From time immemorial, birds have been tamed, often by children (boys) who took corvids out of the nest for hand rearing. It was often not a long-lasting bond. In autumn, the tame birds flew away anyway. Even today, the budgerigar and parrot-like birds are still popular as tame roommates. The famous couple Oskar and Magdalena Heinroth gained fame by hand rearing over 1,000 European birds of over 250 species, often from egg hatch. This is beautifully described in the book: “Die Vogel-WG, die Heinroths, ihre 1.000 Vögel und die Anfänge der Verhaltensforschung” They raised the most diverse birds, from herons to reed warblers and long-tailed tits to sea eagles. The…