Current mood:

confused

awk!
There is a galah in my living room.

I'm a little baffled. I only noticed the bird cage after I'd been home a while - I lifted the cover expecting a budgie or at most a cockatiel or something, and was really startled when I came eye to eye with a giant pink bird. My sister has obviously aquired it somehow, but she's not awake so I can't find out what on earth is going on. I'm guessing it's on loan only... I adore birds but we're not exactly set up to take care of something like this long-term - we're rather lacking in the aviary department.

It's in a small cage for its size, although it looks very healthy - I have no idea if it's injured wildlife or a pet. I'm so very very curious - why do we have a random parrot?! There must be a story behind this. I hope it's just being rehabilitated, because it's a beautiful bird, but I've always felt pretty bad about large parrots in captivity - it seems unfair to me.

Does anyone else ever come home to surprise exotic pets, or am I just lucky...?