Whistler
Member
- Aug 10, 2022
- 19
- 48
- Parrots
- Congo African Grey, Meyers, English budgies, American budgie
This is my 29 yo boy (finally confirmed last month!), Thunder. I acquired him in 1993 from now defunct Grey Parrot Aviary in Atlanta. He has seen me through graduate school, veterinary residency, and a move from Ithaca, NY to Pennsylvania. He's never been fond of handling but steps onto a perch, and is fond of walking on the floor to check and supervise the household. He has flown exactly twice, and that was when startled accidentally, but hasn't been clipped in decades. When I cleaned his cage I would sometimes say, "Thunder, you're a mess!". He was most bonded to me and would call my name, Ilana, often. Then, of course, he put those together and for years would yell "Ilana, you're a mess!". That's my boy.