If you could keep any kind of bird as a pet, which one would you choose?

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1. Do mythical birds count? I’d have a phoenix

2. A swallow?

3. A pigeon. They’re domesticated, not parrots (parrots are scary), and they come in cool colors.

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5. Swans 🙂 also flamingoes

6. Ohh, my kingdom for a raven or a crow. I know they’re pretty different in terms of…like…most things about them, but I would love to have some sort of glossy black bird (possibly, as in the case of a raven, a fuck-off-huge glossy black bird) who likes me.

   In real life I’d never in a million years want to have either of those as a pet, but since we’re dreaming big, here I am.

   I’m not sure anyone is untouched by the deep-seated desire to have a gorgeous black bird “adopt” you as someone they like and start bringing you little treasures.

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   In the real world, I’d love to set up a coop or some other living situation for pigeons.

7. A flock of starlings.

8. Any variation of large parrot, macaw or cockatoo.

   Those birds are so neat

9. An owl. It’s a flying cat. That’s all I need.

10. Maybe some kind of bird of prey? I’m actually terrified of birds so I’d hate to have one inside – that’s the worst. But going to a large sanctuary where I can see my eagle or osprey or whatever cruising the thermals or falling on some unsuspecting rabbit? That’d be alright.

11. I was just saying to myself I need to feed some crows to have a murder. That would be awesome.

12. Phoenix. They symbolize the concept of rising from the ashes.

13. Bald eagle, blue heron, phoenix

14. Toucan bird

15. A porg, definitely. They seem very friendly and cute and up for adventures.

16. I’d really love to have a couple of crows

17. Laughing kookaburras.

18. None. I’d rather let them be free.

19. I wouldn’t mind Ho-oh, or Articuno

20. Harpy Eagle, assuming it would also be tame and not just a terror in my home lol