Hello everyone! We would like to introduce our 'forever bird' - Adelita!

Adelita is a 9 year old male - Double Yellowhead Amazon. Adelita’s previous owner surrendered him to the aviary for consignment. We were originally looking for a baby bird but immediately realized that Adelita had a special bond with my wife. We purchased him on January 1, 2014.

We learned that Adelita was a male after DNA testing. His prior owner left Adelita’s aviary vet information at the store so we were able to continue with the same amazing vet. Adelita was not a hand bird and when we got him his vocabulary consisted of “What’s Up”. He now says, “Hi”, "Hello" and “I love you Little Chodi”. He also barks like a dog, does car alarms and giggles like Sponge Bob when he has a bath/shower.

“Little Chodi” travels with us between South and Central Florida and has a large cage in each home. He is learning to play with toys and also now allows us to pet him. He will “perch” easily on our arms and will sit in our laps.
He has been an amazing addition to our family and we love him dearly.

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Eddie & ZailaGizmo, Sasha and Lil Chodi

Welcome! Beautiful DYH you have there. It's wonderful when a bird picks you like yours picked your wife. Sounds like he's a great addition to your family.

Welcome to the forum! Your DYH is a real beauty. So nice that he is traveling with you and saying new words. Looking forward to more pics.

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"She is not refined. She is not unrefined. She keeps a parrot." Mark Twain

Welcome! That's a beautiful DYH you have

Welcome to the forum. What avian vet do you use? Loads of good info here on the forum, hope to see you around. BTW thanks for giving an older zon a new home.

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Long time amazon parent/breeder and many rescue zons. We are breeding 2nd generation of our Yellow Nape ,Double Yellow Head, Panama ,Orange Wing Amazons and TAGs, also outdoor aviary with flock of Cockatiels. If you need help or advice please feel free to contact me,if i can't help maybe i can find someone who can.Capt and "Jake" the YN
Avatar is myself and "Juanita" 12/59 Guatemala CA
Rescues looking homes,Mumbles(DYH male)Echo (YNA male) Rockie(BFA male) Nitro (YNA male) Yeah, Echo found a home

Hi thekarens - Thank you for the kind words. I agree with you on the bird picking us (my wife). I could never explain in it words but completely understood it when we saw it. He's a perfect match and we love him!

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Eddie & ZailaGizmo, Sasha and Lil Chodi

Hi Allee - Thank you! We will definitely be sharing more pictures! Happy 4th of July!

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Eddie & ZailaGizmo, Sasha and Lil Chodi

Hi RavensGryf - Thank you!

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Eddie & ZailaGizmo, Sasha and Lil Chodi

Hi henpecked - Thank you for the kind words! My wife and I have used the forum for the last 6 months in trying to better understand our new family addition. The forum has been great! We finally decided to take the plunge and share our happiness with others!

We use Dr. Don J. Harris at Avian Exotic Animal Medical Center in South Miami.

Avian & Exotic - Animal Medical Center - Miami, FL

Happy 4th of July!

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Eddie & ZailaGizmo, Sasha and Lil Chodi

Welcome to the forum, and THANK YOU for sharing your story. Truly heartwarming!!!

He is a GORGEOUS bird! Yeah, I'm a bit partial to Amazons myself.

Happy Independence Day to you, too!