- Dec 18, 2013
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- Maya (Female Solomon Island eclectus parrot), Jolly (Male Solomon Island eclectus parrot), Bixby (Male, red-sided eclectus. RIP), Suzie (Male cockatiel. RIP)
Been a while since I did an update on my little ekkie flock, so here goes.
Maya first. My sweet diva will be turning 3 at the end of this month, and right on schedule her hormones have arrived. Lol! No major disruptions thus far, due mostly to the fact that I don't allow her on the floor. (She would immediately dive straight under the nearest couch and try to establish a nest area.) She did, however, bite me for the first time!
Not fun.
But it was just the once, thankfully. And now I put her down to cool off at the first sign that she's looking to regurgitate for me. (It's when she's really wound up that a bite can happen.)
Anyhow, onto pics and video.
Maya pre-bath. (This is the look she gets when she hears the sound of the shower. Every time. Lol)
And after. (The only time you'll EVER find the diva's feathers in disarray!)
And here's a video taken during chop preparation. I often have the birds do little tricks to keep them occupied while I work. But the objective is for them to stay on their training perches and not on me until I'm done. Maya obviously disagrees.
[ame="https://youtu.be/JvuB3-AYGuw"]Tricky Maya - YouTube[/ame]
And here's video of Maya learning to place a ring into my hand. She picked it up rather quickly, so I'm proud of her. [ame="https://youtu.be/dNhnK5l6IVM"]Maya Ring Placement - YouTube[/ame]
Maya first. My sweet diva will be turning 3 at the end of this month, and right on schedule her hormones have arrived. Lol! No major disruptions thus far, due mostly to the fact that I don't allow her on the floor. (She would immediately dive straight under the nearest couch and try to establish a nest area.) She did, however, bite me for the first time!
Not fun.
But it was just the once, thankfully. And now I put her down to cool off at the first sign that she's looking to regurgitate for me. (It's when she's really wound up that a bite can happen.)
Anyhow, onto pics and video.
Maya pre-bath. (This is the look she gets when she hears the sound of the shower. Every time. Lol)
And after. (The only time you'll EVER find the diva's feathers in disarray!)
And here's a video taken during chop preparation. I often have the birds do little tricks to keep them occupied while I work. But the objective is for them to stay on their training perches and not on me until I'm done. Maya obviously disagrees.
[ame="https://youtu.be/JvuB3-AYGuw"]Tricky Maya - YouTube[/ame]
And here's video of Maya learning to place a ring into my hand. She picked it up rather quickly, so I'm proud of her. [ame="https://youtu.be/dNhnK5l6IVM"]Maya Ring Placement - YouTube[/ame]
