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Leia This is Leia waving hello. She is a 14 year old, greenwing macaw. Leia was given to us by a young girl who was moving and could not take her with her. As you can see from her photo, Leia plucks her chest feathers a bit, although she is slowly getting in more than she picks out! She says "hello" and "pretty bird" and waves with a clutched hand. She is shy with strangers and we are working on that with her. She is also sweet natured and gets along with everyone in the flock. Hopefully she will allow all of her feathers to come in and she will truly be the "Beautiful flower" as her name suggests. |
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Coral Coral is the absolute sweetest bird ever! She is a Moluccan cockatoo who is about 18 years old and she is my baby. She came to us 3 years ago from a family where her former owner had passed away from cancer. She is a mutilator, which means she chews holes in her flesh. We were able to heal the open wound, but given the opportunity, she will chew another. So now she wears a little vest ( and sometimes a hat, too) to protect her chest. She is not a big talker and she wants you to hold her 24/7 or she will scream for attention. She lets any one pick her up and is a favorite whenever we take her out to see the public. |
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Beaker Beaker, who is a blue and gold macaw, came to us at a mere 10 months old. The breeder who sold him did a horrendous wing trim on him which is not good for a "baby" who is still learning to fly and balance! Because he kept falling, he broke off most of his tail feathers which just made the problem worse. The breeder then sold Beaker to a man with Parkinson's disease and the trembling of his hands did not give Beaker the sense of security that he needed to step up and he would bite the man. Once we got Beaker, we had him learn to step up on a flat surface (our hands) and he began to build his confidence. Then we had to wait for his wing and tail feathers to grow back in. He is now 3 years old and still hasn't perfected his landings so he crashes and breaks tail feathers whenever he tries to fly. He is a real character, though, a ham at all of our programs. He loves men. He talks like crazy, picking up new stuff all the time! We have to watch what we say! His favorite pastimes are waving to the crowd and pinching people. |
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Gus Gus, who orginally was kept at our rescue, was overly stressed when Merlin came and wound up picking out all of his flight feathers! To recuperate, I brought him home. He and I have become fast friends, his feathers are back in and we are working with him so that we can include him in our programs. He loves our bird room and gets along great with everyone else there, so we decided he was "a keeper". Gus is a male red-lored amazon who is about 30 years old. He is a typical amazon, a bit aloof at times, but likes his head scratches! He has some trust issues and can be a fear biter, so he needs some one who is experienced with handling amazons to work through these issues. He has the potential to be a great bird! |