Hello from North Carolina

Hello everyone! My name is Anne, and I live in Durham, N.C.

I brought home my first-ever parrot, Edwin, a maximilian pionus, in August. I adopted him at the age of 5 from someone on Craigslist. He is pretty well socialized, and overall, it has been a relatively easy shift into the bird-owner life (with the help of lots of reading!). Certainly a couple of painful bites on the way, but not too many.

Because I work full-time, I leave music on during the day for Edwin so he doesn't get too bored. This weekend, however, I got a young budgie from the pet store who I will also keep around, in a separate cage on the other side of the room. I hope they'll be able to enjoy each other's company. So far, Edwin doesn't mind this new flockmate, and the budgie seems like he'll have a pretty easygoing disposition.

The short story is... I'm a happy bird lady with a pionus and a budgie!

Welcome to the forum!!!! Please do post pictures of your babies when you get the chance. We love pictures here!

Will do! Here's one for starters. My pionus eating his brussel sprouts:




By the way, your macaw in your signature is beautiful! He looks like a very charming and sweet bird.

Welcome
Beautiful pic Anne
Love the name Edwin

Thanks for sharing

Thank you! I named him after my favorite poet, Edwin Arlington Robinson.

Not sure what I will name my budgie yet! I suspect he's a male, but he's too young to have the diagnostic cere color.