KJ> Had an almost tragedy yesterday. The baby cherryheads learned how to
  KJ> unlatch and open a cage door when nobody was home. I hadn't used
  KJ> 'hard' latches on the cage doors because they had showed no signs of
  KJ> being escape artists--until yesterday.
  KJ> 
  KJ> I went out for a while, running errands. I returned to find the door
  KJ> open, and all of them out of their cage--one on top thowing things off
  KJ> the cage, one climbing on a cage side, and one missing. I couldn't
  KJ> find baby #3, until a slight rustle led me to the large trash
  KJ> container in the middle of the room. The baby was UNDER the plastic
  KJ> bag in the trash can, between the bag and the can bottom!!!
 
When I was in college, I left my new cockatiel on top of her cage while I ran 
a short errand (I think I went to the bathroom next door).  Her wings were 
clipped, and she'd shown no desire to jump off the cage.
When I came back, no cockatiel.  I searched everywhere, and was getting 
really worried.  Finally, she moved and made a little rustling noise.  There 
she was, in my closet, sitting on the edge of the hanging basket that held 
all my cooking utensils, including several knives!
Needless to say, I spent quite some time rearranging things so I could close 
the closet door!
--- MacWoof 1.5.3
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