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summer_jackelI said I'd have an update. Three fresh pages, beginning here.
This is so very awesome. Check out the carrot flute!
It has become evident that someone has worked with Oz in the past. He steps up readily onto a dowel from the tree, and briefly stepped onto my forearm this afternoon. He's still not entirely comfortable on the dowel, but compared even with two days ago, it's really striking. He also made the lowered-head motion that I associate with parrots asking to be skritched, although he moved away when I carefully approached. So, who knows---maybe he will tame swiftly. He certainly seems a different bird than he did when he was with my mom, although of course he's still adjusting to life here. He still only wants to eat seed.
IRNs were one of the first species I considered when I was initially deciding to add a parrot to my life; specifically, I think the Lutinos (bright yellow! Silver eyes!) are the Loveliest Parrots Ever. I decided against them because they have a reputation for not being cuddly, and I wanted a cuddly bird, or at least one that liked to be pet---which is definitely Gavin and Kaya. IRNs are also on the outer end of the loudness spectrum I can live with. We'll see how it plays out. I'm not his permanent home, but he is making himself more and more welcome here. At least until the person who wants him for always shows up.
This is so very awesome. Check out the carrot flute!
It has become evident that someone has worked with Oz in the past. He steps up readily onto a dowel from the tree, and briefly stepped onto my forearm this afternoon. He's still not entirely comfortable on the dowel, but compared even with two days ago, it's really striking. He also made the lowered-head motion that I associate with parrots asking to be skritched, although he moved away when I carefully approached. So, who knows---maybe he will tame swiftly. He certainly seems a different bird than he did when he was with my mom, although of course he's still adjusting to life here. He still only wants to eat seed.
IRNs were one of the first species I considered when I was initially deciding to add a parrot to my life; specifically, I think the Lutinos (bright yellow! Silver eyes!) are the Loveliest Parrots Ever. I decided against them because they have a reputation for not being cuddly, and I wanted a cuddly bird, or at least one that liked to be pet---which is definitely Gavin and Kaya. IRNs are also on the outer end of the loudness spectrum I can live with. We'll see how it plays out. I'm not his permanent home, but he is making himself more and more welcome here. At least until the person who wants him for always shows up.
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Date: 2009-03-18 05:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-18 03:32 pm (UTC)Glad the Ozbird's adjusting. What do Gavin & Kaya think of him? I know he's in quarantine so they haven't seen him yet, but I'm sure they can hear him.
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Date: 2009-03-21 04:08 pm (UTC)Gavin and Kaya groom and cuddle and feed each other. It's just too hilarious. Happily, their bond does not seem to effect their affection for me, which makes me very pleased, because I want them to have as much affection in their lives as they can. I wanted birds I could pet and cuddle and walk around with them cheerfully perched on my person, and I have that.
So, I'm OK with Oz's lack of cuddles, though I really need him to be more easily removed from his cage. We're working on that. On the tree, he is a quiet, so far trouble-free companion who doesn't seem to mind how close I am as long as I don't try to touch him (he will, as mentioned before, step onto a dowel easily, though). He can be very loud, and at my mom's I noticed excessive screaming which I absolutely couldn't live with---but interestingly enough, given some toys and a couple hours a day out of his cage, he hasn't gone on any major screaming jags since he got here. His contact call remains not my favorite thing in the world, but I can live with it for a little while, and really, he doesn't do it much.
Gavin and Kaya have definitely noticed, and there have been some, er, conversations across the walls. When they first heard him, my pair made themselves very small and sort of pressed together, wide-eyed, on their perch. It was really cute.
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Date: 2009-03-19 12:52 am (UTC)http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-magazines/bird-talk/2009-may/psittacula.aspx
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Date: 2009-03-21 04:08 pm (UTC)Just Added Me
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