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My weather bird is Cricket my Amazon. Its not bad weather she has a reaction to, It`s the good weather.

Yah, When they eat it`s everywhere .

When they enjoy their food they really enjoy their food.

M, m, m, good !!!

Good post Dee and I agree with you 100%. Isaac is coming back to his old self and that makes us all happy.

Sukei looks great and it`s always good to see a member stop back and say HI. Good luck in bringing Sukei home

I bet if you show that TAG some mug shots she may pick out the perp.

Happy hatch day Nilah, You are an awesome looking young lady. I bet you had a great day and got into lots of trouble as you celebrated this special day.

Hi Peck and welcome to the grey forum. You are a good looking young man.

They do have a way of grabbing at your heart strings. Love the pictures !!

From the look in peanuts eye, it`s hay I`m enjoying my shower so turn that damn thing off. Great picture.

Tonight we sat down to a chicken dinner and as always before we were done the birds came out to share what was left. We gave each of the three birds a chicken bone with some meat left on for them to enjoy. Willie our cockatiel went over to his plate and started to pick at the bone and pulling off the meat that he wanted, Corky our grey did not want much to do with the chicken bone or the meat we left on it for her. Now Cricket on the other hand did not waste any time going to and jumping into taking that bone apart. Cricket wasn`t interested in the meat, she wanted the gristle and the bone, and did she have a good time tarring it apart. She has had that bone now for two hours and shows no sign of stopping any time in the near future. The gristle is gone and the bone is holding its own for the time anyway as she will not let go. Amazons are so much fun to watch when they eat as they enjoy it with such gusto, just like a human. And don`t try and take that bone away because it won`t happen. Now if you give Corky a watermelon, she will almost take a bath in it, and Willie just loves his millet. Eating like a bird dose not apply to Amazons, Pig on the other hand ???

Sounds a lot like a normal African grey home life. They are in charge.

The best of luck with your new companion and I hope things work out for the both of you. I am sure they will.

We all knew she could do it. It was just a matter of time. We all share in your joy.

Go Rikki !! Corky loves her swing and spends most of her time on one.

Welcome home Pablo !!

Your bird room looks great and I bet when your birds get to spend more time out there having fun that they will hate to see next winter come and go back inside. A room that both you and your birds can enjoy.

Happy late hatch day Nala. I hope you have many more each better than the last.

Oh the joy of watching your fid try something new.

If you were to research Amazons you will run across a statement that will say you should have parrot experience before taking on a amazon. If you were to research African Greys you will also run across a statement that will say you should have parrot experience before taking on a grey. If you look at amazons there are around 27 or 28 species of amazons each with their own temperament and personalities to choose from. If you look at African greys you have TAGS and CAGS each with their own temperament and personalities. Amazons are more a in your face parrots and African greys are more step back and check out what`s going and after grey time has gone by will make a decision as to if you are acceptable or not. So why the statement, It`s their intelligence that can challenge you to the core and this can be said about all the larger parrots and some of the smaller parrots. So why greys and amazons for this thread ? Well I have one of each and they are the love of my life. My amazon Cricket is a rescue or a rehome might be a better word who came to us with issues. Another famous rehome on this forum is Miss Gilbert a TAG that also came with issues. It`s not a matter of who or what they are, but what happens when you take them in. Things that might help a new care giver of a rehome parrot IMHO. 1. Observation, Observer your new parrot and try to pick out things that you do that catch their interest. With Cricket it was a soft voice that she seamed to like and would react in a very positive way. 2. Acknowledge, When ever you go by their cage say something to them. In Crickets case it was Hi in a soft voice. Sit by them, you don`t always have to talk, just be there. when you do talk it`s important that you talk to them and not at them. (I hope you understand what I am saying) 3. As they start to come around as in Cricket case. she would do her head drop and I would do a gentle touch. It`s called building a relationship. As a relationship grows it will turn into bonding. As the bonding grows you need to start socializing to have a well rounded parrot that's fun to have around. All this takes time, some times a long time. In the end, well.

To see a bird in flight and watch them do some amazing thing in the air is a sight to behold.

With my luck , My gang would team up, pull it over to the edge, and push it over the edge and cheer as it hit the floor.

How soon they learn how to get the attention they want when they want it.

They do know how to have fun with the simple things in life.