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January 18, 2008

Men with Pets

17 year-old Johnny from Minnesota writes: Hi Chris-- My family and I foster orphaned birds. This is Icarus, the baby cormorant. I got him at the end of June. My family rents a house on Lake Michigan,near Milwaukee. He came with, and it was a blast...

click here to see Johnny and Icarus...

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i hope you added this to "Men with Pets". That's definitely better than the guys passed out drunk on couches with their dogs. Now, I don't know if a cormorant counts as "cute" per se . . .

Posted by: Priscilla | January 18, 2008 at 10:27 AM

hi chris lool im the farst one loooool
can u say my name is u e

Posted by: fahad | January 18, 2008 at 10:30 AM

icarus, from little nemo!

Posted by: natalie | January 18, 2008 at 11:11 AM

Thats a really cool story!

Posted by: maiann | January 18, 2008 at 11:41 AM

Hey, I just learnt new word today!

Before checking the second photo I thought cormorant is some sort of large parrot. In my language this species is called "merimetso" ("sea grouse")
(I know cormorants have nothing to do with grouses, but hey I didn't create that name :P)

Great pics and great story :-)

Posted by: Janne | January 18, 2008 at 12:03 PM

"Icarius" is such a beautiful, clever and appropriate name!

Posted by: Nic | January 18, 2008 at 12:04 PM

Icarus may not be cute, but little redheaded Johnny...

Posted by: Little Ben | January 18, 2008 at 12:05 PM

awesome story! Birds aren't my thing, but that still sounds cool to me.

Posted by: Damon | January 18, 2008 at 12:44 PM

hooray for fostering animals!

Posted by: Leah | January 18, 2008 at 12:47 PM

Hooray Icarus! Birds make shitty pets, way to put 'em back where they belong, Johnny!

Posted by: Eve | January 18, 2008 at 01:01 PM

Go animals! Go Johnny! Thanks for posting this, Chris.

Posted by: Mara | January 18, 2008 at 01:05 PM

Yay Wisconsin! And helping birds!

Posted by: Sarah | January 18, 2008 at 01:33 PM

Yay Wisconsin! And helping birds!

Posted by: Sarah | January 18, 2008 at 01:35 PM

WOW, Johnny has such a big bird....

Posted by: KC | January 18, 2008 at 02:01 PM

Anyone who fosters animals ROCKS! All y'all out there who've never done it - check it out! In many cases the organization you work with will provide food, litter (if needed), etc. for the animal - you just need to provide time, love and patience.
Way to go, Johnny!!

Posted by: AJ | January 18, 2008 at 02:05 PM

I hope Icarus doesn't fly too close to the Sun.

Posted by: Jill | January 18, 2008 at 02:15 PM

It is a nice story and all, but word, do we really need to know whether they bought or are renting, and where they, and there relatives stay.

Posted by: Dimitrio | January 18, 2008 at 02:29 PM

To all you nay sayers, I say "All your dreams are dead."

Johnny and Icarus, you rock!

Posted by: sweeny | January 18, 2008 at 02:50 PM

Hm... Move to Arkansas please?

Posted by: Jen | January 18, 2008 at 04:12 PM

Wow! what you do is really amazing. What a beautiful bird. xD

Posted by: vanessa | January 18, 2008 at 04:20 PM

Wow! Sadly, I've only seen a dead one up close after it washed up on the beach. It must have been a baby too, because this one looks even bigger.

I prefer to see these things soaring above me from afar, but I'm glad to know you're keeping 'em flying Johnny!

Posted by: Towelie | January 18, 2008 at 04:41 PM

Johnny is cute! His hair is pretty Chris. Take notes. J/k! His story was sweet. Any girl is lucky to date him because he likes animals and he's cute. A win-win for all teen girls like me! lol

Posted by: Vonna | January 18, 2008 at 06:34 PM