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Sunday, June 18, 2006

Rescue


Rescue
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Well not really a rescue, since he was just playing and was not really in any danger, just a tad to high for me :) After we rigged the Boing with a round clear plastic disk at the top, he can no longer get into the tree from the Boing.

Frodo too high in the tree


Frodo too high in the tree
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Frodo climbed too high in the tree today, see this photo for the result www.flickr.com/photos/shon/169896432/

We had to ring the boing with a clear plastic disk on the top to prevent him from leaving the boing into the tree. Now he plays on the boing without trying to get into the tree :)

Trying to escape


Trying to escape
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Pepper is very smart, he is one of the smallest of the baby parrots, but yet he is the first one to master escaping the pool to roam around the floor looking for adventures :)

Bath time!


Bath time!
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Here is Jewel taking a bath with her favorite toy, her Boing! So the boing and Jewel get a bath today. She loves her water!

Day 49 Baby Male Eclectus


Day 49 Baby Male Eclectus
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

This little green guy is getting cuter every day.

Day 50 Baby Female Eclectus


Day 50 Baby Female Eclectus
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

This is Leia, she is almost covered with her beautiful feathers. The last place is always the crop area just above the belly.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Let me out!


Let me out!
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Pepper, after filling his crop was ready to get out of the parrot play pen. He is the cutest thing to watch eat. I promise to get it on video this weekend.

Sammy Lee Lewis


Sammy Lee Lewis
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Sammy actually uses his feet to play the piano. I ran to get the video camera after this shot, but he had stepped down :( I will try again next time.

Comfy


Comfy
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Pepper is what we like to call in the tech world, a laptop-parrot.

Your in my way


Your in my way
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Pepper was out for a stroll.

Day 43 Baby Male Eclectus


Day 43 Baby Male Eclectus
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Day 42 for the male Vosmaeri, Zeus.

You talkin to me?


You talkin to me?
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Sammy doing his Deniro impersonation

Big Bird


Big Bird
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Big Bird was the biggest by far when we started to hand feed this group so that is how he got his name. BY now Patience has caught up, but the name is already stuck.

Patience


Patience
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

We named her Patience, because that is how she acts, all the rest stand up and start begging when they see the food coming, but not this gal, not even when she is settled down and just getting ready to be fed with the spoon in front of her. The manners on this bird! She deserves to be called Patience.

FYI, we have no idea if this is a female, we just assume the lactk of uncontrollable immature behavior means it is a girl :)

Pac man close-up


Pac man close-up
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Pac Man


Pac Man
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

This is Pac Man, we named him this not only because his head will be yellow, He eats like Pac Man, he is like a machine and always thinks he is hungry. It is actually funny to watch him be fed. I am going to try to get some video up of him eating.

Lucky


Lucky
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

This is Lucky, we named him that because when he was being pulled from the nest, the mamma launched a surprise attack and tried to bite the hand collecting him but actually grabbed Lucky by the head. He had some cuts on his head that we attended to. Lucky is all healed up now and is a little darling.

Im the pretty one


Im the pretty one
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Jewel has been trying to talk lately. She has a good teacher, Frodo. In fact she has become very good at saying "Frodo". She has also learned, "Hello", and "Hi Mamma". We always wondered if the females would talk as much as the males or even talk at all. This answers out question.

Day 30 Baby Amazon


Day 30 Baby Amazon
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

This is Lucky the baby yellow-headed amazon at 30 days.

Buddies


Buddies
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Sammy and Pepper, chose to perch side-by-side after getting full from their evening feeding.

These two are going to the same family when they are weaned and we are so happy for that. These guys are true buddies.

Hanging Out


Hanging Out
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Frodo worked his way up off the Boing and into the tree. It was a really windy day and he was trying to get out of the wind. He was really excited about getting to play in the tree for awhile.

Although this looks like he is high up in a tree, this is only photographic trickery, I can actually reach this point and get him down quite easily from my Deck. The boing is just below and to the left out of view.

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

I have blue too!


I have blue too!
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Look at my blue!


Look at my blue!
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Day 52 Red-Sided Eclectus


Day 52 Red-Sided Eclectus
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Day 43 Baby Panama Amazon


Day 43 Baby Panama Amazon
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Sammy and Pepper


Sammy and Pepper
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Pointy Beak


Pointy Beak
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

f you notice the male has a distinctively different shape beak at this age. I was told by another Eclectus expert you can sometimes determine the sex before colored feathers, by the shape of the beak. I now know what she meant.

Day 37 Baby Male eclectus


Day 37 Baby Male eclectus
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Here comes the green guy! Zeus is starting to get this blue wing feathers.

Smile pretty girl


Smile pretty girl
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Ahh, the beautiful red, it is hard to not love.

Day 38 Baby Female Eclectus


Day 38 Baby Female Eclectus
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Pals


Pals
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Sammy and Pepper don't let a little thing like, species, effect their friendship :)

Sammy (Red-Sided Eclectus) and Pepper (Panama Amazon) have been adopted by the same family and will remain together when they are weaned and go to their new home.

We are happy for these two.

Almost covered


Almost covered
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Sammy is almost completely covered with feathers now. Except for that little patch of grey on his head that has not come in yet, shhh, he does not like talking about that.

40 Day Old Baby Panama Amazon


40 Day Old Baby Panama Amazon
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

This is Pepper, he is getting lots of feathes and looking cuter every day.

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Pepper In the waterless pool


Pepper In the waterless pool
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

The good thing is, he does not know it should have water in it :)

Im awake now, can I help you


Im awake now, can I help you
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Obviously he snapped out of his day dream, and with the nice sideways look to assert his curiosity :)

Day Dreaming


Day Dreaming
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

This is Frodo's day dream daze, he does this sometimes. I often wonder what he is dreaming about.

Day 32 Baby Female Eclectus


Day 32 Baby Female Eclectus
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

We might have to find a new name for Leia, her brother was adopted and they want to call him Zeus.

Day 32 Baby Male Eclectus


Day 32 Baby Male Eclectus
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

This little guy has been adopted. His name is going to be Zeus now however. I guess Leia won't work for his siter now. I suppose she could be named Demeter, one of Zeus's sisters, the one he did not marry :)

Day 45 Baby Male Eclectus


Day 45 Baby Male Eclectus
Originally uploaded by shon.miles.

Sammy started his weaning today. He is down to two feedings now. He is doing well at picking at food on his own, but he missed his mid day feeding. He filled up on some fresh sprouts and watermelon though later on :)