Fire the cameraman!!

Why am I sideways, and out of focus?

Up on the roof

Here I am on top of my new house. I can see trees and birds from my vantage point- it's really a nice view. I have a cup of food and water up here too so I never have to go very far to get a snack. Today I have dried peas and corn added to my food mix, and I'm munching on all of it. Yum!

Who's this again?

What's this? The love fest between the eclectus and my mom is continuing! That bird was nuzzling my mom all over.. nibbling on her ear and preening her hair. Don't worry about me though I was out on my mom's hand getting my head rubbed at the same time the other bird was visiting. I'm really learning to like head rubs! I ruffle my feathers up on my neck and head and my mom rubs very gently- today I actually fell asleep as she was petting me.

Oh guess what? I get to go home with my mom this Wednesday!! I hear there is a new house with toys waiting for me. I can't wait!! I also overheard something about stopping at the vets office before we go home- eek..scary!!

The pose

Just look at ME

Hello! Thanks to my nice neighbor Indy and his humans I have some new pictures to show you. First, here is Indy! Indy's mom & dad came to the aviary to visit her last weekend and I got to hang out with them and my human. Thank you Indy!
Look how I've grown!

Violet limelight

I'm perching on a shoulder today.
See?
HELLOOO, anybody in there?
No answer so I guess I'll take a little cat bird nap.

Hey!! Is that the camera in my face again?!

Hello again

Here is another one of my friends she is a greenwing macaw.
Ooh an action shot! Here I am having dinner ::: gulp, gulp:::

deelicious!

A happy Sunday

What is this in your pocket? It looks interesting, do you mind if I feel it with my beak?
Ooh, I like it!
Wait! What's that in your other hand.. it's scary looking.. it makes me nervous. A camera?
Okay.
I let one of my friends try out my newest toy and he really liked it. He also liked the bumpy texture of my friend's shirt and was very gentle with his beak while exploring it. He didn't break any buttons. He goes home to his new family in a week and my friend and I are going to miss him.

Later on I was placed way up high on a stand. I was over everyone's head, even the big red macaw's head. He didn't seem to notice though as he was still getting his head rubbed. All I could hear him say was "oh, oooh, aahhh!" He was really having a good visit with my friend. I was having fun spying on everyone from my high look-out point. Did you know there were visitors in the aviary who didn't even notice me above their heads?

This rope is a satisfying chew.

Squawks & Chirps

Hello!
The store was busy today and there were lots of people moving around my house throughout the afternoon. When my friend came to see me I was quite hungry and trying my best to let everyone know just how I felt! Some may say I was cranky, but I was just doing what comes naturally, and so I squawked, chirped and even made my raptor sound. All my vocalizations didn't accomplish too much since no one brought me a syringe full of food to enjoy. Oh well. "Let it out" I always say. There is no point in keeping those feelings all bottled up inside.

Squawking is hard work, and after talking so long without anyone coming over to feed me I became sleepy so I sat on my friends arm and took a nap. My friend said I did a real nice job of stepping up onto her hand when she came to see me today (yesterday too). My brothers get worried and scoot away, but I sit on my perch and think about what I am supposed to do then I step up. It's easy! I don't know why the boys get so upset. Hee, hee, I'm younger than they are but I'm learning more!

Here are two pictures taken yesterday. I didn't feel like being photographed today.

A busy Thursday!!

I had a good day today. My visitor came and fed me and my hatch mates some dried vegetable snacks. The boys really liked the peas, but I was a little hesitant to eat them. My neighbors, the sun conures were eating the corn with such pleasure that it made me want to try a bite of this crispy snack, and I'm so glad I did. I was a little slow eating the vegetables so my hatch mates ate most of them- those boys are greedy.
Here is a picture of my other neighbor the eclectus parrot. She is doing the famous pose called "upside down head." I wonder how we look upside down?

After snack time we played with lots of our toys. I really like chewing on these long, tan colored things. I can chew, chew, chew and they don't seem to break. Of course my beak is still a little soft; maybe later when I am older I can cut apart these stringy things. "Raaaw" that's what I hear the macaws say when they are chewing on their toys!

Raaawww! Somehow it doesn't have the same effect when I say it. I'll keep practicing!

Then I heard something being said about the flight suit. I was wondering what this suit thing could be... and then I found out! Aack!! I had something put over my wings and under my belly. The lady was really gentle with me but it felt funny on my wing pits, and on my back.

Then she set me down on the floor so I wouldn't hurt myself. I ran around to get away from this small thing that was hugging me, but it didn't let me go. I wasn't sure what to do with my right wing so I stuck it out. Eventually I stopped running around and sat still; the thing was still hugging me but it wasn't too bad.
The little green suit was taken off me after just a few minutes, what relief! I know the people were sympathetic to me, but I still think they are odd for making me wear it. Maybe I'll understand what this is about later on, right now I'm tired.

I am so excited!

La,la,la,laaaaa! I am so excited to be pecking typing my story on my very own blog! I get help with the typing and picture taking so I guess I can't take all the credit; but the stories are mine all mine! Here is a picture of me taken this afternoon.
This picture was taken last Sunday, August 3rd..
this one too.
This one too.. hee! I had fun that day. Two people spent lots of time with me on Sunday and they decided that they wanted to adopt me. I don't know what that means, but I feel like it's a good thing. One of the people visits me every day which I enjoy; she also pets me gently but I'm still having a hard time getting used to that. Sometimes when she pets me I get a sleepy feeling and want to nap.
Here is my baby picture I am only 5 weeks old here. Seems like so long ago. I remember being kind of cool because I didn't have all my feathers. Now all my feathers are in and I enjoy ruffling them up and preening.


last picture courtesy of DJ Feathers Aviary