Who has birds??

[shesemsmom]

We have 2 Quaker Parrots

[medeak]

1. I have two owls?

they can kick your parrots ass. (just trying to find some humor)

[shesemsmom]

5. Oh now I thought Owls were the wiser type

they might not wanna mess with these 2. They ever scare me sometimes lol

[Freebird12004]

66. which ones are you lucky enough to live with?

OWLS rule --- I have a Snowy Owl tattoo.

[Darth_Kitten]

2. I have a cockatiel, Murphee

she likes broccoli and corn. :evilgrin:

she eats alot. :)

[shesemsmom]

6. my babies like all the veggies too. We also feed the pastas

different shapes and colors and Zupreme pellet....nothing but the best. and occasional seed

[Freebird12004]

67. sweet potato is a big favorite

and my Macaw loves to gnaw a cooked chicken leg bone.

French Toast made with organic bread keeps all of our birdies happy at breakfast time. They get French Toast even if no one else is eating. Of course the Macaw, Miss Frodo, loves to drink my orange juice.

[Digit]

3. My roost is ruled by a Grey

She is on my shoulder as I type. She knows, sees, and hears everything. A very spoiled birdie.

[shesemsmom]

7. I can relate

ours are spoiled to but my Hubby is their pick. I always thought of greys as suspicious of pretty much everybody. I never could get one to warm up to me. They are beautiful birds though. Mine are just clowns

[Freebird12004]

68. and a very smart one, I'll bet

[mopinko]

4. got a grey, too

a very good girl. and a flock of budgies.

[shesemsmom]

8. Oh don't you love budgies!!!!!!

Ours died last year of pneumonia. It just about killed us. He could talk great. He even talked in sentences and held conversations. He never flew we got him so young and we kept him clipped and he walked all over the house. We had him 6 years. When he died we wanted another bird,( to quiet....and lonely) so we went a few days later to a breeder who has all kinds of birds.Arlo Guthrie, the Baby a male was 9 days old and being hand raised , we didn't bring him home til Middle March but before we got him home we got a chance to rescue another named Oliver, who it turns out is a girl. We call her Ollie They LOVE each other, i hope we don't get babies. They say every thing already. Arlo has taught Ollie to talk. Ollie wasn't talking AT ALL when we brought her home last Feb. But in the last Month has learned every thing Arlo says and they are learning the QUAKER SONG.
I'm a little Quaker green and Stout
open up mu cage and let me out
better pick me up or else I'll squak
Rub my tummy and then I'll talk
To the tune of I'm a little tea pot

[mopinko]

10. cute song

yes, budgies are great. the most bang for your parrot buck, i always say. they can do anything the big parrots can do except eat all you furniture, and get you evicted with their noise.
mostly what i love is the colors. out of 50 birds, i have about 20 color combinations.
i raised most of the birds i have. but i have kindsa stopped breeding. i had an outbreak of megabacteria 2 years ago. it turned a batch of 30 hand fed babies that were ready to sell at $30 a pop (wholesale) into a $1000+ vet bill. ouch. i gave away most of the boys to people who didn't have other birds, but got stuck with most of the hens.
i may do a clutch or 2 this spring, if the vet says we are clear. but the stuff can really linger, so .....

[shesemsmom]

22. I'm sorry to hear about your sick budgies

how do you birds pick up something like that. From other birds ao can we carry it into them. We go to very few shows and leave the birds at home when we do. We wash and change before touching the babies

[mopinko]

24. it's a fungus, and

not very well understood. which is why it is still generally called megabacteria, although it is now called avian gastric yeast, or agy. nobody knows how it travels. some people have tracked it to water supply, but i suspect rodents. i fight a mighty battle against mice, but they mostly win.
i had to import meds from australia. they actually seem to have worked fine. but there is no generally recognized effective treatment.

[Beetwasher]

49. Budgie Lover Here!

I have a pair, Blue and Sunny, they are my 3rd and 4th respectively. My first two died relatively young (about a year apart) and these two were replacements...

My first budgie also talked in sentences, he even used to fly into the shower w/ me! I miss him...

My newest is starting to talk now though!

[Stepup2]

9. I am owned by

two Blue Crown Conures, a Senegal and a Grey. They all love veggies, and eat Harrison's pellets.

My Senegal LOVES pasta, but HATES most things that are red. She will occasionally pick at a bit of red pepper, but strawberries are evil things which must be vanquished. She screams and cackles before flinging the noxious thing out of her dish.

My Grey loves to eat, to her it is all good. My conures are not all that interested in veggies. They will eat them if I stand there and feed them, but they do enjoy berries and raisins

[mopinko]

11. harrisons

it is good that you feed pellets, but i don't know how you can cough up the money to feed harrisons. i guess 4 birds is not gonna add up to that much.
the marketing and all just smells like a lot to hype to me. the warning to not feed certain foods, because it is so nutritious that you might cause overdosing of certain vitamins (which i have heard of happening) i dunno. how can that happen if you are not using vitamin supplementation.
i use roudybush and pretty bird. zupreem is another good brand. they all have long standing, good research programs, and are continually improving their products. good enough for me.

[Stepup2]

12. Hi

Yeah I take shit for feeding H'son to cost. I eat more oatmeal and Pnut butter to compensate :} I told one friend who eats at drive thru's weekly that she could cut back there and have the extra $$.. it is about priorities to me.

I have tried other pellets over the years and my birds would waste more than they ate of the fruity or other types I tried. My Senegal and Grey would go off them all after a bit...I went thru all the brands available til I tried this brand.

I avoid certain brands because they contain the "pro" grow type pellets which are Ground up animal byproducts, and have done research on ingred of others I choose to avoid. I operate by the maxim if I wouldn't eat it I don't feed it to my birds, and I don't eat anything I can not pronounce.

As for the rigid feeding directions, I am a vegetarian so feeding them the veggies adds no hassle to my day, none of us are big eaters which helps too. I don't follow the directions to the letter, and I do occasionally feed some seed that I order with a friend.

I can tell you my birds look better than most, and I have no behav problems etc.

btw, the BCC's and Grey are rescue birds, and they converted to this pellet after refusing to eat the others. :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes:

[mopinko]

20. yeah

i'm just so offended by things like greenwashing, and other trading on the idea of natural as the end all be all, sometimes to the exclusion of common sense. i eat processed foods, and i took chemistry in college, so i can pronounce it all. i'm a skeptic on both ends of the scale but i don't think a lot of these issues will be settled and understood in our lifetimes.
i don't necessarily trust people with a profit motive, tho. i like to use more than one brand. roudybush recently remove ethoxyquin from their foods. and i like the pretty bird african special. they are really the leaders in species specific foods. they really do a lot of research. my vet is active in the aav, and they present at conferences all the time.

[Stepup2]

25. greenwashing?

I do what works for me you do what works for you.

I do quite a bit of rescue, you know all those unwanted birds out there from breeders only looking to make a buck and all, and work with several vets in the midwest.

All have shared that birds, like many dogs and cats, do better without added ingredients like dyes etc. They all agree whole foods are best way to go if you have the time, and since most people don't a pelleted diet is safest way to go.

[Freebird12004]

69. Brown's is a good/clean seed mix.

I started my Macaw on Harrison's pellets but the Grey won't touch it.

Our parrots eat more healthy human food than they do seeds.

[Stepup2]

74. Thanks for the tip!

I am always afraid to order with out knowledge of what I am "really" getting.

Yeah mine end up eating way more human food too most days. :)

My birds are in a area away from the kitchen, but they ALWAYS hear me open the fridge.

They love whole wheat pasta and blueberries

[Freebird12004]

77. they love to hear the toaster

everyone of them love peanut butter and jelly.

organic bread

all natural peanut butter

jams that pure

yep, I'm a very happy slave to my parrots

[Stepup2]

79. Too funny!

I wonder how many others have similar experiences.

My Senegal has begun calling any food item peanut. When I have anything edible she will fly over and say peanut? peanut?

I just heard her this morning. I went out to make a cup of tea, and I heard her softly say peanut... I feed them veggies in the morning, guess I was late for breakfast in her mind

[Freebird12004]

80. "Want some !"

we hear ~ " want some !" ~ followed by ~ " You're OK"~ ... my Macaw whispers in my voice and she's so cute.

[Kat45]

13. I have an adorable little parrotlet named Grace

Her absolute favorite food is broccoli; I'd say she likes it even more than millet. And like most parrotlets, she thinks she's a whole lot bigger than her four inches! :-)

[Darth_Kitten]

14. Hello Gracie!!!

Murphee loves broccoli too!

What do you feed parrotlets in general?

Today, I trying something different for Murphee. "Beak Appetit" You cook it up like hot cereal, and then you let it cool. Has rice, pasta, veggies, fruits, spices, etc, and it's specifically for birds. I got the "Cinnamon Sunrise" heh heh, it smells so good! :)

[Stepup2]

15. My birds like that too

I fostered a parrotlet for a short time and I called her an 800 lb gorilla in a 2 oz bird suit...she was fearless! and very sweet. Still is, the family that adopted her loves her very much

[Kat45]

17. Don't you just love the fearlessness of parrotlets?!

They are so feisty, particularly female pacifics. I love your description, "800 lb gorilla in a 2 oz bird suit"--I'll have to remember that.

I first saw you in another forum, and when I saw your username, the first thing I thought was "this person must have birds." LOL :hi:

[Stepup2]

18. Bird people!!

I had my birds out when I joined up and my BCC's were "helping me type"

Hence the birth of my user name... :silly:

[Freebird12004]

70. It's a great name"Stepup2"

a true "feather-head" would understand that name in the flap of a wing.

[Kat45]

16. Hi Murphee!

I have to buy some more Beak Appetit. I used to feed Grace their "Nutz for Alfredo" for breakfast. She loved it. I feed her a small-bird seed mix that was designed for parrotlets. (The breeder from whom I got Grace had somehow gotten a seed company to make it.) She also gets millet, a dried fruit & veggie mix, and a vegetable each day. Broccoli is her favorite, and she also loves cauliflower, corn, and baby peas. (It's so adorable seeing a cute little green bird eating a cute little green pea.) :-) I'm trying to find more fruit/vegs that she'll eat. She will not eat carrots; I've tried them in many different forms and she will not go near them. :shrug: She tried spinach but didn't like it; won't eat peppers. If anyone has any other ideas, I'm open to them.

:hi:

[Stepup2]

19. I used

baby food to encourage my birds who were unaccustomed to eating veggies.

I still make bird pasta with whole wheat spirals and toss in carrot veggie babyfood. My birds like carrot and sweet potato best, but use other veggies too.

Peas are a big favorite. My birds like fresh green beans and peas in the pod too.

[Darth_Kitten]

21. Good site for getting Beak Appetit....

www.parrotdiseperch.com

They've got some beak appetit, plus dried fruits and veggies, etc.

Murphee likes carrot, what I do is cut a long but thin piece and clip it to the side of her cage. Maybe Gracie would eat it that way? Murphee likes to nibble at carrot that way. I gave her a slice of tomato, and she nibbled away at that!

What I regularly feed her everday is her regular "cockatiel" seed/fruit/veggie mixture, topped off with a little "honey seed mixture" or "greens/grains" then top it off with a sprinkle of either dried coconut/dried fruit or dried greens/veggies (those dried mixtures you can get for birds in petstores) occasionally she gets her "honey stick" and she just loves this hot chili bird treats I buy her. :) Little porker gets a lot of variety. ;)

Of course, in addition to this, it's fresh veggies like broccoli, corn, carrot, green pepper, I'm still looking for other goodies to give her. She hasn't warmed up to fresh grapes yet, still a little scary. (though she loves raisons and dried fruit) Sometimes she will get a little sliver of meat to knaw at. I want to work at introducing her to pasta and rice "dishes". (grains, and other good things!) That's why I tried the Beak Appetit, but I have to admit, my first batch was rather sticky!!
)At eggtime :) I make her a hardboiled egg with shell.

(I try to give her as much variety as I can, and try to give her the best. :) Still learning about birds and what they need. :) )

I find that if I look like I'm enjoying something, Murphee will take an interest.

[Kat45]

29. Her "eggtime"? That's cute.

When I tried to give Grace an egg, she turned her beak up at it. :shrug:

[Darth_Kitten]

37. When she's laying eggs, heh heh......

she gets extra calcium and protein rich foods, like eggs. :)

[shesemsmom]

23. I love the parrolets

we concidered one before the Quakers

[Kat45]

26. I love parrotlets too (obviously).

They are too adorable! Quakers are a good choice too; I hear that they are a lot of fun.

[AlienGirl]

27. I have an umbrella cockatoo

Gideon, my 'too, is my "flying three-year-old with pliers on his face," as my eldest (human) child calls him.

Tucker

[Stepup2]

28. lol,

Now that is a visual!

[shesemsmom]

30. Umbrella too

I know one named Emmitt, who was a rescue from a tavern...he has quite a colorful was of expressing himself....lol

[Stepup2]

31. Oh my!!

They are very smart! My conures like to repeat any thing that is said with emphasis.

That runs the gamut from "Good Boy" to repeating my displeasure at answering a really pushy telemarketer phone call. It took weeks for the fun to wear off from my F bomb after taking that call.

My sister teases me that I have to be more careful with bad language than she did while raising her children.

[shesemsmom]

32. Stepup

I love that name. I hear that a lot around here , with a little foot raised, it is so cute. F bomb huh....we haven't heard that one...yet.. but the hubby uses it once in a while and I am sure it's coming because he is their pick. Yesterday, I opened Ollie's cage, uncovering her first as I always do, and before I could get the cover off good on Arlo's cage he said *let me out* Where he learned that I don't know, I always say good morning, and that hasn't been repeated.. we would tickle them and say tickle tickle,and Arlo started to say...*tickle me* I don't know how he does it. They are amazing.

[Stepup2]

35. Crazy isn't it

One of my BCC's loves to put her head in her food cup and say tickle tickle tickle really loud.... it is her echo chamber.

She has a really sarcastic tone of voice when she wants out or a treat. She yells HELLOU if I ignore her.


Have you heard of Irene Pepperberg?

She is doing some really amazing research on parrot intelligence. I read her work and it gave me a new perspective on birds in general.


Bird brain does not have the negative connotation after you read this!



http://www.alexfoundation.org

[shesemsmom]

36. Yes

one of my friends was speaking of her at dinner the other night after we told them of some of the things the Quakers do. They had heard something on a radio program that she was a guest on and was talking about how birds seemed to know things we hadn't taught them, things that they picked up on their own. I guess I will have to find her book Sounds like great reading. Thanks

[Kat45]

38. I have a video "Alex the Grey" showing the bird who

Dr. Pepperberg has done most of her work with. It's amazing seeing how smart he is.

[AlienGirl]

39. Alex is learning to read...

[Kat45]

40. Learning to read? Where did you hear/read that?

I'd love to know.

[Stepup2]

41. Information about World Parrot Trust and Alex

Here is a link to the World Parrot Trust. They have fantastic information about parrots and how they are faring in their natural habitat.They offer some great things for "cage birds" and the dollars spent go to saving their wild brethren.

http://www.parrottrustusa.org/

Here is a link to the Alex Foundation

You can learn about Alex and his friends human and feathered here:

http://www.alexfoundation.org

[AlienGirl]

43. I read it in Temple Grandin's book

Animals in Translation, but here's an exerpt, in which Alex pre-emptively shows he can also spell familiar words he has not been taught to read yet:

Thus we are trying to get him to sound out refrigerator letters, the same way one would train children on phonics. We were doing demos at the Media Lab for our corporate sponsors; we had a very small amount of time scheduled and the visitors wanted to see Alex work. So we put a number of differently colored letters on the tray that we use, put the tray in front of Alex, and asked, "Alex, what sound is blue?" He answers, "Ssss." It was an "s", so we say "Good birdie" and he replies, "Want a nut."

Well, I don't want him sitting there using our limited amount of time to eat a nut, so I tell him to wait, and I ask, "What sound is green?" Alex answers, "Ssshh." He's right, it's "sh," and we go through the routine again: "Good parrot." "Want a nut." "Alex, wait. What sound is orange?" "ch." "Good bird!" "Want a nut." We're going on and on and Alex is clearly getting more and more frustrated. He finally gets very slitty-eyed and he looks at me and states, "Want a nut. Nnn, uh, tuh."

Not only could you imagine him thinking, "Hey, stupid, do I have to spell it for you?" but the point was that he had leaped over where we were and had begun sounding out the letters of the words for us. This was in a sense his way of saying to us, "I know where you're headed! Let's get on with it," which gave us the feeling that we were on the right track with what we were doing. --Irene Pepperberg

Link: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/pepperberg03/pepperberg_index.html

Tucker

[Beetwasher]

50. That's Amazing!

I know that slitty-eyed look!

[GregD]

33. Bird toys from great folks

The owners of www.wranglersroost.com moved to Michigan from California, and are genuine good folks politically and otherwise.

All their toys are hand made, and they emphasize the use of safe materials to protect birdie toes.

On edit - my point for mentioning that they moved from CA (where I live) is that after building their site I had a chance to stay with them a couple times, and get to know them personally. These are very blue folks that are genuinely concerned about healthy toys.

[Stepup2]

34. Hi Greg

Thanks for the info. Always great to support someone who has their priorities straight when it comes to people, animals, and politics!

[AlienGirl]

45. Thanks for the link!

The remote control foot toy had me cracking up--Gideon loooves remotes! He's picked the buttons off of most of mine.

Tucker

[Freebird12004]

71. thanks

I'm always looking for healthy new toys for our babies.

[Darth_Kitten]

42. Fantasy Bird Toy......

look what I found. :evilgrin:

[Digit]

44. My African Grey

Those who don't know, greys tend to growl at things they are afraid of. It is a low growl and can be amusing to hear...although not to the bird.
I was running a sweeper with my grey on my shoulder when I heard the familiar...grrrrrrr.....grrrrrrrrr......
Realizing that it was the bird, I stopped and tried to show the sweeper to her. She responded with GRRRRRRRRRRRRR, even louder.
The next day, I decided I would show my daughter how the bird was afraid of the sweeper.
This time, my daughter held it. Grrrrr, growled my grey. I decided to pretend I was also afraid of it (which I now regret).
My precious grey let out the biggest human-like shreik you have ever heard. She just opened her beak and screamed like a child terrified beyond her wildest dreams.
I had NO idea they could scream and sound so human-like.
I promise not to EVER do that to her again.
What at first was amusing, turned into terror for my baby.
Bad mommy!

[Kat45]

46. Is the bird ok now?

I've seen situations of African birds getting really scared by something and taking days (or longer) to get back to their old selves.

[Digit]

47. She is fine now.

She is not too skittish (for a grey) and she is noisily showing her happiness at just having had a nice snack of pizza.
Thanks for asking!

[Freebird12004]

72. lol Bad Mommy

We kept an old vacuum cleaner because our Cockatoo would only bathe if the beater-bar was running. We no longer have carpet - but we still have a beater-bar vacuum just for Pookie to hear.

[flamingyouth]

48. I have a cockatiel, Buster!

See his pic in the DU Pets Gallery. :D

[Darth_Kitten]

53. Flaming, how do you keep Buster occupied?

I have Murphee (you know) :)

She has tons of toys, I guess I feel a little bad now that I leave her alone to go to work, but I have to. :(

Murphee is spoiled rotten with all her toys. Gee whiz. :evilgrin:

[Beetwasher]

51. I Have Two Budgies!

I love 'em to death!

Blue and Sunny.

[Kat45]

52. Budgies are great! An unappreciated bird.

I loved the budgies I had too.

[AlienGirl]

54. Check out this site:

http://www.budgieresearch.com

Though the budgie on the site is a little bit freepish, I think most budgies are smart enough to be Dems.

Tucker

[Digit]

55. Listening to the budgies speak was amazing

Is this for real?

[mopinko]

56. utter bunk

a site i used to post at a lot got a visit from this clown one time, and he is a certifiable wacko.

[AlienGirl]

57. He might be wacko, but watch the video

That bird is really saying stuff.

It probably doesn't mean what he thinks it means (I don't think budgies have opinions on school prayer) but that bird is really saying it all.

Tucker

[mopinko]

58. it's doctored

phony, phone, phony.
and his explanations of birds thinking process is just nuts.

[Beetwasher]

64. Budgies Are Definitely Smart, But Not As Smart As That Guy Claims

Like grey parrots, I would even believe they have some cognitive language abilities, and I even think my first budgie showed some signs of this, but I do think most of it IS mimicry. That guy IS a whacko. He's obviously a fundie and is reading WAAAAAAY more into what those birds are saying. Victor predicted the future and spoke to god??? LMAO!!!

[AlienGirl]

65. I think Victor talks about "God"

because his owner talks about "God" so much!

However, I don't think the video is doctored--I can see Victor's syrinx moving as he talks, and it's completely believable.

I think Victor probably understands some of what he's saying, especially about Betty and about his toy, but concepts like "God" are probably just things he knows will get his owner excited.

Gideon is pretty good at speaking cognitively--he labels things, calls kids over to him by saying "Hi kids," and occasionally comes out with gems like saying, "I throw!" just before tossing my books off the desk. He can even tell me when I'm going to panic and when my blood sugar is low. But he doesn't predict the future.

Tucker

[Beetwasher]

76. Yup! That's Probably Correct!

The owner talks about god and gets excited, the bird likes seeing the owner happy and excited so the bird says god too, the owner reacts to the bird saying god and gets excited, the bird likes that etc...

That's cute about Gideon! Animals are very sensitive to their emotional states, so it's not surprising he can pick up your low blood sugar/panic attacks. He's probably very good at picking up on non-verbal cues, body language and probably even scent! When he starts predicting the future, let us know! ;-)

[Ladyhawk]

105. Budgies can develop extensive vocabularies.

In fact, until recently, a budgie was in the Guinness Book of World records as having the largest vocabulary. I don't know which species holds the record now.

Just because they're small doesn't mean they're less intelligent than the larger parrots. The brain to body ratio is similar. I have no doubt that they have some cognitive language abilities. But a lot of is simple mimicry. :)

However, budgies don't talk to god or predict the future...LOL! :)

[Kat45]

106. I had a budgie with a vocabulary of around 100 words.

And I didn't even specifically teach her to talk. I had a crazy schedule and I know birds like routine, so I made a habit of repeating the same things to her in particular situations throughout the day. She picked the words up on her own. She was also the sweetest bird I've ever known.

[Freebird12004]

59. We are owned by 3 parrots

listed by age, not by love or temperament

Keria an African Grey

Pookie a Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo

Frodo {my} Blue & Gold Macaw

[Digit]

61. You've GOT to have a zoo going on there!

How do you manage???

[Freebird12004]

62. with lots of patience and love

Frodo was playing and fell, yesterday. She broke her lower beak and I spent today cooking scrambled eggs and sweet-potatoes for her. She can't chew. So I'm dropping small soft foods into her mouth much like a mother bird feeds her babies. The break will grow back and she will manage to get it level again but for now - it's sore and I'm glad that I do have the time to hand feed her again.

[Ladyhawk]

101. Poor Frodo.

Beak injuries really hurt. My Amazon had a bad response to a beak trimming once and could eat only soft foods for several days. I think the beak is very sensitive because they use it and their wonderful tongues to touch everything.

[TrogL]

60. Budgies and a finch

Used to be screeching all day and night because one bird was totally psychotic. It would attack other birds (or they'd attack him) but his favourite thing was to leap off the top pirch and crash headfirst into the floor.

I think he did it one too many times because he died last month.

It's been relatively peaceful ever since.

[Greybnk48]

63. 4 birds here!

2 budgies--greenie and yellowie; an African Grey--Rudy, and a blue fronted Amazon--George who I adopted 2 1/2 years ago. Unfortunate name for poor Georgie, but he's 34 and not named after dufus.

I also have fish, a cat and a dog. My Grey barks and meows just like our Border Collie Joe.

[Freebird12004]

73. our Grey "barks" too

and he will call the kitty. But when he howls like the wolves that used to share his home - it's scary.

[Stepup2]

75. Mine barks too

She also whistles and calls my dog by name, in my voice and my partners voice...

She has said go home when my neighbors dog is in my yard.

[Freebird12004]

78. he tells the other parrots to "Stop It"

because the Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo loves to scream after dark until her light is turned off for the night ... who am I kidding ... Pookie just likes to make noise - anytime.

[Digit]

81. Anymore bird people?

Can't forget the fids (feathered kids).

[Behind the Aegis]

82. ME!! I do!!!

We have a Blue-headed pionus parrot, a quaker, a black-masked lovebird, a black-hooded nun, a spice nun, and 5 zebra finches (We have an indoor aviary). We also have other pets, you can see them at Our babies!.

[Kat45]

83. Your birds are beauties!

I like the color on the pionus.

[Behind the Aegis]

86. Thanks!

She is a very pretty bird. Very tame too. But, she can be mean to me because I am not her "favorite" human! :)

[Stepup2]

84. Your birds are beautiful!

Don't you just love the Pi's musky smell!

[Behind the Aegis]

85. No smell!!

Oddly enough, she has no smell! It is very strange, but it is true. On occasion, there is a lite odor, but usually she is smell-free. It may be the breed. She has bonded very closely with my partner, to the point that she will try to bite me when she is perched on his shoulder and I try to kiss him! That's the only real issue. :)

[montana_hazeleyes]

87. I have four.

Two cockatiels.The oldest Montana, I hand fed from 2 weeks old. He will be 10 years old 4/24/05. He loves to dance and his favorite song is "Johnnie B Goode" by Chuck Berry.

The little girl,Cinnamon, is 3 years. She was still quite young when I got her but was through with the baby food by then. I was babysitting her for a friend who was going to sell her because her male started biting when she got her, but I could tell she was so sweet and timid that she needed someone like me who would give her plenty of attention and make her feel very protected.


Then there's Noah, my wacky white dove. He is so funny. I could write a book about his antics. I also was babysitting him and then the people who were supposed to take him found they couldn't have him so I kept him too. That was seven years ago.

These three are so bonded to me. A lot of people don't realize that birds are as smart (or smarter) as other animals and certainly as loving and loyal.

The fourth one is a red rump parrot. A friend found him outside and could tell he didn't belong there so he worked hard at it but finally caught him. He wasn't clipped and it was obvious from the start he hadn't had any good interaction with humans before.

The friend brought him to me and I didn't know what kind of bird he was until I took him to my vet for a check -up. He comes from Australia as do the Budgies and Cockatiels. He only weighs three ounces. He is absolutely beautiful. Every color of the rainbow and iridescent.
I couldn't find his owners but all the better for him because I've had him for almost two years and he's come such a long way. Before, he was terrified of humans, but now he will go on my finger and he loves his relationship with us, the first real family I think he ever had.

My goodness. I've gone on and on.lol I just love these little guys so much!

[Kat45]

88. Sounds like you have an adorable feathered family.

Got any photos you can share with us?

[montana_hazeleyes]

90. Hi notmyprez.

I remember we talked about our birdies in the lounge not long ago.

I have lots of photos but I need my husband to show me how to post them. I'm sure he'll help me this week-end. I think I'll also post photo of my beloved budgies although they have passed away.

Thank you for asking.I love the photo of your darling Grace.

[Darth_Kitten]

89. What a sweet little family!

I find birds are so easy to spoil, they are quite the characters! :D

They are smart and quite fun. I love their expressive little faces, you can actually tell when they are angry, or most times, happy and content.

I love my Murphee :loveya:

[montana_hazeleyes]

91. Yes, I don't know what I'd do without my

little birdies. They have and show all the feelings humans do.

They are even protective over me. One time I was having a bad migraine and my daughter was giving me a neck massage and one of my little budgies started dive-bombing her thinking she was hurting me.

Another time I was saying good-bye to my friend after a visit and we hugged and when my dove saw that he flew onto her arm and poked her.lol. He saw it as a threat to me.

[Digit]

92. My Grey watches me putting on makeup and repeated says...Ouch.

This is especially involving eye makeup when curling my eyelashes and such.
I keep telling her it doesn't hurt!

[montana_hazeleyes]

93. LOL

Unlike what a lot of people say, we know birds know exactly what they're talking about!

[haele]

94. One cranky cockatiel...

He's bonded to my stepdaughter and my husband's bald head. The perfect pet for her; she's never had a pet last for more than a year or two (she's been living at her mom's until recently and her mom got bored with pets fairly regularly and would give them away), he's only about 5 years old and should have about another good 15 - 20 years to him. She's been wanting a critter that can be "hers" that will survive for a length of time.



Haele

[Kat45]

95. He's a pretty bird. What's his name?

[haele]

96. That's Malachi

He's a nipper and loves to "happy dance" - I think he probably would be happy with a friend, but man oh man...he's loud enough by himself.

Ear piercing in more ways than one on occasion.

Haele

[Ladyhawk]

97. His Royal Greenness, Gabby the Velociraptor

He had tomato paste on his beak from eating raviolis. :D

He's been with me since he was just weaned and will turn eighteen in April. I decided that April Fool's Day was his birthday since he is such a silly thing.

(Note to self: must read this thread!)

[Ladyhawk]

98. Will someone please tell me how wonderful he is? :) n/t

[Digit]

99. Sorry, he is lovely.

I loved the name you had for him.
He is one good looking birdie!

[Digit]

100. Finally, here is my African Grey:

Geez, I love this bird.

[Ladyhawk]

102. What a cutie. :)

How long did it take you to get him to wear the hat? ;)

[Digit]

103. Although I am her "mom" my daughter is her favorite.

My daughter is holding her in this picture or else I would have been bleeding profusely....

[Digit]

104. Oh, and I am the one who is constantly pooped upon....

They have their favorites :-)