New little hawkhead parrot

[95talongirl]

some more photos from this afternoon:

 

[thekarens]

Love the "if no one else will scritch me I'll just have to scritch myself" shot.

 

[EdgesofTwilight]

How is he with being nippy now? Any better? Those are one of my favorites, but the nippiness and the way they put up their crest was always a little too intimidating for me for some reason. He is a real beautiful bird though!

 

[95talongirl]

He is still quite nippy; however, the blood-drawing bites are pretty much gone. He likes to nibble, and feel around with is beak, so it was a matter of helping him realize when he is using to much pressure.

I've gotten better at reading him, and don't bother him when he's in full on "Chief Maverick-Apache" mode. Usually doesn't take long for him to calm down.

 

[95talongirl]

Happy first hatch day, baby boy!! . Gosh, they grow up fast!

The amount of joy you have brought to our lives cannot be expressed in words!

 

[thekarens]

Happy happy hatch day!!!

 

[Zirstonas]

I love hawkhead parrots, always wanted one too, maybe in the future He's really beautiful

 

[95talongirl]

Got some outdoor time yesterday! And of course, come sctriches!

 

[PatW12]

That is a really nice looking bird.

 

[sunblaze]

some lovely photos on this thread, liking the name too =)

 

[95talongirl]

Not sure why I haven't done this yet... but here's a little collage of photos from the past year.

 

[95talongirl]

and one with some of his new toys.

 

[95talongirl]

Little photo series showing how he just destroys those whiffle balls.





Extreme closeup!


Guess that's one place to store your food.

 

[EdgesofTwilight]

Looks like a happy beautiful bird!

 

[95talongirl]

He is a trip.

He is also starting to test his boundaries lately. I cannot leave him alone in the room with Mopar for a single minute. He likes to fly to the living room and get into everything and anything his little beak can reach! So I have trying to be more diligent on bird proofing things. I hate it, but because of his wandering, I do have to cage him more than I would like, say... If I have to go outside and shovel snow. mopar, on the other hand, can be left out all day. Its so crazy how different these two are!

The other funny thing is how he can't seem to leave me alone. If I am sitting on the couch, or in the kitchen, he will fly over. While some may find this behavior quite amusing, I am afriad it is going to develop into an issue where he cannot be alone, and thus other issues may arise, so I am trying to limit this neediness, somewhat. Although, I'll admit, it is hard to do when that cute face is looking at you!

Maverick is also molting.... Bad! I have been bitten several times over this, but accidentally applying to much pressure to the pin feathers. It does seem to be affecting his mood, too. But I don't blame him.

And that's the latestest on his growing up story!

 

[95talongirl]

He had me laughing pretty hard this morning with this little romp with a bagle!




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[Robin]

he's a riot and so darn cute!

 

[minxydoodles]

That is such a gorgeous parrot the name does suit him aswell lol.. i hope he feels better very soon

 

[95talongirl]

here's the video from my phone of his antics
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[Wheelz]

Hi everyone I'm just waiting for my new Hawkhead. Would love any hints or tips thank you