Mike17
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A pic taken yesterday of our princess, Kermit. My wife is talking to him as he sits on her arm and it's hard to see, but his "crest" is up. He likes her voice, and it's funny watching the little fringe of feathers above the cere go up and down. His deformed beak is quite obvious, as is some residual food on his face, his main food being a pellet paste from a bowl. He likes kisses (in fact, apart from a light touch on his breast, his beak is the only place he'll tolerate being touched). He enjoys kisses, but he only gets them from me- my wife's put of by his (often) mucky face. Brings to mind jokes about frogs and princesses
He's a real character, very vocal when in his cage and has quite a few interesting dance moves. He's let out for a fly in the afternoon, occasionally mornings, but we have great trouble getting him back into his cage, often having to wait until nearly dark when he can't see, and doesn't he make a racket when he's caught! He just won't go back to his cage despite sitting on top of it with a wide open door- since he can't eat the seed and other food in various places around the bird room for the other guys, he gets very hungry, so first thing he does after being placed back in his cage after capture (after always jumping hard on the bottom to make a crashing sound with the grate) is to go to his food bowl.
He's taken a shine to our new lutino 'tiel, and will hang around her chasing the other guys away- or gazing lovingly at her through the bars after she's been put back in while he's still in escapee mode.
He's a real character, very vocal when in his cage and has quite a few interesting dance moves. He's let out for a fly in the afternoon, occasionally mornings, but we have great trouble getting him back into his cage, often having to wait until nearly dark when he can't see, and doesn't he make a racket when he's caught! He just won't go back to his cage despite sitting on top of it with a wide open door- since he can't eat the seed and other food in various places around the bird room for the other guys, he gets very hungry, so first thing he does after being placed back in his cage after capture (after always jumping hard on the bottom to make a crashing sound with the grate) is to go to his food bowl.
He's taken a shine to our new lutino 'tiel, and will hang around her chasing the other guys away- or gazing lovingly at her through the bars after she's been put back in while he's still in escapee mode.