lokie and cricket, linneolated parakeets...there still parrots lol.
there adorable and i love the noises they make :P
then theres my BABY
my beautiful little Jack Jack.
Jack is a severe macaw, i got him at 4 weeks old when he looked like this:
now he looks like this:
hes now right around 8 months old. I adore the crazy little monkey...hes insane, loves to roll around and play and is quite active, hes entering the naughty stage right now where hes getting a little beaky, but we'll get through this. and unusual for a severe (there usually late bloomers) jack is a talker...he says some words very clearly, others are still mumbles, but for a severe hes ahead of the curve, they usually dont even start trying untill about a year old...IF they start trying...many severes never speak.
the sever is of course the largest of the mini macaws, dont let the mini part fool you, he thinks hes just as big as his giant cousins.
he can be incredibly loud when he wants to be, usually when i just get home or when im calling the dogs in from their bedtime potty break, both of which are generally expressions of his distaste of not being the center of attention...most of the time though hes definatly not a screamer and instead likes to chatter away to himself making all kinds of odd noises.
im lucky, im home almost 24/7 so hes out of his cage alot.
if your interested in macaws you might look into the minis, theyve got all the personality and look like normal macaws, but are a little easier on the size angle lol. look into the hahns, there not much bigger than a cockateil...
they still need a macaw sized cage though as they are incredibly active birds in general.
this is jack jacks mansion
and for size reference...here he is getting silly luvins from grammy (my mum), he likes to hold his head and have under his wings scritched.
i love my macaw, ive never met a parrot quite like a macaw, i love em all, and ive worked with toos, amazons, greys and many of the smaller parrots too...
but theres something about the macaws thats just...different.
Wouldnt give him up for the world!
he even has a leash and loves to come for walks and sit in the garden with me when the weather is nice enough
ive heard great experiences with senegals and jardines too!
im planning on adding a pair of parrotlets eventually as well as either a pair of green cheek conures, OR a senegal OR a hahns.