Boomer's Photos and Videos

[strasia93]

He is a beautiful bird!

 

[FineFeatheredFriend]

Beautiful bird, I love the fact you take your bird out for walks. Just be careful of monitoring the growth of the flight feathers. A bird can get spooked very easily and take off. My Sun Peaches will arrive this Wednesday and seeing your Boomer has made in more ambitious. I like the name Boomer and fits the Sun so well since it let out a sonic boom, lol. Your Sun definitely looks like a happy and healthy bird. Thanks for sharing your pics with parrot community. Peace.

 

[Gingerchezy]

Boomer is gorgeous! He looks so happy out in the fresh air enjoying the sunshine. I would love to take Chewie, my little green cheek, out for walks but I'd be terrified of her getting startled and flying off!

Does Boomer have his wings clipped? Is that how you're able to do all this?

 

[BoomBoom]

Thank you for the kind words! I am definitely keeping an eye out for when his flight feathers grow in. We got Boomer clipped from the breeder at a little under 3 months of age. He is 8 months old now and so far, his flight feathers have not grown in. (Is that a little too slow?)

It will be a difficult decision whether we keep him unclipped or clipped It's either he gets to fly in our small apartment and get very limited mobility outdoors (carrier which he tolerates but dampens the experience of being outside). Or he stays clipped and continues to enjoy riding my shoulder when we go out for walks. I wish I could train him in recall flight but it is next to impossible with our location and schedule. Even with good recall training, I think I will always worry incase he gets spooked by something or instinct kicks in when he sees a flock of birds going by. I would love to see him in his full feathered splendour but the risk to his safety not just outdoors but indoors, seems great.

I guess we will cross the bridge when we get there!!! We will see how it goes and make the decision whether to keep his flight feathers or not.

 

[BoomBoom]

Hello! I just wanted to share new pictures of Boomer taken early to mid October. He is growing up fast, just today he lost one of his clipped wing feathers. Lately, I catch him mumbling incoherent words. Is that him practicing to talk? I swear I would hear what sounds like 'Poop Poop!' I am also happy to say that he is now trained to be a computer buddy! In that, he is happy to just sit on my left arm while I browse, play, type away on my computer. Before he would go straight for the keyboard and it made for a very unrelaxing time. Now he is content to preen himself or me, nap or just chill! He has not pooped once, as I make sure to take him to his poop perch every 10-25 mins. PC gaming is my primary hobbies so to me this is the biggest improvement this month. Now I can have bonding time while I unwind!

Sorry for being so wordy. I thought that in addition to the photos, I'd use this thread as Boomer's journal of sorts. What better way to document his progress, share (and show off!), as well as hopefully help future readers. Hope you've enjoyed what you have seen so far and thank you for looking!

We took him to Petco to see if he liked other birds (we noticed he hated all parrots on Youtube!) He didn't care for the Petco birds either. We made sure he didn't come in contact with anything in the store, though we probably won't do it again due to the risk of airborn diseases...

 

[WannaBeAParrot]

Boomer is looking beautiful as always, but even more so. That little Petco cutie looks like he likes Boomer. When Pritti sees other birds up close (like on the computer monitor), he isn't phased at all -- unless they are other cherry-heads. Then he gets way perked up -- just like when he looks in a mirror. I can't tell if he thinks it is potential new friend or he just loves to look at himself, hahaha.

 

[FineFeatheredFriend]

Your Boomer looks beautiful as always.

 

[GCC]

Tooo Cute!! CAn he talk

 

[GCC]

Too Cute does he talk any???

 

[FineFeatheredFriend]

I appreciate you posting pics of your Sun's color transformation. My baby Sun looks good now but in a year it will look even more beautiful. Keep posting these beautiful pics, I love it. Peace.

 

[BoomBoom]

Thank you for the comments!

WannaBeaParrot: The dusky conure did seem very interested in Boomer That's funny about Pritti and the mirror. Maybe he is amazed at how good looking he is. I am praying for a speedy recovery for Pritti!

GCC: Thanks! Unfortunately Boomer has not said a single coherent word. It sounds like he tries sometimes specially in the evenings. It is his practicing hour. I heard that suns are not the best talkers, so Boomer may not ever talk, and I am okay with that (would be cute if he did though!) Green cheeks from what I heard have a better chance to learn words. Just keep talking to him. Good luck!

FineFeatheredFriend: Thank you, sir. I plan to do a before and after video like one I've seen on Youtube maybe after Boomer hits the 1 year mark. How is Peaches doing? My regards to your flock.

 

[FineFeatheredFriend]

Thanks for asking about Peaches. I try not to her alot because I would like to be a all-person bird. I ask my daughter and wife to spend alot of time with her. I have to protect her from Snoopy because of his jealous nature. She is not loud at all so I guess I got a quiet Sun, lucky me. She has been a cuddle bug. I have placed a small teddy bear in her birdy hut. She snuggles with it while sleeping. She even sleeps on her back, lol. I have been so happy with owning my first conure that I have convinced my wife to get a Blue Crown Conure next summer. All the best to you and your beautiful Boomer, peace.

 

[BoomBoom]

Hello! I just wanted to update this little journal with pictures taken around late October. My favourite is the one taken by Chris, it is of Boomer enjoying a quick bath, if you can call it that. He likes to keep his head under that stream of water for a good amount of time!

The first picture is the new mini-forager ball I bought for Boomer. I like it but it doesn't hold much and Boomer sometimes unscrews the whole thing so the ball falls with all the contents at the bottom of the cage. The forager wheel we got a few months ago is good but a bit of a pain to refill because we need to unscrew the cover. Boomer also learned how to rotate the wheel pretty good so the contents only last a day or two. I'm still looking for that perfect reusable forager that is easy to refill and ration. Any suggestions? :04:

Thanks for looking once again! More to come in a few!

 

[BoomBoom]

Here's some from today. I was letting Boomer dry out in the sun after his Saturday morning shower so thought I'd snap a few pictures and save a tender moment with my little mother clucker for posterity's sake.

Worry not, I made sure my lips are dry. Thank you for looking!!!

 

[Midori]

thanks for sharing Boomers photos hes a spoilt baby but deserves to me. and you have come to the right place to share your photos and stories - we all love our babies and all want to show them off, and at least we are sharing them with people that care.

 

[Cowtown]

Those are some great pics... especially the one of you two sleeping...
Thanks for sharing.

 

[ConureCrazy]

OMG Boomer is adorable!

 

[Birdlover11]

LOL, he's SO FLUFFY ! He is so cute , makes me wish I could get my sun conure right now. He's just so innocent , especially after his bath lol

 

[BoomBoom]

Hello! Today, Boomer is officially 9 months old! Our little mother clucker lost a huge tail feather today. He is starting to look more and more like an adult conure, losing his greens, getting more orange and gaining a bit more bulk. Can't wait to see how he looks in a year. Also, it is more and more apparent that he is trying to talk. It is not crystal clear but I can hear an attempt to say 'Poop Poop!' He is especially talkative at night. We hope that he learns more words, but it's ok if he doesn't. We still adore him!

He continues his love affair with corn, banana, apple and red bell pepper. The other veggies and fruits are flavors of the month for him. He's been going crazy for cuttlebone lately. He can reduce one to white powdery rubble in a day. He is still slow to eat his pellets but we were able to successfully transition him from the colorful Zupreem fruity blends to the natural colored one. He just needs to eat more of it.

Now that it is colder, we bought an electric radiator with oil for him and the budgies, Capa and Quark. It seems like a good brand, it is quiet and does not smell. I didn't think a heated perch was a good idea because the protected wire will not stand against his inquisitive beaks. With the dryness that comes with winter, we also bought the birds a nice humidifier. It doesn't use filters so molds should not be an issue. It works well and gives the room a nice, clean smell.

It is not always rainbows and unicorn with him though. He can get loud sometimes, like when he wants something and can't get it. It's not that bad but once he gets started, he can really get into it lol. Usually its wanting a shower or a bath that can get him going. Silly bird.

The first picture is our pellet, nut and seed stash for Boomer and the budgies. We find that storing them in these water bottles is very convenient. We keep them in the freezer and just pour it out as needed. No scooping or spills!

Boomer sleeping on my chest early one cold morning, before I got ready for work. He liked the cozy warmth. Thank you for looking! Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

 

[Gingerchezy]

:-D that last one of him snoozing is wonderful! He's so sweet this makes me want to start a little thread of photos for Chewie... i'm sure they wouldn't be as good as these though!