Somebody Gave Me the Bird!

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Originally Posted by TrickyDisco

Aww so adorable! Just look at those doe-eyes in the last pic

How about naming it Duchess? j/k

Ever singe I was a tiny girl I've wanted one of those big Macaws or an Australian Cockatoo...in the meantime I just foster wayward birds, my current adopted baby is a yellow parakeet (literally) grabbed out of a cat's mouth a couple of years ago. It's got an attitude to match!

She doesn't act like a Duchess. She's actually a really sweet and affectionate bird, much nicer than the Quaker Parrot I had back in high school, but then, that bird was wild-caught, and this one is a captive-hatched, handfed bird that's "imprinted" on humans. She isn't "spooky" like my Quaker was, either. In fact, she's not afraid of even things that could be a danger, like snakes or cats. The only thing I've noticed that she's a bit leery of, oddly enough, are these red-orange price stickers with "$1.99" stamped on them, that I have to peel off the tops of the sugar-free energy drinks I am so addicted to! I often just stick 'em on the side of the computer until I get tired of looking at them, but for some reason, Ms. DeDe Bird is scared of the things! She's not loud, either-no screeching and shrieking like some parrots(and Quakers are among the worst), though she loves toys that make noise, like things with bells in them.

Her eye color, by the way, will change. It won't always be that dark brown you see now, since she is still very young. As she gets older, her eyes will turn bright yellow, which gives Senegal Parrots a bit of a menacing look. Back when these were still being imported(which thankfully was made illegal in 1992)these little birds had a reputation for nasty dispositions, and I have to wonder if those cold, hawklike yellow eyes contributed to that.

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