Casey | From Paradise Birds

: A report from Mandai Wildlife Reserve mentions an educational "graphing expedition" at the Bird Paradise park involving a group that included someone named Casey.

The first time Casey saw the paradise birds, she was seven years old, standing on tiptoes at her grandmother’s sunroom window. Beyond the glass, a pair of crimson-and-gold birds wove through the mist like scraps of sunset given wings. casey from paradise birds

“We’re not a costume shop,” Casey said without looking up from the iridescent wing she was beading. Her needle flashed. “If you need a last-minute vampire cape, the pop-up on Fifth is cheaper.” : A report from Mandai Wildlife Reserve mentions

She has also faced heat for her breeding ethics regarding "high red" mutations. While she breeds for health first, she has admitted to selecting for color in African Greys, a practice some call eugenics. “We’re not a costume shop,” Casey said without