Excerpt from Chapter 1- Sal: A Tale of Many Feathers
Sal is a Goffins Cockatoo — and from wherever
he was birdnapped, his trip was probably not
comfortable nor something that Sal wanted. But Sal
had adjusted to his fate, lucky to find a good home.
He made himself very comfortable with Ms. Nelson
and Deuce. He snacked on lemons and other fruits
and vegetables — and soon settled into a routine.
After a while, Ms. Nelson had to leave town due to
a death in her family. And so the search began for
some place that would keep Sal for the week that she
would be away. Ms. Nelson found a pet store that
boarded birds and she left thinking Sal was safe.
But during that week, the pet store was burglarized.
Along with the other exotic birds, Sal was once
again birdnapped. We can only imagine where Sal
was — maybe in some dark smoky room, where
the thieves who stole him plotted yet more sinister
crimes?
Sal, of course, would be plotting his escape. The
thieves were finally captured and Sal, the only
remaining bird, was identified through some
markings on his little bird body. More than a year
later, Sal was returned to Ms. Nelson much better behaved
than the last time she saw him. Apparently,the thieves had a
way with birds. Of course, there probably isn’t much use for bird training in prison.
