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Laurène Fertin
Published on August 27, 2024 at 5:32 p.m. See my news Follow Actu Rennes
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“I wanted to let you know that I saw late this afternoon, Friday August 16, two parrots in the park of the London square, located near the park of Bréquigny,” wrote a reader to Rennes newslast week.
And she wasn’t the only one to make this (fair) remark to us. Several macaw parrots were indeed seen in the parks of Rennes, on the neighborhood side Saint-Jacques and of Bréquigny.
Are they lost? Remember, last summer, two birds of the same ilk were found in the trees, before returning to their owner who promised a nice reward.
“All it takes is an open window”
To find out, the editorial team contacted us again Marika, owner of the two beautiful birds found a year earlier. “Yes, they are indeed my parrots,” confirms the Rennes woman. “They are trained in free flight and are now flying safely.”
In other words, Marika taught her parrots all the flying techniques: how to climb a tree, land properly or even come down from a tree. Because whenAvana and XenaMarika’s two protégés ran away, they didn’t yet know how to fly on their own wings.
Parrots are bred parrots and do not know how to fly properly at birth. They are normally taught by their parents. And although they are very attached to their human, all it takes is an open window for them to escape.
Marika
“I hadn’t taught them yet, the aviary was open and they left,” she continues. “A month and a half later, I found them, their ring had been cut by someone who was probably dishonest, but everything ended well.”
A species that cannot live alone in freedom
Safe outings
It took at least two monthswith the help of a professional, so that her two “daughters”, as she affectionately calls them, fly as well as their peers in the wild.
Avana and Xena, each two years old, are walking with their mistress, accompanied by her two dogs.
We go out in the evenings two or three hours before sunset, often to the Butte des Fusillés de Saint-Jacques, but also to the Bréquigny park.
Marika
A walk that surprises more than one: “people look at us (laughs), we form a nice group. Often, they are afraid of parrots: it must be said that their wingspan is one meter, I understand that it is impressive. “
But Marika reassures: “These are not animals that attack, we sometimes confuse them with birds of prey. Parrots are harmless.
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