thenightingaleable Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hi, everyone! My name is Alyson--I'm a second-year college student, and I'm new around here. I adopted a young Timneh back in January; he is now about a year old, and an absolute delight. He is a confirmed male named Hero, and the brightest, most attentive bird I've ever met. I share a dorm room with Hero, a human room-mate, and a five-year old female white-faced cockatiel named Hamlet. Birds have been a significant part of my life for several years--I raised Hamlet in high school, but also kept colonies of finches and parakeets, and have some experience with falcons and birds of prey. Hero's previous owners had to get rid of him when they developed severe allergies to the dander. I was lucky enough to take him, and he was lucky to have a good start in life with people who cared very much about him, even though they ultimately had to give him up. Since them, I've been intensively socializing him, which has been going beautifully. He's a very popular bird in my dorm, and loves relaxing outside with other students. He steps and and down very well, turns around on command, waves, and will increasingly tolerate my handling his back, wings, neck, and feet. Harness training is going very, very slowly, but he will allow me to place the Aviator over his head and will stay still for about 10-20 seconds before getting fidgety. I'm hopeful that by the end of the summer, I'll be able to take him out on the harness, and start working on recall flight training. So, that's us! Here's a little video of Hero playing around with his blocks on my desk yesterday. Can't wait to get to know some of you better. [video=youtube_share;8wJsMwLi4fg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hi Alyson and Hero, Welcome to the grey forum. Hero is a good looking TAG and we hope to see and hear a lot more of him and you in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hero looks very happy in his dorm life. Looking forward to learning more about the two of you. Welcome to the Grey family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hello and welcome to you and Hero! What a good bird he is if you managed to video for over two minutes without him going for the keys on that keyboard or the stack of paper in the corner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brat Birds Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Welcome. How did you manage to get a dorm room large enough for that cage! LOL Hero is so cute. Very loved young man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenightingaleable Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Hah! Karen, he did got for the keyboard, I just cut those bits out. He no longer tries to rip the keys off, but he's discovered that he can turn the music on and off by jumping on the keys. We have really generously sized rooms, but it's a pretty close fit! (Definitely good motivation to keep the cages super clean, though--I sleep practically right between them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Kudos on getting him to stop ripping them off. Some of our birds suffer "fatal attraction" syndrome when it comes to those keys. Irresistible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Lovely beginning you have with hero and thanks for the video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inara Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Hi Alyson and Hero, and welcome! Loved the video of your adorable guy. It is so heartwarming to know that Hero and Hamlet both went off to college with you, rather than becoming "Craigslist Birds" due to the "I have to move, go to college, change apartments, etc." excuse. It speaks so well of you, Alyson and your true love for your companions. If I was within reach, I'd give you huge hugs, and pass out parrot cookies!! Edited May 10, 2014 by Inara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I LOVED Inara's response! It was awesome! Alyson,,, I am very proud of you, as I am sure your parents are as well. You are very mature and have learned what responsibility means, as a young adult. I forsee your baby thriving, Your plan for socializing is right on! I have two boys in college now, have been involved in Sophie's life for past twelve years. Sophie skypes with them when they are in school, and goes " crazy" the moment they walk in the door. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Hello Alyson and welcome to our family. You have quite the charmer there in Hero and so glad you included him in your life whatever it brings and I think we all think the way Inara puts it, her response speaks it all, looking forward to hearing and seeing lots more of Hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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