ButeoFerrous
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Hi!
You can call me Buteo. I am female, 29 years old, and live near St. Louis, MO. I am a relatively new parrot owner, but am not new to birds by any means. I had interned at the World Bird Sanctuary a while ago. At WBS, I worked with all kinds of birds: mostly raptors (hawks, eagles, owls, and new and old world vultures), but also corvids (ravens, crows, and jays) and parrots. There, I learned how to read bird body language, which prepared me for Guido.
Guido is a Double-Yellow Headed Amazon, approximately 30 years old. My uncle had him, but wasn't able to give him the attention Guido needed. My uncle found him in the city, in a small tree or bush, as a juvenile. He has a seamed band, so we're thinking he was caught in the wild as a chick. My uncle found him in 1984, so we estimate him to be 30 years old. I've had Guido for 6 months, but I've birdysat him a couple times before. The first time I cared for him, we immediately hit it off, and now I'm his 'girlfriend'. Guido is a curious, intelligent, trusting, gentle bird. He gets along with everyone, and lets my twin pick him up and preen him, and he will (sometimes) give her kisses. He pays no mind to our two cats, and is happiest when his 'flock' is all home. I am disabled, and am home most of the time, but my sister works in retail. When she comes home, he lets us know how happy he is!
I love learning how to better care for him, and am looking for new ways to stimulate his environment.
You can call me Buteo. I am female, 29 years old, and live near St. Louis, MO. I am a relatively new parrot owner, but am not new to birds by any means. I had interned at the World Bird Sanctuary a while ago. At WBS, I worked with all kinds of birds: mostly raptors (hawks, eagles, owls, and new and old world vultures), but also corvids (ravens, crows, and jays) and parrots. There, I learned how to read bird body language, which prepared me for Guido.
Guido is a Double-Yellow Headed Amazon, approximately 30 years old. My uncle had him, but wasn't able to give him the attention Guido needed. My uncle found him in the city, in a small tree or bush, as a juvenile. He has a seamed band, so we're thinking he was caught in the wild as a chick. My uncle found him in 1984, so we estimate him to be 30 years old. I've had Guido for 6 months, but I've birdysat him a couple times before. The first time I cared for him, we immediately hit it off, and now I'm his 'girlfriend'. Guido is a curious, intelligent, trusting, gentle bird. He gets along with everyone, and lets my twin pick him up and preen him, and he will (sometimes) give her kisses. He pays no mind to our two cats, and is happiest when his 'flock' is all home. I am disabled, and am home most of the time, but my sister works in retail. When she comes home, he lets us know how happy he is!
I love learning how to better care for him, and am looking for new ways to stimulate his environment.
Sounds like you've become fast friends so that's excellent to hear! Also sounds like you know a good amount about birds and will be able to take good care of Guido. Some common things specific to parrots that may be good to look into more in-depth if you already haven't would be proper diet (amazons are prone to obesity and seem to have a taste for junk food
