Yes! Bird blog! How many do you have?
I like that Aqua grunt cosplay!
My roommate has had a yellow-sided mix Green Cheeked Conure for almost fifteen years. His name is Conrad.
Last September I responded to a Craigslist posting about rehoming three cockatiels the owner could no longer care for due to medical reasons. The eldest male, Noodle, is going to be five, the younger girls are only a year old this month. Their names are Grass Jelly Nugget and Tapioca Boba Pearl.
I am obsessed with and adore every one of them. They are all very snippy to each other and highly jealous of food distribution, but otherwise have distinct personalities. They are fully flighted, not yet harness trained, and terribly loud and messy as is common for birds. They receive nutritionally sound pelleted diets and have a nice expensive veterinarian.
Obligatory disclaimer: Parrots and hookbills are not good pets, they have not had millennia or even centuries of selective breeding and symbiosis, they are not designed to live in houses. Yet, it is inhumane to release captive-bred birds with no survival skills into unfamiliar environments. Due to their decades-long lifespans and intense needs, many receive suboptimal care and are abandoned by their families. Parrots are extremely emotional creatures and will resort to self-harm in the face of instability or neglect. They are a huge commitment and responsibility, requiring a massive financial investment to care for and massive amount of time dedicated to them. Parrots are called perma-toddlers because they can be a commitment very much on par with human children. Many birds are in need of stable, caring, responsible forever homes who are willing to be patient with their trauma recovery process as they build up trust.
If you want a highly social exotic pet meant to coexist in human homes, get a guinea pig. If you really want a bird, get a dove. Those are each ideal pets!
