The Amazons in my flock

[SkyeDJR]

In my intro thread, I mentioned that there are two male Amazons in my flock. I thought I'd say more about them here.

 

The first Amazon I got was Moki, my male blue-fronted Amazon. He came to live with me when he was 4-1/2 months old, and a very precocious and adventurous boy he was (and is!). His personality reminds me of Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes)!! Here are some pics of him:

 

A bit wet still after a bath:

 

A closer view of his head:

 

Moki playing:

 

 

And bathing (with Kanzi, my TAG, in the background):

 

And flying!

 

 

A couple years ago, many months after I lost Maliik (my young CAG - his story is in the Welcome forum), I acquired Baliza, a male yellow-crowned Amazon, as a 7-month-old.

 

He has a fringe of orange-red feathers around his yellow crown that remains there to this day (I kinda thought he molt it out, but the colored feathers grow back each time he molts):

 

Baliza and Moki became FAST friends shortly after they met, and will allopreen:

 

Offer toes to each other (which I think is adorable!):

 

And PLAY BOISTEROUSLY!!!

 

 

(Note, they are in the same cage here, but that's because Baliza climbed into Moki's open cage to be with him and to play .... they both have their own individual cages in which they stay overnight and during times when I'm away, otherwise they are free to roam around the bird room.)

 

So, those are my "bad ol' boy Amazons"! When I had Maliik, he and Moki were JUST starting to warm to each other, and were in the early introductory stages of allopreening. I hope that when/if I get another CAG, they'll become friends, too. (Kanzi tends to stay on his own, even when I had my CAG, but I know he enjoys being in the same space as the others because he misses them if they are separated.)<br><br>Post edited by: SkyeDJR, at: 2008/01/12 17:52

[lovemyGreys]

Wonderful picture, they are gorgeous birds, thaks for sharing

[judygram]

What lovely amazons you have and I just bet they are characters and they get along so well, I love the one of them preening each other. You are very lucky indeed and you do have a house full of pets, some nice looking dogs too.

 

Thanks so much Deanna for sharing some pictures of your birds with us and I get a kick out of the one you labeled with the captions, what a hoot!!!

[DUKEdevils36]

Great pictures. I hope to one day to maybe get a amazon. I love their eyes.

[HeatherStrella]

Love your pictures!! They look like they're having SOOO much fun!! That makes me want to get a friend for Harrison. Thanks for sharing

[Woody6]

Thank you so much for sharing. They are so adorable. .

[perfectpeter]

they are absolutly stunning, love the red fringe too