They’re incredibly complex and have amazing personalities, but they also have meltdowns and severe behavioural issues that are spurred by instinct. I would never recommend buying a ‘too – wouldn’t even recommend adopting one to your average bird lover. And I miss him every day.Ĭockatoos in particular are not meant to be pets. Overall, he is hormonal, unpredictable – but also not atypical. I would have brought him with me when I moved however, I was then living with my parents, and it would not have been safe for them. They are masters of turning from sweet to violent in a moment’s time.īobo recently went to live at a sanctuary because of how dangerous he is and was. He charmed us immediately, and I fell witness to the incredible manipulative talents of an umbrella cockatoo. We said to ourselves, ‘ No more birds, and especially no white cockatoos,’ and then we met Bobo. Nicknames: We mostly call her Maloo – more than we actually call her Mishka.ĭid you know? There are many different colour mutations of cockatiels bred in captivity, but the grey and yellow – like Mishka – are the ones found in the wild. She’s also learnt a bit of Jingle Bells and the theme to the game Caesar 3. In addition to her vast repertoire of charming beautiful shrieks, chirps, and squawks, she can do astounding imitations of a camera shutter and a laugh. Vocabulary: Mishka doesn’t talk however, she does mimic a few things. Loves: Pip, shredding things, singing into my ear, flying around like a maniac, standing on the rims of cups. Sex: Again… Debatable – technically male, but we call her a female, since that’s what she was sold to us as. We love her to bits, but she is a challenge. Mishka is a nutty, neurotic bundle of energy. Charlie was always just Charlie!ĭid you know? There is a variation of Gloster canaries called corona – these have a round crest, which personally reminds me a little of a monk. Nicknames: Pip-let, Pippo (or Hippo), Pipsqueak. Species: Gloucestershire Consort Canary (Pip), and a Fife canary (Charlie).įavourite edible substances: EVERYTHING EVER.įavourite activities: Eating. Pip was re-homed when I was forced to leave Scotland, but I know she’s very loved. Charlie sadly passed away in October of 2012. We bought two tiny canaries from a somewhat dubious pet shop in Glasgow. Mimics also: muttering, beeping, coughing, sneezing, light switches clicking, car alarms, whistling, our parrotlet.ĭid you know? Poicephalus means ‘made of head,’ because their heads and beaks are so large in proportion to their small, stocky bodies. Vocabulary: Hi, Mavi, Hello, Maverick, how are you, pretty bird, awwwwww, step up, love you, whatcha doing, where’s the you. Quirk: He often rolls onto his back randomly. He also really likes raw sugar snap peas and steamed broccoli.įavourite activities: Shrieking. Mimics also: running water, coughs and sneezes, camera shutter noises, our cockatiel/canary/senegal, my laugh, various kiss noises, clicking, and an un-weaned baby bird’s call.ĭid you know? Parrotlets are the smallest parrots bred in aviculture.įavorite food: Most fruits: Pomegranate, blueberries, raspberries, banana. Vocabulary: Pretty bird, baby bird, you silly bird, good, how are you, what are you doing, Ptak, please, O-LI, excuse me, ‘scuse me, sorry, three, peekaboo, hmm, tickle-tickle, scritch scritch, kiss kiss kiss, mwwwaaa-ahh, yummy, hi, beep-beep, let’s open the door, koolaid. Quirk: You can’t use a tissue around him, or he’ll have your fingers. Species: Cobalt Celestial (Pacific) Parrotlet.įavourite food: Millet, of course… Sunflower seeds… And strawberries.įavourite activities: Shredding paper, walking around on the floor, hanging upside down, saying his name. I also have a super-cute service dog prospect (ahem, cloud) named Atlas. Today, we have three parrots (Ptak and Tayir, the parrotlets, and Maverick the Senegal Parrot), a fat tuxedo cat named Bailey, three fancy rats, and the world’s sweetest and most gentle dwarf hamster.
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