By Hunter Houtzer P Photography by Joshua Curry flock Tango cocks his great-feathered head to the right and squawks loudly, his huge red wings opening up behind him as his wing-span fills his cage with the color of ripe tomatoes. He is being fed by his caretaker, Ces Erdman, founder of the Cape Fear Parrot Sanctuary, who laughs at Tango’s excitement, obvious in the quick, measured bobbing of his beak and ruffling of the feathers along his spine. Tango is the typical parrot if asked to call one to mind: pinch of electric blue at the edge of his wings, a wisp of sunshine-yellow and garden-green tucked underneath. His face is stark white complete with alert, bright eyes. He appears entirely foreign among the open field of the Cape Fear Parrot Sanctuary, that has recently moved to a new home in Pink Hill, Duplin County. Tango’s calls are loud and clear, as if he still believes he is in the jungle. Tango is one of ten parrots Erdman takes his time feeding every afternoon at his homemade, personally kept and sunshine-lit sanctuary. Above: Tango, a scarlett macaw. Right: Cape Fear Parrot Sanctuary director Ces Erdman holds Beau, an affectionate blue and gold macaw. TOGETHER 73 www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
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