My agent's birds ...

When I come through Washington DC, I stay in the Arlington Wildlife Sanctuary. My agent, Kristin Lindstrom, and her husband Perry, have a collection of household fauna:









Elsie: An apple-loving dog who looked like a cow as a puppy.





Hugo: Much hairier and a little more Zen than Elsie, he was named after the French writer.





Peewee: A Senegal parrot, adopted from the Phoenix Landing shelter for abused and neglected birds.






Timmy: The newest arrival, he is a Timneh African grey parrot and is also a rescued bird.