive attention. I know how to talk and can say words like Hi, He... (read more)
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Charlie (amazon - Available)
 | I am a very handsome blue front amazon with a big blue patch on my forehead. One of my wings is injured so I can`t fly but that doesn`t mean I can`t have fun. I was recovered from a federal quarrantine station after someone tried to bring m... (read more)
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Charlie (parakeet - Available)
 | UPDATE: Charlie came to Mickaboo with a severe respiratory infection for which his owner could not afford vet care. He was rushed to a vet. Even with good care, Charlie almost died twice because he is very sensitive to most medications. ... (read more)
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Charlie and Santino (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello, We`re Charlie Brown White Socks and Santino. Charlie is a domesticated blue bar feral pigeon rescued by a For the Birds vet tech and Santino is a lovely red and white king/Carneau mix who was being sold for meat in a live food marke... (read more)
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Chestnut (conure - Available)
 | Chestnut is a sweet and especially CUTE little wild flock cherryhead. Chestnut is a brave little soul, recovering from the neurological disease, and slowly making progress.
Here is what her foster mom has to say about her:
She is ... (read more)
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Chico (cockatiel - Available)
 | Chico here! I`m a 3 year-old male cinnamon pied cockatiel with a distinctive grey mask on my face. I came to Mickaboo with a few plucked spots on my wings and sides, but I`m doing much better now! Since getting into foster care I`ve taken m... (read more)
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Cho cho (cockatoo - Available)
 | Hello there! Cho Cho here. Sadly, my elderly owner passed away not long ago. Unfortunately as cockatoos have a long life span this can be a common occurrence with feathered companions. I lived with his grand daughter for awhile, but cockato... (read more)
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Cloudy (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi I`m Cloudy. That`s me, the blue budgie on the left. Handsome, eh? That`s my friend Watts on the right. (You can read more about him by clicking on his photo on the Mickaboo website.) So, back to me - I had a bit of a rough time when I f... (read more)
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Coki and Sydney (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, we`re Coki and Sydney. Coki, on the left in the picture, is a female pied, and Sydney`s a male normal grey. Sydney and Chicken are brothers and were born in a re... (read more)
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Cookie, Mickey and Snowy (parakeet - Available)
 | We are three very, very special little budgies. You may wonder what it is that makes us so special. Well, I?ll tell you? our Mom loved us very much and believed that we were special. Not long ago she wrote an email to the Mickaboo folks ... (read more)
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Cooper (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Cooper, a 20 something Blue & Gold female macaw. I just joined Mickaboo after living a sparse existence with little interaction or exercise for the last 10 years. I lived outside in a chicken coop. Tonight, however, I am i... (read more)
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Cressey (parakeet - Available)
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Cyrus and Pia (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi there! We are Cyrus and Pia. A very cute pair of budgies waiting for a new home. We were surrendered to Mickaboo because unfortunately our owner passed away. We are very sad about that but we`ve got each other to lean on. We are you... (read more)
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Dandylion (parakeet - Pending Adoption)
 | UPDATE: Dandylion`s foster mom says they are making great progress in their finger sitting lessons. Dandy will sit on a finger to go back in his cage, and (most of the time) to come out of the cage. He never bites and he is a very friend... (read more)
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Danny Boy and Derek (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello from Danny Boy and Derek. That`s Danny with the yellow and green jacket and Derek wearing all white. Yes, we are both male but only one of us has a "Boy" on the end of his name. We were surrendered as a male-female couple -- the pet s... (read more)
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Dawn (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello! I was one of three baby king pigeons abandoned in Golden Gate Park in SF and rescued by a lovely family AND a pigeon rescuer who both happened to be in the park (it was Father`s Day). I`m sure the person who "set us free" there did... (read more)
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DeAnza (cockatiel - Available)
 | DeAnza here. I`m named after the street in San Jose where my veterinarian`s office is located. I just wish that I didn`t need to spend quite as much time there. I`ve been feeling under the weather for a while, ever since I was picked up fro... (read more)
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DeeBee (amazon - Available)
 | Did you know I whistle? I love to whistle. I`m quite a mellow bird for a blue front amazon. I get along with birds and people and I really, really like being with someone when they are home. If I like someone, they can scratch my head easil... (read more)
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Derby (bonded to Rascal) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Derby (formerly known as RG to the volunteers that rescued him) is a beautiful, healthy almost all-white male (?) Roller pigeon with striking dark brown eyes. He somehow wound up as a stray in Milpitas at the Silicon Valley Humane Society ... (read more)
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Dexter and Noodles (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Dexter and this is my buddy Noodles. I`m the lighter, cinnamon-colored guy on your right and Noodles is the pied. We`re about 10 years old and have been buddies for a long time. We`re just getting settled into foster care but so far... (read more)
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Diego (amazon - Available)
 | I am a beautiful blue-fronted amazon of 14 years. I come from a loving stable home where I was the only bird and very loved. My home had a beautiful garden where I spent a lot of time with my family.
My foster family says I`m the most ado... (read more)
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Diego (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello, my name is Diego. I was left at the night drop at a shelter, and was luckily rescued by some Mickaboo volunteers. I`m now settled into my foster home, and am best buds with my room mates Ruffian and Jaywalker http://mickaboo.org/our-... (read more)
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Dingo & Roo (cockatiel - Pending Adoption)
 | Update: 12/18/2010
Roo and Dingo here! The name Roo is short for "kangaroo", which of course is an Australian marsupial. Since a dingo is also a type of wild dog that lives in the outback, you could say that we`re a couple of Aust... (read more)
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Dobby (cockatiel - Available)
| I just got into foster care and am not feeling well enough to type much. Please check back soon for my story! ... (read more)
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Dove Flock of 10 (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello! We are a lovely flock of 10 doves. Some of us are cocoa brown, some are white and some are lovely pied mixes of both. We are healthy and happy and range in age from about 2 years old to only a couple of months. We can be adopted ... (read more)
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Duke (bonded with Tweety) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello- My name is Duke and I`ve had a very exciting young life! I`m a king pigeon that along with 2 others, was dumped in SF`s Golden Gate Park on Fathers` Day. I think the people that did it thought they were being nice but since we`re d... (read more)
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Edie (cockatiel - Available)
 | Edie here. The yellow scallops on my wings and head mean that I`m a pearled cockatiel, which in turn means that I`m a female. Male cockatiels may have a pearling, or opaline, gene, but something about the sex-linked recessive nature of this... (read more)
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Elgie (Lovebird - Available)
 | I`m Elgie. That`s "L.G." - short for "Little Girl" - although no one seems to know whether I`m really a girl. I AM really a sweetheart - at least everyone seems to agree on that much! No one knows where I came from either, but my appearance... (read more)
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Ellie (nonparrot - Available)
 | I`m a young king pigeon named Ellie after the SF street I was found on- Ellsworth. Luckily for me, a rescuer spotted me- this is how she tells it: "I came home late last night and found a beautiful king pigeon sitting amongst swirling gar... (read more)
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Elvis (nonparrot - Available)
 | Elvis is a cute young king pigeon that was found starving and at the mercy of predators out in the wilds of San Francisco. He got lucky and was taken to SFACC where, if it wasn`t for MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue, he`d have been euthanized... (read more)
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Emery (parakeet - Available)
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Espiranza and Pascual (nonparrot - Available)
 | My name is Espiranza comes from a Spanish word which means "hope." In French, the name Pascual means- Born on Easter, and despite missing one foot I fly and perch just fine. We are a pair of Gloster Corona Canaries and we would love to shar... (read more)
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Eva and Wall-E (parakeet - Available)
| Wall*E and Eve are victims of the economic downturn. These sweet, fairly young female budgies were about to be released into the wild (Eve couldn`t even fly!) by owners who had to move suddenly when they lost their home. A kindly neighbo... (read more)
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Felix (cockatiel - Available)
 | Update 12/16/2010
Felix is missing one leg and has crippled toes on the other foot. He is a sweet Special Needs guy who likes to sit on very low rope perches over a soft towel cushioned bottom tray. Felix already plays with his toy... (read more)
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Fletcher (conure - Available)
 | 10/14/09 Update.
So i just recently moved in with my new foster mom and its only been a few days but i feel right at home. I`m getting to know my new room mates and well i think i like him, hes a Nanday like me. Funny enough I`m the q... (read more)
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Flit (parakeet - Available)
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Flock-o-Forty (nonparrot - Available)
| It started out that 8 of us zebra finches were living together in a flight cage at a retirement home. Our keepers took good care of us. One day, one of our keepers decided it would be nice to have more of us. So she bought 3 male and 3 f... (read more)
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Flora (Lovebird - Available)
 | Hi, my name is Flora and if there was single a word to describe me it would be "fiesty!" I don`t get along with other birds in the same cage very well but I do get along with humans just fine. The Mickaboo people have been really nice in ... (read more)
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Fluffy (amazon - Available)
 | Here I am fresh out of an animal shelter. I got very anxious after something happened. Maybe it was losing my home, but whatever it was, I took it out on my feathers. A calm home with loving care will nurture me to a better life. If you ha... (read more)
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Fluffy (parakeet - Available)
 | Fluffy here. I`m a small, female budgerigar, or, as they call us in the pet industry, parakeet. When I say that I`m small, you might be thinking that, yes, of course I am, being a parakeet and all. Well, I`m a bit small even by parakeet sta... (read more)
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Francis (nonparrot - Available)
 | Francis (named after St. Francis) is a bird who was very UNlucky but who is now very LUCKY. She was one of a bunch of domestic king pigeons that was dumped by a heartless owner at a church parking lot. Francis, when she was dumped, was su... (read more)
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Frankie (cockatiel - Available)
 | Chirp! I`m Frankie, an adorable little girl, if I say so myself. A nice volunteer came and got me from San Jose Animal Services and brought me to her sunny home where I could sit out on the porch in my cage and enjoy some warmth and sunshin... (read more)
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Freckles (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hi -my name is Freckles and Elizabeth picked me up from the Peninsula
Humane Society and brought me to my new foster mom`s house Cheryl A`s. Anyway, I`ve been having polyuria (excessive urine) but they really couldn?t find anything wrong
wi... (read more)
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Fred and Ricky (parakeet - Available)
 | Ok, the way this happened is that Fred & Ethel were living together and so were Ricky & Lucy. But when spring arrived, Ethel and Lucy were laying eggs, so their foster mom separated them. So this is Fred & Ricky, two very handsome little... (read more)
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Fritz (conure - Available)
 | Hi there! I`m Fritz the sun conure. Aratinga solstitialis is my Latin species name, but, even if you can`t pronounce that (the second word always gets me), you can still tell what kind of bird I am by my rainbow of colors! Unlike mos... (read more)
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Fritz (cockatiel - Pending Adoption)
 | Hi, I`m Fritz the normal grey cockatiel. I was rescued with another cockatiel, Brutus, from a home where we didn`t get very good care. I have had plenty of time to get over that but am now mourning the loss of Brutus, who died recently. I`m... (read more)
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Frosty and Holly (lovebird - Available)
 | We`re Frosty and Holly, half of a mixed flock of Masked Lovebirds who flew in from lands unknown along with our compatriots, Tinker Bell and Peter Pan. Somehow we all wound up at an animal control facility. A man who worked there took pity ... (read more)
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Fuzz (conure - Available)
 | Hi! I`m a friendly and, if I do say so myself, pretty little bird. My name is Fuzz and I just recently came to a new home here with Mickaboo, which is suiting me fine. I`m getting to know my new foster dad, who`s pretty Ok in my book. I lik... (read more)
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Gandalf (cockatiel - Available)
 | Gandalf is a gentle, 6 or 7 year old female whiteface pearly pied. She comes
from a loving home, that has owned and cared for her all her life. She was
fed a healthy diet of Harrisons pellets with veggies and some seeds, and
even started on... (read more)
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Gem (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi! I`m Gem -- that`s me in the picture with my eyes closed. I`m not used to flashing lights. My buddy, Pilot, is right beside me. And my friend Treasure is around here somewhere. We`re three young, happy budgies. Would you believe th... (read more)
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Georgi (parakeet - Available)
 | I am Georgi, an older, distinguished and dignified gentleman budgie. I have had it pretty rough until a nice lady from Mickaboo came and saved me and my friend Oscar. We were living in a garage in a filthy cage and I had contacted a nasty ... (read more)
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Geranimo (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Geranimo and I am a bit of an older macaw. I was surrendered with Peetee the Amazon. I lived in an abandoned building for many years prior to coming to Mickaboo. I have settled into my foster home and I am learning how to eat... (read more)
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Ginger (conure - Available)
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Giselle (nonparrot - Available)
 | Giselle, named after the model because s/he is so beautiful and graceful and long-necked, is a beautiful reddish-bluish racing pigeon who got sick and lost on his first flight and ended up unwanted at the SFACC shelter. MickaCoo took him in... (read more)
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Gobble (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Gobble and I`m a big, handsome king pigeon looking for a queen and a castle. I was found starved and pitiful late one night crouched by a street curb in SF and lived in a home for awhile. I even wore pants! Then I was ... (read more)
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Gough (conure - Available)
 | Gough came into SFACC with severe neurological issues. Gough is still receiving supportive care at this time and is not yet available for adoption. ... (read more)
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Grover (poicephalus - Available)
 | Grover here. I`m a Senegal parrot, probably female (that`s what they say, but so far only I know for sure). I came to Mickaboo when my previous human owner came upon some hard times and couldn`t keep me. It`s just as well for me, though. I ... (read more)
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Gypsy (macaw - Available)
 | Gypsy is a young female who was the spotlight of the family for 3 years of her life. Recently the family had a baby and feared that Gypsy would be a threat to their new addition. They decided surrendering her would be in her best interest. ... (read more)
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Happy & Feathers (conure - Available)
 | We`re Happy and Feathers, a matched set of Green Cheek Conures looking for a new home. Our former home really loved us a lot, and took excellent care of us, but the mom was super-afraid and just try as she might, she couldn`t get past that... (read more)
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Harley & Davidson (cockatiel - Available)
 | Update 12/18/2010: Harley & Davidson are such good friends! if one or the other is taken out of the cage or out of the room, the other throws a fit at the notion of separation. Yet, together, like a little married couple, they bicker som... (read more)
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Harry and Sally (parakeet - Available)
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Heidi (cockatoo - Pending Adoption)
 | I`m a sweet, "young at heart" little gal of 28 years of age. "She`s so tiny"! is what most people exclaim when they see me. I guess I am rather petite for a lesser sulpher crest and oooooh so cute!. I lived with my Daddy for all my life ... (read more)
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Holidays (parakeet - Available)
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UPDATE 5/31/10: I`m very sorry to have to tell everyone this, but one of the holidays, Shamrock, died unexpectedly. She did not have a disease, but was eating the dirt in the birds` pot of wheatgrass. Sometimes birds do eat things that ... (read more)
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Houdini (cockatoo - Available)
 | Hello, I`m Houdini, a goffin cockatoo, I am smart, quirky, and great at entertaining myself! Goffins are one of the smallest birds in the cockatoo family. But I am every bit as smart as a bigger cockatoo - I am sure of it! In fact, Goffin`s... (read more)
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Hyde (conure - Available)
 | I am a conure from San Francisco wild flock. I was brought in with Powell, but after over two years of partnership, he left me for another conure! Now he and his new partner have a firm "no-Hyde" policy and I really need a buddy.
I`m sti... (read more)
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Indiana (conure - Available)
 | Indiana is a baby wild parrot of Telegraph Hill who came to Mickaboo having crashed into a building. She isn`t too sure about humans unless they come bearing treats -- then she`s happy to step up onto your hand. Indy is relatively quiet a... (read more)
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Iris (cockatiel - Available)
 | Howdy! My name is Iris, as in Iris Dement the folk singer, and I`m a female pearl cockatiel. I hail from Santa Cruz, where I was in a cage with lots of other cockatiels who picked on me because they considered me a wallflower. After my form... (read more)
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Irving (conure - Available)
 | Irving was a fledgling brought in late in
the season (December 2009) with nothing seriously wrong. He`s still a bit skittish of people, but is truly adorable, healthy and available for adoption with his best friend, Anza.
Irving ... (read more)
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Isaac and Isabella (parakeet - Available)
 | These two very dignified English budgies did not feel that they could grant an interview but they said we could tell everyone who they are. This is Isaac and Isabella, named for two famous British scientists, Isaac Newton and Isabella Bird... (read more)
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Izumi (parakeet - Available)
 | I`m a bit of a mystery girl. The Mickaboo folks don`t know too much about where I came from, so I`ll keep it a secret for now. I was pretty confused and scared when I got to my current foster home, and just sat around for a few days and tuc... (read more)
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Jack (macaw - Pending Adoption)
 | Little is known about Jack`s past; he was found flying around and turned into the animal shelter. And although we can only guess how much he traveled before, once Mickaboo bailed him out the shelter, he had to practically travel cross-count... (read more)
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Jacob (cockatiel - Pending Adoption)
 | Hi! Jacob (nee Bart , Scooter) here. Well, it seems the BART train system is not Cockatiel friendly, at least not the station in Daly City. I mean, I`m less than 10" tall, how am I supposed to reach the ticket machine? Anyway, after wand... (read more)
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Jake (africangrey - Available)
| Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Jake (amazon - Available)
 | I am Jake (insert welcoming trumpet sounds here). I am a Mealy Amazon and I am simply HUGE! (Not to mention GORGEOUS!) I came to Mickaboo from a shelter because my last owner got too old to take proper care of me.
I am 15 year... (read more)
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Jake (eclectus - Available)
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JJ (macaw - Available)
 | JJ is a great bird. Quiet as Macaw`s go. He seems more partial to women even though a gentleman was his first love. He is almost ready to step up and has on a few occasions done so but it has to be his idea. He will do almost anything fo... (read more)
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Joey (bonded with Sunny) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Joey is a very cute white homer who got injured in a storm and was rescued in Half Moon Bay. He`s made a good recovery but, because of a fused elbow joint, can`t open his wing nor fly. But he still tries and sometimes, when he jumps up to... (read more)
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Johnny (amazon - Available)
 | I just moved to Mickaboo and I`m enjoying my stay. I stepped up nicely for my foster mom on my first day. One of my favorite activities is walking around on the floor. I`m a quiet bird and make quiet peeping noises. My photo will be up in a... (read more)
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Jonesy (cockatiel - Available)
| I`m Jonesy, a female pearled cockatiel. I was rescued from a private aviary in Santa Cruz along with Arnold, read more)
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Jonquil, Parker and Hawthorne (parakeet - Available)
 | We`re not sure exactly what to think about our world these days. It`s certainly been a whirlwind few weeks. We were part of a small community of budgies in a mixed-bird aviary. There were just four of us budgies, two couples. Then someo... (read more)
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Josh (cockatoo - Available)
 | I`m Josh- an adult male moluccan cockatoo. I was someone`s feathered companion before I became a breeder bird for seventeen years. Sadly, I was not allowed to get out of my cage for many of those years either.. I really like people and want... (read more)
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Julia (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello! I`m Julia, a lutino cockatiel who came to Mickaboo along with Rose. We were rescued together from an aviary where we had been used as breeders. As you can see... (read more)
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Junebug (cockatiel - Available)
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Justice (cockatiel - Available)
 | Justice here. I`m a male normal grey who was found sick outdoors in San Jose.
Now that I`ve recovered, I`m a strong flyer even with clipped wings. I`m not hand tame
and may never be. I like to be around other `tiels and would love an indoo... (read more)
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Kabuki (macaw - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Kabuki, an 18-year old Blue & Gold Macaw lady with lots of personality and a fun-loving nature. Up `til now I`ve been lucky enough to live with one family for my entire life, but now because of the bad economy they are losing their ... (read more)
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Kailua (africangrey - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Kaz (cockatoo - Available)
 | Flying free.. I know how that feels. I went on a fly -a- bout not long ago. At first it was fun zipping in and out of the trees. However, then it got dark and I didn`t have the safety of my cage or my bowls of food and water and I got reall... (read more)
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Keoki (africangrey - Available)
 | Story coming soon!... (read more)
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Kim (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Kim, for Kim Cleijsters, the Belgian tennis star. I was brought into Mickaboo during the U.S. Open tennis tournament, and I`m very excited to be here. Admittedly, I`m also a little scared because there is so much change go... (read more)
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King (macaw - Available)
 | Hello! My name is King
but you may call me
"Your Majesty". I am
a noble Scarlet macaw
who has seen some tough
times. My cockatoo buddy and I were confiscated by a humane
society due to neglectful conditions in our former home. Now
thanks... (read more)
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Kobe (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Kobe, and I`m a sweet, intelligent Blue & Gold macaw hatched November 2000 - which means I`m very young and impressionable and have many years ahead of me to love and learn new tricks. I`ve been well loved, but my former... (read more)
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Krewe (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi, I`m the newest Holiday (see the picture and description of them - they`re on the website too! My name is Krewe - do you know which holiday I represent? I was very sick at my last home, and my friend, another budgie, also was sick and ... (read more)
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Lancelot & Guinevere (cockatiel - Available)
 | Lancelot and Guinivere here. Lance is a pied white-faced cockatiel and Guine is a normal white-faced cockatiel with grey cheeks. In simpler terms, we`re a couple of very attractive grey and white `tiels who are looking for a home. Mickaboo... (read more)
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Lars (cockatiel - Available)
| I`m Lars, a lutino cockatiel. I was rescued from a private aviary in Santa Cruz along with Arnold, read more)
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Lemon Drop (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello my name is Lemon Drop. I got lost and was trying to find my way in San Jose when a nice Animal Control Officer came to my rescue. My foster home is lovely, but I would love to brighten up your house and find a forever home.... (read more)
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Lenny (bonded with Paco) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Lena is a healthy male king pigeon and he just loves to play in the mirror and is a gentle and sweet birds. He demonstrated his gentleness when he was hanging out with a (MUCH smaller) dove that would visit him in the aviary. He is a lovel... (read more)
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Leona (cockatiel - Available)
 | UPDATE: We hope no one out there thinks that this pretty little girl`s name means she`s growly! Sweet Leona is the gentlest of fluffy yellow cockatiels. She loves head rubs so much, she`ll happily sit on a human perch as long as they wil... (read more)
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Lewis and Patches (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi there. We`re Lewis and Patches, two very special boys. Someone used to call me `Lucifer," but my foster mom thought that was silly so she renamed me Lewis. We live in a little flock with several other budgies but only have eyes for each... (read more)
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Linus (conure - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Linus and I`m proof you CAN judge a book by its cover. I look like a little fireball and I act like one, too. I have tons of energy and, if you give me a toy I like, I`ll turn into a little blur of color as I play with it.
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Lollipop (amazon - Available)
 | I am a cute and goofy Amazon who wants to make myself right at home at your place. For some reason, my first family couldn`t provide for me any more. They asked an acquaintance to take me to the county animal shelter with only one bit of ... (read more)
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Lollipop (nonparrot - Available)
 | Lollipop is a lovely brown on white king pigeon youngster who was dumped/"set free" at Golden Gate Park and almost died hiding in the reeds of the lake until she and her sibling Picasso were rescued by SF Animal Care & Control officers on 1... (read more)
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Lottie Lou (conure - Available)
 | Lottie Lou was a lost bird who immediately flew to a nice woman on a hot summer day in August 2009. Thinking she was a boy, her finder named her Leo, since Leo is the astrological sign for that month; but, a DNA test revealed her to be ...... (read more)
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Louie (amazon - Pending Adoption)
 | Hi, my name is Louie and I am ten years old. From what my foster mom says, I am an awesome bird! My original mom had to give me up due to health reasons (hers, not mine)and so I went to live at the shelter. Santa must have been looking out ... (read more)
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Lucia (bonded with Pierre) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello- My name is Lucia and I am a very lovely little dove that was not supposed to be here. I`m an "oops baby" that hatched from an uncollected egg on 4/21/09 and, even though I was unplanned, I have always been much loved. I`m snow whi... (read more)
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Lucie (macaw - Available)
 | I am Lucie! I am a eight year young greenwing macaw. I came to Mickaboo when my human parents could no longer provide me the attention that I need to stay healthy. You may have noticed that I am a little on the naked side. I started picking... (read more)
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Lucky (cockatiel - Available)
 | Lucky here. Yes, my name is an adjective, but it`s one that accurately describes me! I was found outdoors by a wildlife rehabilitator and brought directly to a Mickaboo foster home. I seem healthy, I love to sing, and I am learning to try n... (read more)
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Lucky & Max (ringneck - Pending Adoption)
 | Story coming soon!... (read more)
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Lucy (cockatoo - Available)
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Lulu & Tetsu (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, we`re Lulu the white-faced and Tetsu the normal grey. We`re a boy-girl pair and plan on staying together, so you can`t adopt one of us without the other. Who says monogamy is a thing of the past! Lulu is about nine years old and Tetsu a... (read more)
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Lupita (nonparrot - Available)
 | Lupita was the youngest of the 15 pigeons that were rescued from the Our Lady of Peace Church parking lot in SJ where they were dumped by a cruel and irresponsible owner. Lupita arrived sick with canker and pigeon pox and has had a lot of ... (read more)
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Lyon (conure - Available)
 | Lyon is an adult who came in with slight neurological symptoms. He is doing very well, and is available for adoption into a home that can work with his physical rehabilitation. ... (read more)
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MacKenzie (nonparrot - Available)
 | MacKenzie is a lovely, unbanded racing pigeon that was found as an injured stray and surrendered to SJACS. MacKenzie is an unusual color called almond in an agate pattern. We`re not sure yet if MacKenzie is a he or a she but for sure MacK... (read more)
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Macy Gray and Baby Doll (cockatiel - Available)
 | 12/13/2010 Update
Macy Gray and Baby Doll are very bonded to each other. Both are doing fine and meds have been finished for several weeks. Baby Doll is blind in his left eye,
otherwise they are healty and happy birds. Very tame... (read more)
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Major (conure - Available)
 | Hello, Major the Nanday conure here. My species is also known as the black hooded parakeet, and our scientific name is Nandayus nenday. There`s some debate among taxonomists about whether we Nandays should be categorized with the ... (read more)
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Mardy (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello, everyone! My name is Mardy and I`m happy to be here. I just moved from an animal shelter, where I had been living for a week or so. Nice people, but kind of a noisy place. Since nobody here knows my name, I have a new name -- aft... (read more)
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Marie (cockatiel - Available)
| I`m Marie, a normal grey cockatiel. I was rescued from a private aviary in Santa Cruz along with Arnold, read more)
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Matcha (conure - Available)
 | Hey there! My name is Matcha, like the powdered green tea. I`m a nanday conure who came into a shelter this June, so my history is a mystery. Mickaboo got me out and now I`m relaxing in my new foster home. My foster mom says that I`m a tota... (read more)
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Matey (parakeet - Pending Adoption)
 | Ahem...what`s that you say? Why no, I`m not sleeping - I`m very much awake and ready to play thank you very much. I just have so many feathers on my face that they sometimes cover up my eyes and make it look like I`m napping. But, you se... (read more)
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Max (macaw - Available)
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Megha (ringneck - Available)
 | Hi there! I am Megha (pronounced as "may-gha"). I came to Mickaboo from a shelter, so not much is known about my past. I am quite plucked and missing all my tail feathers. With some medical attention and proper diet, I am slowly starting to... (read more)
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Merry and Bright (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello and happy new year! We came to Mickaboo right after the Christmas season, like our neighbors, the Holidays. So our foster mom named us Merry and Bright. Bright is the white powder puff and Merry is the blue budgie. We are mostly E... (read more)
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Miles & Macy (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello, Our names are Miles on the left and Macy on the right. We were lost, hungry and down on our luck until we were picked up by San Jose Animal Control Center. Soon we were transferred to stay with our Foster Mom where we met each othe... (read more)
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Mina (cockatoo - Available)
| Hi there...my name is Jasmina, or Mina for short. I`m a sweet-at-heart little Goffin`s cockatoo, and I`m 4 years old. I`ve lived with just one family most of my life, ever since they brought me home from a pet store. They love me very much ... (read more)
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Mini (nonparrot - Pending Adoption)
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Mirabelle (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello- My name is Mirabelle and I`m an adult king pigeon that was found as a hungry, lost stray in the streets of SF on 2/13. And I have an old injury to my left eye which didn`t help me out in the world. I got lucky though and brought in... (read more)
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Miss Scarlett (africangrey - Available)
| Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Misty and Dali (Lovebird - Available)
 | Dali`s life is the story of why Mickaboo exists. The little peach-faced lovebird was bought as a pet for some grandchildren who didn`t really care about him - a sad but familiar tale. The truth is, even when they are loved at first, birds g... (read more)
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Moe (poicephalus - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Moe, a sweet little 4 1/2 year old Meyer`s parrot whose latest owner did not understand how to take care of birds. She did a lot of things that really scared me and then thought it was my fault for not behaving like she thought I s... (read more)
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Mogie (nonparrot - Available)
 | Mogie is remarkable! S/he (?) is a king pigeon that, along with more than 20 of his flockmates, was dumped at a church. Local predators quickly zeroed in on the helpless flock of domestic birds and Mogie was attacked by a hawk and terribly... (read more)
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Mona (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello, I`m Mona and, as you can see I`m a gorgeous white and yellow lutino cockatiel. Nobody knows how old I am and since I am a lady I`m not divulging that information! Mickaboo thinks that I am probably under five years old though, so I h... (read more)
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Mozambeak (Lovebird - Available)
 | Hey there! I`m Moe-that`s short for Mozambeak. I`m an older lovebird in need of a new home. My first mom got me when she was ten- but she`s real busy now so she thought it would be better if I found a place where I`d get more attention. I`... (read more)
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Mr. Happy & Mr. Chewy (cockatiel - Available)
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Mystery (nonparrot - Available)
 | I am a young golden canary that came to Mickaboo as part of a mystery, hence my name! Mickaboo doesn`t know where I came from, but someone who was supposed to bring them a surrendered canary decided to secretly take him away, and brought m... (read more)
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Nick and Nora (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, we`re Nora (in front) and Nick, a pair of slightly pied grey tiels. As you can see, we look like normal greys except that our faces are more a bit more interesting. We were left at an avian veterinarian`s office in the South Bay, appare... (read more)
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Nieve (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Nieve (pronounced Nee ey vey) and it is Spanish for snow. I am a VERY lucky young king pigeon. Somebody had put me out in the big wild world all by myself (I`m a domestic bird without survival skills!) and I was scared ... (read more)
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Oscar (amazon - Available)
 | There I was, living the good life with my mom for a good 17 years when aging made her forget who I was. Then some people came to take care of me and eventually sent me to Mickaboo where I could have regular company and get to meet other bi... (read more)
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Otis and Daphne (cockatiel - Available)
 | Otis and Daphne here. We were rescued from a shelter so nobody knows much about our past. Otis is the handsome normal grey and Daphne is the pretty lutino. As you can see, our heads are partially plucked, but we are not actively plucking ou... (read more)
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Paco (amazon - Available)
| I am a sweet blue front amazon and I talk. There is lots of blue on my face and on both sides of my beak. A special cage that makes it easy to walk around it is important. I can`t grasp things with my left foot but I can put weight on it. M... (read more)
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Paco (conure - Available)
 | Hi there! I`m Paco, a cherryhead conure. I`m about 19 years old and am an indepednetn sort of fellow. I like to play on my own, but I`m also happy to sit on a shoulder and hang out - just don`t ask me to step up onto your hands to get me... (read more)
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Paco (bonded with Lenny) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Paco is a very social and curious king pigeon. If she were human, she might be a detective or secret agent. She has come a long way in a short time after being rescued from a church parking lot. Paco has really learned to trust human bei... (read more)
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Pancho (macaw - Available)
 | Hi my name is Pancho. I am a Harlequin Macaw. I am one of the unique macaws that Mickaboo has. My mom was Blue and Gold Macaw and my dad was a Green-Winged Macaw. My owner recently surrendered me to Mickaboo with my cockatoo buddy named Pal... (read more)
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Pancho, Lucy, Nick (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello, Everyone! We`re Pancho, Lucy, Nick, and a mystery budgie. Pancho is blue, Lucy is yellow, and Nick is green. There`s a lot of green budgies in our flock and while we don`t have any trouble remembering who is who, sometimes our fos... (read more)
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Parmesan (parakeet - Available)
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Parnassus (conure - Available)
| Parnassus came into SFACC with a broken wing. He is an adult, who is exceptionally skittish as a result of having been wild for so many years. He needs a gentle touch, and is available for adoption. ... (read more)
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Parry (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Parry, a 27+ year old Blue & Gold female macaw. My former caretaker had me for 27 years and I was an adult when he obtained me. It is believed that I am a wild caught bird from Boliva. My owner and I
had a great relation... (read more)
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Patsy & Thumper (cockatiel - Available)
 | We`d like to introduce ourselves - we are Patsy and Thumper, both nine years old, and we`re a bonded male/female pair. This may confuse you somewhat but Thumper, that`s me, is a female and Patsy is a male. Now, of course our owners didn`t k... (read more)
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Peaches (cockatoo - Available)
 | Yes, it`s true. I was forced to live in a garage. I`m Peaches and I was found living in an auto body paint garage with fumes everywhere. It`s a miracle I survived! Those fumes are dangerous to a bird. My person had actually paid eighteen hu... (read more)
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Peep & Twitter (lovebird - Available)
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Hi, Peep and Twitter Here.
We`re just a couple of happy Black Masked Love Birds who just love life! Just about a month ago we weren`t lovin` life too much because we were in a shelter and they couldn`t keep us much longer so ou... (read more)
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Peetee (amazon - Available)
 | I am 22 years old and I talk and whistle. My feathers are so beautiful. Geronimo the blue and gold macaw and I have been roommates for a long time. My family has to sell the building I live in so we`re both living in a Mickaboo foster home... (read more)
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Pepper (parakeet - Available)
 | I`m Pepper and my foster mom says I`m super handsome and make the cutest sounds ever. I have an easy going temperament and I have gotten along with all the birdies I`ve shared my cage with. I`m happy and my favorite pass time is singing ... (read more)
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Peppermint (bonded to Sparkle) (nonparrot - Available)
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9/14/10 UPDATE: Peppermint has mad a great recovery and is a very big and hale and hearty king pigeon. His early injuries prevent him from being able to fly but, as long as he ledges that he can use to jump up and down, he gets around. ... (read more)
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Peridot and Sunny (parakeet - Available)
 | Peridot and Sunny are 3 and 4 year old budgies (picture only shows Peridot) both of whom are friendly and social with humans and each other. Peridot will sit on your hand, if you are holding a treat! Sunny is a little shyer. They wboth en... (read more)
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Petey (amazon - Available)
 | Petey here. I`m a blue- fronted Amazon, probably about 5 years old. My foster mom thinks that I`m a male. I`ve only been in foster care for about two and a half weeks after coming from a shelter in San Francisco.
So far I am doing v... (read more)
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Petre (conure - Available)
 | Hi, Petre here. I`m a friendly little guy who`s been in search of a forever home. A few years ago I flew onto a boy`s shoulder and his mom took me into their family. But now, they`re moving and can`t keep me. So I`m looking again for a fa... (read more)
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Picasso (nonparrot - Available)
 | Picasso is a young king pigeon with very handsome dark markings on his white feathers as well as some green paint that somebody thought he needed but he didn`t. Picasso (who will molt out the green feathers in a couple of months) and his s... (read more)
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Pierre (bonded with Lucia) (nonparrot - Available)
 | 10/28/10 UPDATE: Pierre has been through a great deal but is doing really well. He has had two surgeries to correct his splayed leg and he has been widowed when his beloved Piper died from complications after her surgery to correct missha... (read more)
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Pippie (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello my name is Pippie ( Homer) mate of Price.We came to Mickacoo as very scared and hungry babies until we were taken in by the S.F. Animal Control Center and picked up by MickaCoo. Soon we were transferred to stay with my foster Mom in ... (read more)
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Pippin (parakeet - Available)
 | We know Pippin is not really the color of green apples (he`s more like the color of Jujubes!). But Pippin is a good name for a budgie, and this Pippin is a very budgie-type budgie. He`s lively and curious and bright eyed. He wants to pl... (read more)
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Pixley and Clipper (conure - Available)
 | Clipper and Pixley are cherryheads from the SF wild parrots of Telegraph hill. Each of them came to Mickaboo with injuries that have been treated. Pixley is now very active, climbing around, flapping her wings, and playing with toys. Bot... (read more)
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Pogo (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi, I was told to mind my manners, so I`m just sitting here being good. Most of the time I like to zip around at top speed, playing with toys and enjoying myself. I had a dreadful sickness that caused me to get very mad at my toes, so I ... (read more)
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Polly (macaw - Available)
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Poppy (nonparrot - Available)
 | Tweet! I`m a gorgeous orange canary with yellow and a bit of brown. I am sweet and will be a sunny part of your life. My past is relatively unknown... I just woke up one day and found myself in a cage in the shelter. Can you please adop... (read more)
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Porsche (amazon - Available)
 | Update 9.05.09: I am starting to chew on the toys in my cage. I`m still shy and reluctant to take any treats from fingers. Faces are fine and I will accept a few toe kisses. Men are special and I enjoy having one in the room with me. I enj... (read more)
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Price (nonparrot - Available)
 | I am part of a pair, my mate is Pippie. We were very scared and hungry babies until we were taken in by the S.F. Animal Control Center, then picked up by Mickacoo. Soon we were transfered to our foster mom who put us in an outdoor aviary ... (read more)
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Prince (amazon - Available)
 | Update: 12/27/09
I live for my wooden toys. My days are spent launching attacks on hanging toys. This includes growling, squawking and generally playful sounds while I tear them apart piece by piece. I love to untie rope knots and chew on c... (read more)
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Puffin (cockatiel - Available)
 | Puffin is named for the Arctic Puffin character in the movie ELF. She is extremely sweet, loves to be out of her cage and loves to eat with you. She takes a bit to warm up to new people and likes to do it at her own pace. She prefers being ... (read more)
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Rascal (bonded to Derby) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Rascal is a very clever and beautiful Roller pigeon with fancy, feathered feet and a sassy sweetness that is very charming. She was raised indoors as a cherished pet and surrendered to MickaCoo because of family illness. While with MickaC... (read more)
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Raspberry (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello- My name is Raspberry and I`m a homing pigeon. I was attacked and hurt by a hawk but somehow I got away and was taken to the SJ animal shelter but then I was going to be euthanized if a rescue couldn`t help me! Luckily, I was picked... (read more)
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Rex (bonded to Sam) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Rex and I`m an adolescent king pigeon. First I was at the SFACC shelter but, on 2/8, when I was only 6 weeks old, I ran out of time and MickaCoo was too full to take me in. Lucky for me the Marin Humane Society took me ... (read more)
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Ricardo (amazon - Available)
 | Hi, this is Ricardo. I talk and love new adventures. Hi I am Ricardo! I am a beautiful blue front amazon. I was with the same person for the first 18 years of my life. I even went to Chico State with her! But things changed and she didn`t h... (read more)
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Ricky (amazon - Available)
 | Hey there! Have you ever heard of a mealy amazon? That`s ME!!! I am a big and HAPPY bird! My name is Ricky and I like to sing, "love with you, love with you, Ricky, Ricky, Ricky, I`m in LOVE with you!" (think 1940`s theatre music).
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Rico Suavé (conure - Available)
 | Update: I have had some recent changes with my feet and now require platforms and a lower wider cage to be in. I am at high risk for a fall and a high cage could re-ingure my foot. My name is Rico and I am one lucky guy.
Mickaboo... (read more)
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Rinky Dink (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi! Pleased to meetcha! Rinky Dink here! I know sometimes that name means cheap or tiny, but this time it means very cute! I am a bright sunny yellow boy budgie, cute as a button, and as much fun to watch as a carousel pony. Budgies ar... (read more)
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Rocky (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Rocky the grey cockatiel. In case you`re wondering, I am not named after the boxer who was Sylvester Stallone`s alter ego, nor am I named after Rocky the flying squirrel from the satirical cold war era cartoon. No such luck, alas. M... (read more)
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Rojo (conure - Available)
 | Updated: 2/2007
Rojo is a cranky old guy. Low key personality. He likes his Roudybush, toast (Alvarado Street breads esp.), Fuji apples and of course the occasional walnut, almond, seed treats. He isn`t too tolerant of the other birds... (read more)
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Romy & Dixie (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello! We are Romy & Dixie; a beautiful pair of cockatiels. I (Romy) am 9 years old and my lady love, Dixie, is 15 years old. We will step up when we feel like it but don`t really like to be touched. We are on a great diet of pellets, s... (read more)
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Rookie (africangrey - Available)
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Rooster (cockatoo - Available)
 | May I introduce myself? I`m Rooster, a cockatoo with a very sad story to share. When my owner was told that pets weren`t allowed in the motel where they were ensconced, she rolled me right out, cage and all, to the dumpster and left me ... (read more)
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Rose (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello! I`m Rose, a lutino cockatiel who came to Mickaboo along with Julia. We were rescued together from an aviary where we had been used as breeders. As you can see... (read more)
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Rowan (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Rowan. I came to Mickaboo from a South Bay shelter because I wasn`t doing very well there. After Mickaboo took me in and got me to a vet, we found that I had pneumonia, possible metal poisoning, and multiple infections of the sinuse... (read more)
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Roxy (cockatoo - Available)
 | I`m a big handsome boy of nearly nine years of age. That`s just a teenage boy in term of cockatoo years. We live to be over 50 years old if we are well taken care of. My name s Roxy but I also like to be called Rock. I say, "Hi Roxy" an... (read more)
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Sadie and Carter (parakeet - Available)
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Saffron (bonded with Ariel) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello. I`m an adult king pigeon and my name is Saffron. I was found wandering around as a stray on 4/25 and, after a couple of weeks at SFACC, MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue took me into foster care. They didn`t really have room but I nee... (read more)
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Sam (parakeet - Pending Adoption)
| Sam here. I`m a young male budgie, who, like most Mickaboo birds, has an interesting story about how I got here. I was previously kept by a magician who used me in his stage show. He used to take me to and from gigs in a paper sack along wi... (read more)
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Sam (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Sam. Being a baby budgie in the wild world is pretty scary, y`know? Even the wilds of Berkeley! But I`m in a nice place now...I think. They feed me good stuff, and it`s warm here, and there are people who haven`t tried to eat me... (read more)
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Sam (bonded to Rex) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hi there. I`m Sam! I`m a feral pigeon that suffered a serious head trauma but, lucky for me, a really nice lady took me in and cared for me until I could recover. I`m blind in one eye as a result and, while I can still fly with precision (... (read more)
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Sammie (cockatiel - Pending Adoption)
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Sammy & Cassie (nonparrot - Available)
 | Sammy was a lonesome dove living all alone in a small cage in a dark room when his person surrendered him to MickaCoo. Once at his new foster home, he blossomed and did his best to make friends with all his fellow fosters, despite the fact... (read more)
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Sandy (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Sandy, one of many cockatiels that Mickaboo has taken in from shelters recently. I have some medical issues to overcome before I can be adopted, but I`m beginning to feel better in my Mickaboo foster home. Check back soon to see how... (read more)
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Santiago (amazon - Available)
 | Hello there! I`m Santiago, a very handsome Blue-Fronted Amazon. (Aren`t I?) Ripe ol` 19 1/2 years old. I came to Mickaboo on Christmas Eve. 2007, a very sad boy since my owner had passed away 3 years before, and her husband didn`t inte... (read more)
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Santiago (conure - Available)
 | Santiago is a wild parrot of Telegraph Hill who came into Mickaboo with early-stage neurological problems. After veterinary treatment, he`s almost completely healed; sometimes he has trouble aiming for a treat in your hand, and gets around... (read more)
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Sarah (cockatoo - Pending Adoption)
 | Little Miss Sarah here. I love to say my name sweetly over and over again. "Hi Sarah!" I`ll bat my eyes and look at you adoringly if you are a man. Women- I prefer to have nothing to do with them! To me they are competition. My Dad d... (read more)
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Scout (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Scout and I am a young and very clever king pigeon. Somehow, I was released from or escaped the butcher (we`re bred for meat and sold in live food markets at the age of 4 weeks old) and then, miraculously, I survived out ... (read more)
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Shadow & Sunshine (cockatiel - Available)
 | Update 5/28/09: Hi, my name is Shadow, and this pretty girl is Sunshine. We are a very handsome, bonded pair. We were adopted from Mickaboo into a very nice family a couple of years ago, but due to unfortunate circumstances beyond anyone`s... (read more)
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Shazaam (parakeet - Available)
 | My name is Shazaam. I think that means "Budgie who can open cage doors" because my foster mom started calling me that about the third time she caught me flying around the upstairs. Sheesh! It was boorrrring in that cage. Now I live with... (read more)
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Shelley (parakeet - Available)
 | Here`s a picture of Shelley - if you look closely you can see where her stitches were. She had a large lump there before. It was something like a cyst - a big blob of fatty tissue. It isn`t as serious as a tumor, but budgies get them som... (read more)
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Shika (cockatoo - Available)
 | Lil Miss Shika here. I am such a VERY happy umbrella cockatoo girl
now. Oh, my goodness! You can`t possibly imagine the horror I just
lived through. I was rescued from the most disgusting place you could
ever think of. The excrement in my... (read more)
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Sienna (cockatiel - Available)
 | Sienna here. I was found outdoors in San Francisco`s North Beach neighborhood. Actually i flew on to somebody`s patio there. I have had a bit of a cough and haven`t been feeling too well -- let`s just say that the sea breeze and crisp autum... (read more)
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Simon (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Simon, a young, male parakeet. I came to Mickaboo because, just a few months after purchasing me in a pet store, my human companion decided that he didn`t want me anymore. Hmph. It`s OK though, I can get along fine without him.
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Sirius (cockatiel - Available)
 | Sirius here. I`m named after the brightest star in the night skies, and my name`s an allusion to the brilliant yellow-white glow of my lutino-pearl plumage. I haven`t always shined this brightly, though. Before coming to Mickaboo I was lost... (read more)
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Sky (amazon - Available)
 | Hello, my name is Sky! My temporary daddy picked that name for me because I have a nice blue patch on my nose, like all Blue Fronted Amazons do, but he had the feeling that I was pretty special.. I was brought to the shelter as a "stray"... (read more)
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Soho (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello- My name is Soho and I`m a baby king pigeon that was found wandering around scared, lost and sick at 7th & Irwin Street. I got lucky and somebody took me to SFACC where I was at least warm and fed and protected from predators but I ... (read more)
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Spanky (conure - Available)
 | Spanky is a sweet, older green-cheek conure whose owner had to relinquish him because of changed life circumstances. We don`t know his exact age or gender ("he" has never laid an egg, though!). Spanky lived for 16 years with his former owne... (read more)
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Sparkle (bonded to Peppermint) (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Sparkle and I`m a lovely king pigeon that was found, starved and weak and fending for myself, in a San Francisco park. The nice family that found me took great care of me and I`m healthy and strong now and ready for adop... (read more)
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Sparrow (parakeet - Available)
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Sprinkle, Fluffy, and Lemon (parakeet - Available)
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Sprite (cockatiel - Available)
 | Updated 12/16/2010
Hi! Sprite here. I`m a Lutino cockatiel who is very friendly and loves head scritches.
I eat Nu-trian cakes and love the green pieces of Zupreem (Harvest Feast pellet mix).
I`m still not not fully eating leafy gr... (read more)
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Sprocket (parakeet - Available Soon)
 | Everyone has heard of a bare eyed cockatoo, but have you ever heard of a bare eyed budgie? Very exotic, don`t you think? Sadly, my condition is not the result of genetics but of a nasty infection. Thank goodness Mickaboo took me in and t... (read more)
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Sunny (ringneck - Available)
 | Hi all, Sunny here. I am a nice, mellow Lutino Indian Ringneck who`s under 10 years old. I am still shy abouty stepping onto a hand, but my foster parents are starting to convince me that it is ok to have people around. I will allow my fos... (read more)
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Sunny (bonded with Joey) (nonparrot - Available)
 | 11/8/10 UPDATE: Sunny is doing very well and while her previously injured wing droops, she can fly short distances. She is bonded to another special-needs little white homer named Joey and they need to live separate from other pigeons (se... (read more)
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Sweet Babies (nonparrot - Available)
| We are about a dozen finches that were born recently and rescued by Mickaboo from a crowded free-breeding aviary. We have been handfed and are not afraid of people. We are special finches that have grown up together and think that people ... (read more)
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Sylvester (cockatoo - Available)
 | Sylvester, or "Syl" the umbrella cockatoo here. Im an older fellow of nearly 28 years of age. That`s young in parrot years though- I`ve lived not even half my life yet! I`m a shy yet friendly bird who has lived with the same owner my entire... (read more)
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Sylvester and Tweety Bird (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Sylvester the budgie! I am a very cute green and yellow budgie and I have another lil` budgie friend "Tweety Bird" with me as well. We are so excited because a wonderful Mickaboo volunteer picked us up from a shelter! We`d... (read more)
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Teddy and Chase (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello! We`re Teddy & Chase and, while we`ve seen hard times and homelessness, we`ve found each other and are in love. Teddy is a mostly white king pigeon hen that wound up as a stray at SFACC so thin and run down that she had given up. T... (read more)
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Tika (ringneck - Available)
 | Hi. I`m Tika. I`m a very sweet, shy, quiet, and tiny little girl, but can I eat or what! I love my fresh veggies and fruit, and adore my pellet and seed cakes. I love having my ears rubbed and will make adorable, contented sounds for you. I... (read more)
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Tiki Torch (poicephalus - Available)
 | Hello there, my name is Tiki Torch, but you can call me Tiki for short. I`m a sweet 7 year old Senegal girl, who was surrendered by my loving owner when she hit a rough patch. I`m a little nervous right now and have a some anxiety to get t... (read more)
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Timi (africangrey - Available)
 | Hi, my name is Timi (pronounced as Tim-My) and I am about five year-old Timnah African Grey. I am a super people person. I love to get a head scratch, ride on your shoulder, and hang out with you all day. I am not shy and am quick to ada... (read more)
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Timo & Kim (cockatiel - Available)
 | Tim and Tina here. That`s Timo on the left, the slightly less rumpled one. OK, we look like we just woke up with hangovers after a bar fight. Don`t think that we don`t know that! We`ve been through some tough times and we still have a ways ... (read more)
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Tookie (macaw - Available)
 | Hello New Friends! I`m Tookie, a Blue & Gold macaw and I`m about 11 years old- still just a kid when you think I can live 80 years. I have to put it out there right now - I am a major junk food junkie. My regular diet has consisted of a s... (read more)
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Topper (macaw - Available)
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Treat (parakeet - Available)
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Tres Amigos (cockatiel - Available)
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Trixie (amazon - Available)
 | Trixie is looking for a new home again. Her caretaker has to sell her home and there won`t be enough room for Trixie. If you like orange-winged amazons, Trixie is a very sweet one. She has blossomed in her foster home. Please contact the am... (read more)
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Truth (cockatiel - Available)
 | Updated 12/16/2010
Hi, I`m Truth, a female white-faced pearl cockatiel. As you can see from the picture that my foster dad made me sit for, my plumage is white with black pearl markings, which is a very distinctive look for a cocka... (read more)
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Tweeter (Lovebird - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Tweeter the lovebird. My foster mom calls me tweety, on account of the fact that I like to talk to her in my native tongue. Nobody at Mickaboo knows for sure if I`m a male or female but my foster mom thinks I`m a girl based on my be... (read more)
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Tweety (bonded to Duke) (nonparrot - Available)
 | 9/14/10 Update:
Tweety (so named because she had a very bad encounter with a "puddy tat") has made a full recovery and has blossomed into a lovely young homing pigeon hen. She`s found true love with young king pigeon Duke and they are ava... (read more)
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Twilight, Tarquin, Twinkle, and Tamblyn (parakeet - Available)
 | These four pretty little budgies are Tarquin and Tamblyn (the green boy budgies), Twilight (the multicolored lady bird between the two boys), and Twinkle (the little turquoise girl up at the top). They`re so bright and healthy looking, her... (read more)
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Umeboshi (parakeet - Available)
 | Don`t let my pale blue and grey plumage fool you: I`m a keet on fire! I`m lively and energetic and just so excited about everything`s that`s going on around me. After my buddy Wasabi and me were dropped off at a shelter by our former owners... (read more)
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Wasabi (parakeet - Available)
 | Wasabi is the teeniest little nanobudgie I`ve ever seen! That`s what Wasabi`s foster mom said. Here is what Wasabi has to say about herself: Well, life`s been kind of rough lately. My buddy Umeboshi and me were staying with these humans ... (read more)
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Webster (cockatiel - Available)
 | I`m Webster! Check back soon for more details (I just got here and need a few days to settle in after my ordeal.)... (read more)
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Weezee (amazon - Available)
 | Aug. 2010 - I have started trying to talk when I hear the other Amazon in the house speaking English but still sound like I`m squawking. However, I am not nearly as loud as him though and in fact, my squawks are quite mellow. I previously ... (read more)
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Willow (ringneck - Available)
 | Update, 9/27/10: I have been discovered! My foster mom now knows that I am a boy since my beautiful black collar just grew in with my last molt. It is now also known that I am a young boy, as most Ringneck males get their rings between 1-2 ... (read more)
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Woody (conure - Available)
 | Woodpecker A. Conure here, but you can call me Woody for short. You may think that I look like a Peach-Fronted Conure but I`m actually a Half-Moon -- a bit smaller and the top of my beak is lighter in color. I`m a feisty little redhead with... (read more)
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Woody (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi there! My name`s Woody and I`m a female cinnamon pearl cockatiel. You may think that Woody is an unusual name for a girl, but it comes from the fact that I was found outdoors in the city of Woodland, near Sacramento. I`m definitely a fem... (read more)
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X (amazon - Available)
 | I came from a shelter recently. Since I`m well-cared for and very sociable, I might be someone`s recently lost companion. When I`m ready, I`ll tell Mickaboo what my name is.... (read more)
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Yoshi (parakeet - Available)
 | My name is Yoshi. I`m a particularly bright yellow budgie with cute little white "sideburns". I`ve lead a blameless life, behaving just like a budgie should, providing a little sunshine in my humans` lives. One day they noticed that ther... (read more)
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Zeus & Milo (cockatiel - Pending Adoption)
 | Hi we`re Milo and Zeus the cockatiels. Milo`s on your right in the picture, the one with the white face. He`s one of the color variations known as the white-faced cockatiels. (No, really). Zeus, the grey guy on your left, is a normal grey. ... (read more)
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