Our family had birds when I was quite small. This is me probably age 4 or so, with some of our birds in the background.

LOL Cute! Happy Halloween!
I see the round cage there. Things we know today sure have come a looong way huh?
Not just the fact that round cages are not good, but things like gravel n grit and sandpaper perch covers and cage liners? I remember using those as a kid in our bird cage. Not to mention feeding so much fresh vegs and the variety of seeds, grains herbs n spices that are so good for them.

Dear kksuns -

I thought the exact same thing when I first saw the photo - the poor birds in that thing! I bet they did have sandpaper perches too, I was too small to remember.

I don't think people knew as much in the early 70s as they did today. We have learned a lot about how to care well for our feathered friends!

I asked my mom and she thinks this wasn't Gandalf, our parakeet. She thinks this cage held our pair of finches. So I'll have to track down a photo of Gandalf and his cage, if I have it somewhere around here. We did enjoy birds!

im sorry im cracking up...did ya have poision ivy then too as it looks like your costume is itchy and your scratching your leg...im such a brat...dont pay annnnnnny attention to meeee ...running and hiding now...kk come here im hiding behind youuuu...

i thought it is going my way but it turned out to be the other way around. sucks