Birds and Beaks Rescue and Rehab

Birds and Beaks Rescue and Rehab We're a 501c3 nonprofit parrot and bird rescue, located in Battle Creek, MI. Not your mama's rescue! If you’re with us, you’re going to have a riot.
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Not Your Mama's Parrot Rescue...

We are a non-profit parrot rescue located in Battle Creek, Michigan. But we’re not the prim and proper, mind our business, sweet and lovable rescue team you might be used to. This is real life, and we are real people, and we have dedicated our lives to rescuing and providing care for real animals. We’re blunt, and silly, and fun, and exactly what you’d expect of w

omen who keep parrots. You’re going to learn, you’re going to love, you’re going to be prepared to give the very best care in the world to a companion parrot you adopt from us (or even elsewhere, we have followers all over the world who tune in week after week to hang out with us for our Tuesday Night Live show to get help with their birds.) If you’re against us, well... good luck with that. :)

If you’re easily offended, allergic to the f-bomb, or somehow think you’re better or classier than us, go clutch your pearls elsewhere. We don’t care what you think of us. We are too busy for that. Otherwise, pull up a chair, and lets get down to the messy business of rescuing parrots together. There’s a lot of work to do, and not enough hands, time, space or money to do it. We’re exactly who you want in your corner if you need help. Just check out our reviews on Facebook or Google to see what others think of who we are and how we do it. We’re not your mama’s rescue, and you wouldn’t be here supporting us if we were.

Water was frozen solid this morning here in beautiful and friggin freezing Pagosa Springs, CO, but it’s fine because you...
12/30/2025

Water was frozen solid this morning here in beautiful and friggin freezing Pagosa Springs, CO, but it’s fine because your girl came prepared like a paranoid Girl Scout. Big jugs of water on hand for dishes, coffee, and general survival.

Doing dinner prep this morning for tonight since we’re heading to Manitou Springs now and rolling into the Estes Park area later. Honey bourbon pork chops are already marinating, so future me doesn’t have to cook while tired and cranky.

You’re welcome, Shannon of the Future!

12/29/2025

One last view of the Grand Canyon before we leave! I think this is still South Rim.

12/29/2025

About using persimmons (but seriously, eff those havoc-wreaking little fruits) to establish a corvid army…

I love these guys. Ravens are brilliant, curious, and absolutely friend-shaped if you respect the beak and the boundaries. I’ve been interacting with them this entire trip, and they are hands-down some of the coolest birds out here.

If we ever crossed paths with a raven that couldn’t be released for whatever reason, I could absolutely see myself stepping up. They’re smart, expressive, and way more observant than people give them credit for.

For now, I’ll settle for roadside diplomacy, shiny-object negotiations, and mutual appreciation at the Grand Canyon RV park.

12/29/2025

I hear Michigan is getting hammered today! Up to 30 inches in some parts. Andrea said we’re expecting 10 at the rescue.

Stay safe! We love you guys!

Last night, on the way to Arizona, I stopped at a roadside stand to grab some pistachios and oranges and accidentally di...
12/29/2025

Last night, on the way to Arizona, I stopped at a roadside stand to grab some pistachios and oranges and accidentally discovered that persimmons exist.

Fun fact: I am violently allergic to persimmons. The level of betrayal I feel from that deceitful little tannin gr***de disguised as fruit is unmatched. I am now repurposing the entire bag of persimmons I bought to try to bribe the giant ravens out here into becoming my friends. If I’m going to suffer, I’m at least recruiting a corvid army.

Today we wandered around the canyon trails and picked up our first hitchhiker, a Panama Amazon named Bubba Green Bird, who has decided he is a full-fledged member of the traveling troupe. He is our new campground entertainer, jukebox, and opera singer all rolled into one, providing live evening performances whether we requested them or not.

We’re staying at the campground tonight, then heading toward Colorado tomorrow. That’s another 10-hour drive, so we’ll push as far as we can and finish the rest on Tuesday. Since we’ll be close to Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods, there is no universe where I drive past those without stopping, so that’s happening Tuesday. We’ll likely pick up the next set of birds Wednesday, then turn around and haul ass back home.

We’re doing the hurry-and-see-it version of travel, but we’re having a blast, and that’s the point.

BIG Fan of Arizona. Grand Canyon makes me feel little. ❤️
12/29/2025

BIG Fan of Arizona. Grand Canyon makes me feel little. ❤️

A little panorama of our little hole in the ground. What an incredible wonder this is. Arizona is in my top 3 favorite s...
12/28/2025

A little panorama of our little hole in the ground. What an incredible wonder this is. Arizona is in my top 3 favorite states I think.

12/28/2025

“You shouldn’t start your mornings by calling people kumquats, babe. That’s putting the wrong foot forward, I think. “

—Jason Kramer

12/28/2025

I have had a couple of people come to me and say that they know for sure that the gentleman who lost a golden conure got him from a local store, and that the gentleman had a stroke and that’s why his texts are weird.

I’m gonna leave the other post up and I would still very much like to have the birds chip checked if they are found.

There are a lot of coincidences here, but I don’t think they are nefarious.

There’s a guy who recently found a golden conure in Oakland County, and now he’s lost him. He looks a lot like Brax.If t...
12/28/2025

There’s a guy who recently found a golden conure in Oakland County, and now he’s lost him.

He looks a lot like Brax.

If that bird is found in Oakland County, I beg you guys to please take him to the vet and ask for a chip check.

If my bird is found, there is a reward.

You can see more here: https://www.birdsandbeaks.org/abraxos

Point Reyes California, 2025 photos from the day, our last day in California. Headed to the Grand Canyon next, 11 hours ...
12/27/2025

Point Reyes California, 2025 photos from the day, our last day in California. Headed to the Grand Canyon next, 11 hours away.

It would be really easy to let the eccentric wrath of California’s weather make us sad. This was our first time here, an...
12/26/2025

It would be really easy to let the eccentric wrath of California’s weather make us sad. This was our first time here, and between rain, wind, and “nope, not today” skies, we didn’t exactly get the postcard version of California.

But that’s not what this trip ended up being about.

We got four days of hurrying here, and then a few really good days of slowing down. Playing cards. Goofing off. Sitting around doing absolutely nothing important. Most importantly, spending time with our son. The kind of time that doesn’t photograph well but settles into your bones in the best way.

Today is mine and Jason’s 23rd wedding anniversary. Twenty-three years. That feels both impossible and exactly right.

So today we’re going to head out to Point Reyes, let the coast do whatever dramatic thing it feels like doing, maybe drive through San Francisco on the way back, and call it a win. Tomorrow we point ourselves toward home and start actually seeing things on the way back.

The weather didn’t give us the California we expected.
But we got something better. We’re happy. We’re together. We’re ridiculously blessed.

And honestly, that’s the whole point anyway.

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