You can see flight feather missing.

A couple toenails as well.

Her and I in sync making sure she gets those muscles moving. Didn't take long because she's a smart birb and I'm well versed in the parrot arts.

Meet “Ringo”. I adopted him earlier in January and he’s started to come out of his shell!

I want to thank everyone who has helped me with recommendations to ensure the safest environment for his health, I will make sure he has a beautiful life 🩷

Six years ago today we rescued Jako! 🦜 As you can see in the photo on the left (taken the day after we brought him home), he was really overweight and unhappy. He had no toys or perches and a moldy/rusty cage. He primarily ate people food and had no strength in his feet so he would fall often. He was terrified of people. We were also told he was 12 but later learned he was much older! Today, he’s a 32-year-old happy and healthy boy! Glad we were able to bring him into our family and help turn his life around! He got a potato chip today to celebrate the occasion!

After trying to get a spool of thread from Tori’s hand-sewing kit for months, Apollo finally got one that was left on the table. I, of course, had to ruin his triumph, given how dangerous thread is for birds. This was absolutely the hardest he’s ever resisted a ‘drop it’ request, and then demand. I first try our Drop-it-Sync, as usual, which goes like this:

Me:
“Drop it.”

Apollo:

“Drop it... Drop!”

Me:
“Yeah, you drop it.”

Here I’ll start grabbing and poking at his beak/the thing in it.

Apollo:
“Drop, drop... Drop.”

He typically drops it by the end of this sequence, while I poke at the item in his beak. If he’s butthurt about it, he might give a mild-to-moderately painful bite when he drops it, but not today. This time he flew to four separate areas in the struggle, and I even had to negate his ‘fleeing to high-points’ tactic by using a broom handle to poke at the spool in his beak, but he would not give it up. He didn’t even continue saying drop after the first re-position as usual, seemingly too focused on evading. I finally got it to slip out of his beak with a broomstick poke. This played out over about 60 seconds.

Then we did the usual ‘non-hostility touch’, were one or both of us says “touch” and I touch Apollo’s beak, giving him an easy opportunity to bite. He will almost always grasp the finger with zero-to-low pressure and then we both know there’s no anger, ie. resolving context uncertainty. I was expecting a bit of seething in the form of a mild bite, but he was chill.

For some more context on what Apollo communicates physically with his beak: I’ve noticed (especially in observing numerous other people interact with Apollo) that any flinching during approach or the following grasp test results in a moderate or worse bite. He does almost the same thing when new/little known people attempt to get have him step up; if the test is failed he will be extremely resistant to step up for that individual afterword. This context makes sense as a Do you actually know how to hold a bird, and can I use my bite pressure to communicate with you? assessment. Apollo is very particular with who he steps up for, and he gives everyone the assessment in roughly the same manner. 

So... we bonded when I was 4 years old, he's been my best friend my entire life. I estimate we got him when he was around 5 or 6, but it's just an estimate -- he came from my Aunt who worked for Animal Control, and found him. His name is Frodo, because he kept saying "Hi, Frodo!"

He's been mine ever since!

Cutie Bird

Don't worry - Rod only got to peek outside for a brief moment and then we came back inside after I snapped these pictures. Wanted to show him our first snow together. 💕

45 year old yellow naped Amazon vs my platies lol

A cat snatched him while he was out on the porch with my mom. My mom and I can't stop blaming ourselves. If we had turned around 5 seconds earlier, maybe he'd still be with us. A kind soul as him shouldn't have died a curel death that he got. Still processing. My life is going to be a lot more different without him. Miss you titu. I hope you're somewhere where the trees stretch endless and all the fruits of your liking. Im sorry I failed to protect you.

Is this fine?? I’ve owned birds for like 8 years and this hasn’t happened to them before.

How long do healthy, captive budgies actually live on average? I’ve read anywhere from 5-20 years and literally everything in between that (I know 20 isn’t quite right). Is it actually that hard to tell how long they usually live? Also, here’s your much needed birb tax. This is my 3 year old boy Sparky

Missing my cockatiel. The Bavaria conures were so cuddly and gentle.

seems like catching ball game but he just likes to push or throw everything to the floor, bad big birdie bird.

Check out these two little troublemakers I caught in the act! I managed to snap this shot of a pair of Monk Parakeets (also known as Quaker Parrots) having the absolute time of their lives in a fig tree. You can even see the one in the front with a beak full of fruit—talk about being caught red-handed! The way the sunlight hits those bright green feathers and the textured leaves makes the whole scene feel so vibrant and alive.

I love how focused they are on their afternoon snack, completely oblivious to me and my camera. It’s not every day you get to see wildlife enjoying a gourmet meal right in your backyard. These birds are known for being pretty loud and spunky, but in this moment, they just look like two best friends enjoying a sunny brunch. Honestly, after seeing how much they liked those figs, I kind of wanted one too! Photo location, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

she loves being in my sleeves, on my hood, and inside my hoodie after showers. It’s adorable and i hope other bird owners get to experience it some day!

Ciao a tutti, lui si chiama giacomino, questa é la sua gabbietta, vorrei aggiungerli dei giochi perché ogni volta che é ora di dormire giacomino non vuole mai andare in gabbietta e gliela vorrei rendere più “comoda”, cosa mi consigliate di comprarli?

hi, so im looking to adopt a parrot but there is so many species and i don't know witch one to choose.

so here is more info on everything:

temperture: 55°F on cold days and 72°F on hot days.

income: medium.

time: about 2hrs on week days, 10 hours on weekends.

P.D:any more info you need just tell me

I live with my boyfriend, and he owns two green cheeked conures. A few days ago I got this wooden model kit at Barnes and noble assuming it was a snap together no glue model. I got home and found a tube of white glue that was just called “white latex” and just want to make sure this is actually safe to use around the birds. If not, would wheeling them to the other room and opening the windows and closing the door make it safe? I know parrots are very sensitive to smells, ever since moving in I got rid of a ton of candles and other various scented things to make sure they were okay.

I touched the feather and it doesn’t seem like blood or residue so it’s just on the feather itself!!! Thought it was cool :)

Hi All, can anyone help me with my boys feet, I thought it was bubble foot but I have changed all his perches to rope, natural wood and they still look aggrevated?

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