Or perhaps some clever bird-brain will invent a cup shield to allow a human to drink but keep their cockatiel from a dunk. As surely as our safe, snug homes are full of dangers to curious, innocent human babies, they are booby-traps for birds and other pets. As I thought about writing this article, I worried I might leave out some danger and unwittingly fail to provide a warning someone, somewhere might need. Eventually, I realized my birds are MUCH more creative than I can foresee.
Some obvious dangers come to mind immediately.
Open containers of water are drowning waiting to happen. We learned this danger early when an unclipped baby we'd just bought flew out of my hands just before I clipped her. My husband, Bill, chased her down the hall to retrieve her. We're very good about keeping the lid down now. We don't leave glasses or cups of liquid unattended on the table anymore either after watching our beloved Twilight lean in dangerously to reach a drink just out of his range.