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Now for something completely different...Parrots (live ones, please)

mikeoso

mikeoso

Acoustic Curmudgeon
Feb 14, 2014
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eastern Iowa
www.iowaparrotrescue.org
#1
I'm just curious how many (if any) of our bass people are also into parrots. It's not normal, probably, but there are dog and cat threads, so...if you got em, let's see em.

I'll start off with a couple...Uve and Rojo were brought in because their owner for the past 45 years had to go into a care facility. They have some medical problems, but are super tame and will go to anyone. They also like carrots.
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They're among the 65 birds currently in care at our rescue. If you're interested, you can see all of them at www.iowaparrotrescue.org
 
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mikeoso said:
I'm just curious how many (if any) of our bass people are also into parrots. It's not normal, probably, but there are dog and cat threads, so...if you got em, let's see em.

I'll start off with a couple...Uve and Rojo were brought in because their owner for the past 45 years had to go into a care facility. They have some medical problems, but are super tame and will go to anyone. They also like carrots.View attachment 3210001

They're among the 65 birds currently in care at our rescue. If you're interested, you can see all of them at www.iowaparrotrescue.org
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Cool!
The main reason for me not getting one is that they live so long. Still, an awesome sight!:thumbsup:

Thank you for your rescue work.
 
#3
You know I'll play, though our part of our (widely distributed) rescue is "only" 5.
The green guy is Lou (Little Lou, to distinguish him from our other Lou, who is an African Grey). He's a Senegal parrot.
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And the grey guy is Cookie, he's a Congo African Grey. He (as typical for that species) is incredibly smart.
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#5
We had a Mexican Yellow Head in our house during the years I was going through school and living with my parents. The bird had been given to use by a couple who were moving to Europe and could not take him with them. When we got him his name was Zappa and he lived with my parents for many years after I left for college and eventually started my own family.
During my high school years Zappa lived in my room, in his big cage. Over time he learned how to open his cage door so we put a small screen door type plunger lock on the door. Then he learned how to open the lock. He liked to get out of his cage and sit on top of it. Eventually my mom had to put a padlock on the cage door.
Zappa lived a long life but we were never told how old he was when he was given to us. I've heard that some parrots live into their 80's. Who knows? Maybe he lived to be an old man.
Long after I'd left home whenever I would call my parents and my mom would answer the phone I could hear Zappa in the back ground calling out, "Hello!" in the same voice as my mom.

those were good years...
 
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We have eastern rosellas, mountain lowries, king parrots, rainbow lorikeets, galahs, corellas, sulfur-crested cockatoos, and yellow-tailed black cockatoos mostly. They come and go, do the pruning once a year, and the harvesting, and sometimes they just hang out. Always a joy. Good company :)
 
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Tom Bomb said:
We have eastern rosellas, mountain lowries, king parrots, rainbow lorikeets, galahs, corellas, sulfur-crested cockatoos, and yellow-tailed black cockatoos mostly. They come and go, do the pruning once a year, and the harvesting, and sometimes they just hang out. Always a joy. Good company :)
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You must be around Sydney? We have a lesser sulphur and 4 umbrellas in the shelter right now. I wish they were back where they belong.
 
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