Happy Beltane!
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summer_jackelHappy Beltane, to all who celebrate it. Mine was pretty unspectacular...I worked, another boring depo...but I did spend time with some lovely animals and went on a long walk, which are very good things to do on Beltane...ok, any time. I watched a really neat raven over lunch at the depo...he was ravening around in the tree RIGHT next to my car while I ate, maybe he knew I had pizza....and there is a pair of stellar's jays nesting right outside of my deck. Love them. :)
Also on birds: the love of a parrot, and particularly a poicephalus, is a subtle and very touching thing. Gavin's attachment to me, and his 'cuddliness' is obvious; he pretty much always wants petting and attention at all times, and will attempt to flock call me back into the room (at the top of his cute little lungs, which are really the least cute part of him, grrr). This is pretty conurish behavior; conures are not known for their subtety most of the time. Kaya, since I got her in November, has always been a bit more reticent. She definitely likes me, but she's not as 'cuddly' as Gav; I can pet her back, and she'll take headscritches if she's in just the right mood and I approach her just the right way, but she's warier. That may be changing; she's been a lot more receptive to scritches, and yesterday did something very touching. I was ignoring the birds, who were loose on their trees. Kaya came down off her tree and got as close to me as she could, extending her neck and wings, fluffing her head at me and pinning her eyes in a way that communicated "Hey! You! Pick me up!" about as clearly as possible. I did, of course, and she wagged her tail (which she does, when pleased) and was very happy for skritches. Awwww. Birds.
This morning, she was making this odd little purring/trilling sound, which I'd never heard before. And then I realized that I had, because it was the little trill/purr that I do all the time (if you know me IRL you've probably heard it). It's the first thing she's ever imitated.
My birdy likes me.
Also on birds: the love of a parrot, and particularly a poicephalus, is a subtle and very touching thing. Gavin's attachment to me, and his 'cuddliness' is obvious; he pretty much always wants petting and attention at all times, and will attempt to flock call me back into the room (at the top of his cute little lungs, which are really the least cute part of him, grrr). This is pretty conurish behavior; conures are not known for their subtety most of the time. Kaya, since I got her in November, has always been a bit more reticent. She definitely likes me, but she's not as 'cuddly' as Gav; I can pet her back, and she'll take headscritches if she's in just the right mood and I approach her just the right way, but she's warier. That may be changing; she's been a lot more receptive to scritches, and yesterday did something very touching. I was ignoring the birds, who were loose on their trees. Kaya came down off her tree and got as close to me as she could, extending her neck and wings, fluffing her head at me and pinning her eyes in a way that communicated "Hey! You! Pick me up!" about as clearly as possible. I did, of course, and she wagged her tail (which she does, when pleased) and was very happy for skritches. Awwww. Birds.
This morning, she was making this odd little purring/trilling sound, which I'd never heard before. And then I realized that I had, because it was the little trill/purr that I do all the time (if you know me IRL you've probably heard it). It's the first thing she's ever imitated.
My birdy likes me.
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Date: 2008-05-02 04:48 am (UTC)Question, are you going to Chicago this year?
Re: cute
Date: 2008-05-03 04:22 am (UTC)Parrots are certainly not for everyone. Because they're wild animals, a person needs to know a lot of counterintuitive specifics to develop a loving relationship with them, and some just aren't friendly. But the right parrot and person can have a very fulfilling, lifetime relationship.
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Date: 2008-05-02 02:08 pm (UTC)I've never heard your purr-trill before. Maybe someday I'll get to give you one of my (platonic!) cuddles or shoulder-rubs and experience it. :)
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Date: 2008-05-03 04:25 am (UTC)I think that I was ambiguous in my post. Gavin is a conure, (and though I call him 'him' I have no idea what gender he is. I really need to have that test done next time he's at the vet). Kaya, who the breeder was fairly certain was a girl, is a hybrid between two small African parrots of the genus poicephalus, the Meyer's and Senegal. Poi-birds are known for being subtle and sensitive, and I really resonate with them.
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Date: 2008-05-03 08:59 am (UTC)Kaya sounds like she's accepted you into her 'flock' though, which has to feel really good. I've never been accepted that way by a parrot before. :>
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Date: 2008-05-02 05:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-03 04:17 am (UTC)Just...if you ever do go for a conure, and noise is any kind of issue, make sure you get a pyrhurra species conure like a green cheeked (my Gavin), NOT one of the lovely, and INCREDIBLY loud, aratingas. (suns, nandays, jendays etc). Personality wise, I think conures make some of the most enjoyable pets of the parrots. GCCS are pleasant, friendly (when brought up properly), not too loud, highly opinionated and full of parroty goodness in a small, feisty package. They are also increasingly common and relatively inexpensive to obtain.
Also, I think my post seemed ambiguous, but Kaya is not a conure, but a mixed-species poicephalus, a genus of small African parrots. My bad.
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Date: 2008-05-05 01:19 am (UTC)That seems to me that it would be cruel to do to a Conure or Parrot for that little socialization. Even if there were a few of them.