The Icarus Foundation's Chesapeake Parrot Sanctuary

The Icarus Foundation's Chesapeake Parrot Sanctuary We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit parrot rescue and sanctuary located in Annapolis, Md.

08/02/2025

Amazons Sonny (Yellow-headed) and Tico (Blue-fronted) will tell you that every day is a good day for a shower! 🌧

This little sweetie is available for adoption directly from our foster home. Kelly is a 6 yr old black-capped conure wh...
08/01/2025

This little sweetie is available for adoption directly from our foster home. Kelly is a 6 yr old black-capped conure who loves people and needs lots of room for safe flying.

If you’re interested in adopting Kelly, email your request for an adoption application to - [email protected] -

Wow!! Check out all these awesome foraging toys that one of our board members made for our birds! Can't thank you enough...
07/11/2025

Wow!! Check out all these awesome foraging toys that one of our board members made for our birds! Can't thank you enough Brooke Chapman! ❤️

BlizzardTanimbar corellas aka Goffin's cockatoos (in US) are endemic to the Tanimbar Islands of Indonesia. Last assessed...
07/09/2025

Blizzard

Tanimbar corellas aka Goffin's cockatoos (in US) are endemic to the Tanimbar Islands of Indonesia. Last assessed in 2020 by BirdLife International, the population of this beautiful and extremely intelligent little cockatoo was found to be declining at a rapid rate, mostly due to trapping for the pet trade and habitat loss.

Please don't buy cockatoos or any parrots from pet stores and breeders as it incentivizes poachers to steal these beautiful beings from their homes in the wild and away from their families.

Little Buddy glaring at me for rudely interrupting 📷
07/09/2025

Little Buddy glaring at me for rudely interrupting 📷

Umbrella cockatoo Bear-Bear finishing off her daily meds that were mixed with a little banana-walnut mash 🥄 Even though ...
07/08/2025

Umbrella cockatoo Bear-Bear finishing off her daily meds that were mixed with a little banana-walnut mash 🥄 Even though she doesn't like banana or walnuts she can't resist this mash!

This little budgie (parakeet) was spotted today in the Admiral Heights area of Annapolis MD. Has not yet been caught.
07/07/2025

This little budgie (parakeet) was spotted today in the Admiral Heights area of Annapolis MD. Has not yet been caught.

07/02/2025

What do you do during scary thunderstorms? ⛈️

Besties Dallas and Pippin

It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of little Reba's passing.💔She passed away peacefully while in her room wi...
06/18/2025

It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of little Reba's passing.💔She passed away peacefully while in her room with her friends Buddy and Hannah close by. Even though she was a tiny little budgie, Reba Skye was a spitfire with a spirit as big as a mountain. She was the definition of "small but mighty."

I hope you'll take the time to read her story below.

Reba was found outside in August 2021. She had been spotted visiting a bird feeder in a friend's backyard. We don't know how long she'd been braving the elements but we finally caught her after trying for 5 days. Amazingly, during that time, this little girl was able to evade predators and survive a couple of severe thunderstorms.

We searched for her guardian but to no avail. It's hard to imagine that there wasn't someone frantically looking for this beautiful little bird. Sadly, because of their abundant availability in the pet trade and cheap price tag, budgies are often considered "disposable," easily replaceable birds. Many are just let go outside when their humans are "done" with them. Since we don't know Reba's history, for us her story started that summer in 2021.

She was a few grams overweight when she arrived at Icarus even after she'd been flying outside and braving the elements for days. She had a severe tail bob when at rest. Her vet exam revealed a couple of lipomas (fatty tumors) and a heart murmur along with a suspicion of fatty liver disease. Most recently she was diagnosed with an enlarged heart and a hernia. Since her arrival, Reba had been on and off various medications including hormone injections.

I had always wanted to find this precious little girl a wonderful home with other budgies since she preferred interacting with birds over humans. She needed a home that had at least one female budgie (no males), a safe area for flying and would provide for her medical needs through an avian vet. It shouldn't be that difficult to find her a home . . . or so I thought.

After checking into several recommended homes, the deal breaker for most was the veterinary care, including one person who had several budgies and worked as a vet tech for a dog/cat vet who also saw birds. Even she didn't take her little feathered gems in for any veterinary care. Why not???

It breaks my heart that all too often, people don't treasure or even appreciate these very social, intelligent little birds enough to go the distance for them. Budgies are considered by many as easily replaceable given that a new budgie often costs less than a vet visit. So when their budgie dies, they just go out and buy another one 😞Judging from the leg band we removed when she first arrived, most likely Reba was purchased by someone from a PetSmart.

Even without budgie friends, we saw to it that Reba Skye's last few years on earth were as happy and enriched as possible. She was able to enjoy fresh food, flight and friends.

Fly free beautiful little angel! 🩵🤍💙 We will all miss you.

Reba Skye "Blue Violet"

We received two gift package donations the same week! 🎁🎁 Sending a huge THANK YOU to both Beverly and Amelia for each se...
05/27/2025

We received two gift package donations the same week! 🎁🎁 Sending a huge THANK YOU to both Beverly and Amelia for each sending a box filled with our birds' favorite treats!! ❤️

Umbrella cockatoo Sugar shows his appreciation in full Sugar style! You can see when he locates a bag containing his favorite!! (last photo)

Goffin's cockatoo Guildy got a special package today! His wonderful sponsor sent him a box full of fun - lots of crunch...
05/14/2025

Goffin's cockatoo Guildy got a special package today! His wonderful sponsor sent him a box full of fun - lots of crunchy munchy toys to keep him engaged!! 🙂

Thank you, Lori Q Widener for Guildy's gift and for choosing to sponsor him. As you can see in the photos, Guildy sends his own special thank you 🧡

On a personal note, the adorable toy galah made me cry. I just love it, Lori. Thank you my friend 🩷🩶🩷

Kahki here sending a huge "Thank You!!" to my wonderful sponsors Sean and Lindsay! 🩷 Their sponsorship provides the dail...
05/05/2025

Kahki here sending a huge "Thank You!!" to my wonderful sponsors Sean and Lindsay! 🩷 Their sponsorship provides the daily medication I need to help manage the pain from my scoliosis and crippling arthritis.

Even though I'm 35 yrs old and considered a special needs gal, my cage door is always open so I can sit "outside" on my custom porch whenever I want 😊

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Annapolis, MD
21403

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