Man I wish I would've been a little older before all this went away. Sound like some good times for sure from all the stories I have heard. I live in the city now, but Ive got five acres in the country I plan on movin to in a few years, and my wife has informed me that we will have a few birds around the yard. All her life she grew up with her father having a yard full of them, and it was one of her chores growin up to take care of them. He got rid of all when it was outlawed here in OK. Her brothers in Utah still have a yard full, and they make trips south of the border a few times a year for some big money shows.
Here is a pic of my wife and bro in law with some of his birds. I aint got the slightest clue as to what kind they are. Like someone said before, all this bird talk is Greek to me.