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Better late than never lol! In keeping with a parrot's lag in acceptance of all things new, a disheveled looking Noodles wishes you all a merry Christmas....In January! LOL (And yes, this really was taken in January
Submission
Two sisters first bath....
A gorgeous happy looking girl! What s rescue! She wouldn't have lasted long like that! Thank you for the rescue, and thanks for keeping her!Hi All,
Its Australia day and let me enter my imperfectly perfect Aussie Pink Chicken.
Paris is a rescue, now when I say rescue; I mean I jumped barb wire fences and shuffled under some pretty thick (potential snake filled) shrubbery to catch this little girl!
I'm a wildlife rehabber, and in Australia, it means Galahs are just part of the call outs.
So I get this call- Galah can't fly, drooped wing, was in a backyard but needs to be rescued as has made its way into a neighbours as the caller was trying to catch it.
I got here, wasn't the easiest rescue, but wasn't the worst! Into a carrier she goes.
Now when I pick up wildlife I observe for a while before I start to assess.
This little girl was preening, having a good drink and looking like a normal Galah except that horrid wing droop (no pain that she was displaying, and despite their ability to hide the pain, I'm trained to know the signs).
OK time for the vet visit cage.. towel at the ready (I don't usually glove up).. and this little darling puts her head down for a scratch.. uh ohh! Pet bird here! So after awkwardly stepping up I start to assess. That droop is not a fresh injury.
Short story is, vet visit=old break that has calcified, she can move the wing (as seen in the photo) she waddles when she walks and is the most darling creature I've ever cared for.
Advertised for her owners for months to no avail and that was approx 13 years ago.
I present the imperfect perfect Paris.. The one rescue that stayed!
This is Peanut, a female Goffins permanently separated from her long-term mate, Popcorn. Together in my home from 1987 to about 2010, they were bonded and produced three offspring. Prior owners stated they were paired for 12 years. Popcorn began to ignore and stand apart from Peanut about one year prior. One day he viciously attacked, found her cowering at bottom of their flight cage. Bloodied and weakened, took her to the vet and immediately separated them. She completely healed sans areas of feathers around her beak, eyes, and right ear. Peanut happily lives uncaged in a bird room with two of her offspring and a TAG. Popcorn was recently paired (no nestbox) in a flight cage with a female Citron. She's just big enough to defend herself, and they appear nicely bonded. 
***** Just "for fun" entry! *****
The imperfect face of male cockatoo aggression.
With pellet in beak!
Peanut is amazing for a wild-caught bird. As gentle or more so than her three hand-fed offspring, never bit and broke skin. Loves to stand on shoulder and cuddle!
Hi All,
Its Australia day and let me enter my imperfectly perfect Aussie Pink Chicken.
Paris is a rescue, now when I say rescue; I mean I jumped barb wire fences and shuffled under some pretty thick (potential snake filled) shrubbery to catch this little girl!
I'm a wildlife rehabber, and in Australia, it means Galahs are just part of the call outs.
So I get this call- Galah can't fly, drooped wing, was in a backyard but needs to be rescued as has made its way into a neighbours as the caller was trying to catch it.
I got here, wasn't the easiest rescue, but wasn't the worst! Into a carrier she goes.
Now when I pick up wildlife I observe for a while before I start to assess.
This little girl was preening, having a good drink and looking like a normal Galah except that horrid wing droop (no pain that she was displaying, and despite their ability to hide the pain, I'm trained to know the signs).
OK time for the vet visit cage.. towel at the ready (I don't usually glove up).. and this little darling puts her head down for a scratch.. uh ohh! Pet bird here! So after awkwardly stepping up I start to assess. That droop is not a fresh injury.
Short story is, vet visit=old break that has calcified, she can move the wing (as seen in the photo) she waddles when she walks and is the most darling creature I've ever cared for.
Advertised for her owners for months to no avail and that was approx 13 years ago.
I present the imperfect perfect Paris.. The one rescue that stayed!
***** Just "for fun" entry! *****
The imperfect face of male cockatoo aggression.
With pellet in beak!
Peanut is amazing for a wild-caught bird. As gentle or more so than her three hand-fed offspring, never bit and broke skin. Loves to stand on shoulder and cuddle!
I think with no prejudice that this is my Fav theme for a POTM contest ever!
Each entry makes my heart ache with pride that we love our feathered companions beyond looks and normal behavior.
I haven't quite figured out how to individually reply, but thank you for the lovely comments on my beautiful Paris... I'm definitely the lucky one in this equation..
Wanna know how she got the name, after Paris Hilton (who was in the news the time I did her rescue):
Well, she is pretty in pink, prone to a few tantrums and has had her time behind bars
I think with no prejudice that this is my Fav theme for a POTM contest ever!
Each entry makes my heart ache with pride that we love our feathered companions beyond looks and normal behavior.
I haven't quite figured out how to individually reply, but thank you for the lovely comments on my beautiful Paris... I'm definitely the lucky one in this equation..
Wanna know how she got the name, after Paris Hilton (who was in the news the time I did her rescue):
Well, she is pretty in pink, prone to a few tantrums and has had her time behind bars
