Hatch Date: 1996

Meet Bert, a 25-year-old Congo African Grey. 

Bert likes to chirp early in the morning, but it's easy to quiet him down. 

He whistles and makes smoke detector sounds, but otherwise isn't to into actual words.  

We know he's capable of speaking though, because we heard him say, “Hey, Bert” once. 

He is happiest (and noisiest: >D) when he's playing with the various bells hanging in his cage and shredding the papers entwined throughout the cage’s bars.  

Recently, Bert has begun to venture out of his cage, walk around nearby, and perch on the lower rung of a chair. 

When he’s marching around, however, supervision is a must, as he tends to find wood that you'd prefer to keep the way it is. 

He has recently begun to trust enough to step-up on a perch from his cage, but we're still working on that.  

He will much more easily, step up on your hand to get back home from the floor.

Bert has recently started to show some interest in the other birds at home.  

He wanders onto their cage and hangs out, until his foster Mom sends him back home.

Doesn't seem to care for the dog in the home yet. 

It can take a long time for birds to begin to feel safe, and Bert is still settling into his new foster home. 

At this point, he's still not a cuddly bird, but does show a preference for the male in the house over the female.

Bert is currently on a diet of ZuPreem pellets mixed with fresh veggies and fruits, which he enjoys very much.

He likes to use the spare water bowl for baths.

Bert is currently being fostered in Manahawkin, New Jersey.

He will only be adopted to someone that is willing to drive to do the required visits. 

We will NOT ship our birds. 

For the Love of Birds is a network of dedicated foster home throughout NJ and Eastern PA, we have no central location. 

As our adoptable birds are living in volunteer homes, or in their family's home, we only allow approved applicants to meet our birds. 

If interested in meeting Bert, please review our adoption policies and complete an adoption application on our website ftlob.rescuegroups.org.