Caged Bird and Parrot Thread!!!!

[Sydney65]

Man hath no greater task master than a pacing Quaker.

 

[ShrekDawg]

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I love all the toys and that mat

 

[Sydney65]

I love all the toys and that mat

She may be a little spoiled......

 

[ShrekDawg]

She may be a little spoiled......View attachment 4320861

WHOA

 

[alinas2010]

She may be a little spoiled......View attachment 4320861

That’s wonderful for her! She chose the right person to come home with. Opal has a spider plant, too

 

[CCsGarden]

That’s wonderful for her! She chose the right person to come home with. Opal has a spider plant, too

Is it a bird thing? My dove loves my spider plants!

 

[alinas2010]

Is it a bird thing? My dove loves my spider plants!

Absolutely! It’s a common “safe” plant most people have and for some reason birds love them!

 

[ShrekDawg]

My poor, deprived birds never had a spider plant.

 

[Sydney65]

That’s wonderful for her! She chose the right person to come home with. Opal has

Yoshi has a collection of plants. She doesn't chew on them though, as of yet. Her wings were clipped when he got her and slowly growing back, so they're out of reach. But they are all bird-safe.
In the room I first had her in, I had put up tropical wallies on the walls. She'd stare up at those palm leaves trying to figure out how to get up there. Unfortunately, their reputation for easy removal was false, so to date, they aren't in her new room-but it's bigger, has 2 windows, one looking out into the flower garden (she likes to yell at winged intruders she sees out there.).
She gets to come out in the living rm in the evening when things settle down, but during the day she stays in her room for her own safety and I go to her. I may have gone overboard- plants, lots of foraging, climbing, chewing options, different areas to investigate, bright windows, music and youtube videos of other parrots. I can't be in there every second, so wanted her to have ways to safely entertain herself. She seems to have adapted, but if I stay away too long, I hear about it.
She's getting braver abt using her wings to flutter down to the floor. Imagine my surprise while cleaning, & out of the corner of my eye, I thought a green mouse was headed my way. Silly girl,I squealed and she ran to me faster for protection.
I'm fascinated by birds in general. I think I mentioned she was a gift from a pet store. Not sure why it didn't dawn on me that a bird with clipped wings sitting in a big glass box wouldn't be very active. It's a treat to see her getting stronger, doing birdie acrobatics, hanging upside down, gaining more control of her "voice" but still being my snuggly fluffyface.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Awwwwww that’s awesome!!!!!