We still think about the late Dr, Wendell Hansen and his Bible Bird Show. Such a great idea, such a nice guy, and who is going to fill his shoes?
So we got a pulse quickening jolt during our recent trip to the Keys when we came upon a one page black and white pamphlet in a hotel rack. It was a photo of a parrot playing basketball, and the caption simply read "Free Parrot Show! World Parrot Mission"
Could we be so lucky? Another visionary doing missionary work with birds?
We had to see.
The World Parrot Mission is located at mile marker 99 in Key Largo. It is part of a souvenir shop. And, alas, the entertainment is secular. Founder Jenifer Dermer started the World Parrot Mission with the dream of providing a sanctuary for "homeless, helpless parrots that are no longer wanted as pets." In fact, given that there was a chill in the air the day we visited, no free parrot show was being performed because "the weather is not right for them."
