Wow..4 out of 5

[keepsmiling]

LOL..I just realized that only one of my flock has a species section on this forum, my red fronted macaw. My 4 other birds are just that...."others"..:09:

 

[greycloud]

I know you best friend!!!! Share your pics!!

 

[MacawGuy]

Yea lets see pics of your friends

 

[KatherineI]

Is that your hawkhead in your avatar?? I've only ever seen one!

 

[keepsmiling]

Yes, that is my Hawkhead. I can post pics.

 

[KatherineI]

Awesome! The place we got Sugar at had a Hawkhead, called Rue. She as a funny little bugger. She always wanted to bite Hubs, but yet she liked to play with him, it was strange but funny.

 

[keepsmiling]

Here are the 'others..'
Green Aracari-female

Blue Naped Mousebird-male

American Singer Canary-male

 

[keepsmiling]

Hawkheaded Parrot-male

 

[MacawGuy]

Wow u have very pretty birds

 

[keepsmiling]

Thank you!

 

[greycloud]

Keepsmiling is my BFF! A while back I posted vids of her mousebird Gryphon.

 

[Purl]

Wow..very cool looking birds!!

 

[keepsmiling]

Thanks Greycloud and Purl.

 

[LauraT]

What a gorgeous family! All so unusual, can you tell us a little about them?

 

[keepsmiling]

Thank you! Sure, what would you like to know?
My dog Heartly{he has a big black heart on one side} found Kismet in our backyard, in 40 degree weather. I posted an ad for finding a small bird, and a woman actually replied and told me she turned him loose because she couldn't care for him anymore. My dog was barking and barking at him. Probably trying to figure out why this one would not fly away. Kismet was exhausted. I do not think he had ever flown up to that point.
Cochise I found on an ad website at a very very reasonable price. The guy was a bit nutty though, and a quick conversation told me if I did not handle this right I would never get him. Something told me in his sad photos "please come save me"
It was horrible when I got there...save for the gory details, I will just say he was better off with me than where he was. It took over a year to win his trust and he blossomed into my sweet little friend.
Gryphon is sweet, and very smart. Smarter than you would expect a small bird to be. He and Jewels both share about the same dietary needs. Fresh fruits and low iron pellets. Some softbills can suffer from iron storage disease, or hemachromatosis, if not fed properly. Not a bird you can just fill a bowl up and go away for the day, they need at least two feedings of fresh fruits daily.
I got Jewels from the same person who had Gryphon, who has become a very good friend. Anyone who knows cockatiels, would know her. Srtiels[Susanne} from Ft. Lauderdale. It turned out she was having an allergic reaction to having Jewels indoors, so she offered her to me. She is very sweet and cool, and has a purring sound. If you look, I have videos of all of them on my youtube, if you ever have time.

 

[Safira]

They are so pretty! Love the hawkhead, years ago when I started researching birds I was sure that I wanted one! I still do, but then I want one of everything. Alas I must remember my limits.

Look forward to seeing more pictures and hearing their storys!

 

[Lintini]

Love all the photos!! They are so amazing! You have rabbits, a dog, and fancy goldies too, my tank is 80 gallons though....I think we are long lost twins!!!

 

[keepsmiling]

Thank you Safira and Lintini. LOL on the twins! Critters are my family...+ one very tolerant hubby.

 

[solobaby]

they are all very beautiful

 

[RescueMe]

Keep smiling, Your killing me. Your green acarai and hawkhead are my two dream birds at this point. Macaw, hawkhead, toucanet........sounds like a dream.