no one has birds? What happened to birds? Nobody likes birds, anymore.
I used to have birds, both inside the house and outside. Inside, it was finches, canaries, cockatiels, and parrots. We had a big aviary in the living room, and one entire room filled with smaller cages. Outside, about eighty or so racing pigeons.
Birds are noisy. I repeat,
birds are freakin' noisy! Also, they preen themselves with a waterproof coating, which leaves a silver dust on everything. Pigeon racing takes a great deal of time. During the race season, you have to run them down the road fifty miles or so a couple times a week to build up their muscles. One day, I just got tired of the noise and the hassle, and inside a week there wasn't a feather to be found on the property.
I still enjoy birds, but watch them in the wild now.