Dogs, we see a lot of them. More than 90 percent of our photography subjects are pooches. Felines? Mmm, probably less than 10 percent are cats. But birds? They are so very rare. A rare bird. I would say less than 1 percent of my pet photography business is of the avian variety. Sure, there was a chicken once... Miss Blanche, the Chinese silkie who was discovered to be Mr. Blanche. The cockatiel... and now Cedric, the African Grey parrot.Minutes after meeting Cedric, I thought for sure the fire alarm went off. No, it was just Cedric. I don't know if you've heard an African Grey parrot but you know they're there. But Cedric was a charming poser. I was afraid to use my strobe lights ...