Bjornlefevre wrote:
I always ask myself why the human species feels the need to control or condition all that surrounds them...
not sure what you are talking about.
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But I have no clue what to answer you. (on either question)
the question about air conditioning was addressed to, mostly, tielfan. I thought you are in a rather moderate and comfortable climate there. Besides, your birds are outdoors, and this is totally different story. They see and get sunshine all day long, they feel wind, they listen to sounds of nature.
When you have to use air conditioning (like Carolyn, I have to use it) and your birds are indoors , it's very different than having birds in a outdoor aviary (you have to have all windows and doors closed, and AC itself makes a sound that makes me sleepy...Sorry for the explanation, not sure if you use a lot of air conditioning, I think you are lucky not to need it there)
I don't know if Carolyn grew up in Arizona climate (if so, she is very used to it), but as a person who came from much cooler climate, I just simply hate to be under air-conditioning most of the summer time. There are some outdoor activities, but again, weather permitting. For example, our paddle boarding tour on the lake got canceled due to high wind. Most people get outside in the morning and just before/after dark, unless they are swimming in a pool or lake.
I remember shock that I experienced when I stepped out airplane in Kansas on my first visit. It was in August (which is very hot) and at about 10-11 o'clock in the evening. I was shocked how hot it still was. In my native climate, when the sun goes down, it makes the weather immediately cooler even after hot day. Not here. Sleeping at night was hard too at the beginning (because of AC).