I thought it was time to post some new pics of the rest of the flock .
This is Robin, my first parrot that I got almost 22 years ago. I have never loved another animal more than him. Robin is my soulmate. He is a Red Bellied Parrot... a very cuddly one too!
This is Griffin the Ruppell's Parrot below, and his best friend Raven the Bronze Winged Pionus Parrot above. This is what keeps my hands full besides the Budgies. These two boys are trouble!
Although Raven is twice the size of Griffin, you can see the boys are best friends... an odd couple for sure!
Julie, your parrots are eye candy for parrot lovers everywhere :001_wub:
They are beautiful and their plumage -- stunners, all of them and I have never seen a parrot quite like Raven. Remarkable bronzing in the wings. :loveeyes:
Thanks Dor, I appreciate that! Raven's species is quite unique in the coloring for a parrot. I first fell in love with BW Pionus many years ago when browsing through a parrot book! I had a female too, 10 years ago. Raven is uncommon, and Griffin is considered a rare pet species.
Love all the pics of your Beautiful flock Julie they are Fab.
Robin is Adorable and the boys Raven and Griffin really do look like a pair of mischief makers. Hee hee I can imagine how they keep their mom very busy and also keep her smiling and laughing I bet all through the day Lovely pics Julie Thanks for sharing
Thank you Mary, it's funny, but Raven "used to be" a very trustworthy parrot, as he's not as active and curious by nature as Griffin is... But, since becoming bonded with Griffin, Raven has definitely started to emulate some of his more mischievous behavior unfortunately! Monkey see, monkey do.. especially when it's your partner in crime :laughing:.
I know you know what I'm talking about Kate! My smallest one is the worst troublemaker I've ever had! I need to fly Griffin around the room to get him tired first, or else he's obnoxious. He has a ton of pent up energy as well as hormones right now, an oversize beak for his body and he's not afraid to use it! I wish I had an indoor aviary for him.. One day.
Robin, Griffin and Raven are so unique!
I love the coloring of each an every one of them.
Robin looks like a sweetheart and it's obvious he loves you, you can see it in the pictures. :lovers:
Griffin and Raven may be an "odd couple" but how wonderful they are best friends. I can imagine the trouble those two dream up when you aren't around. :laughing2:
Thank you Deborah. Robin says "I love you" to me, and he knows what it means, and says it at appropriate times .
On one hand, I'm happy Raven and Griffin are a pair, but that does mean double trouble :laughing:. Raven has always been gentle with his smaller friend, but Griffin can be pretty feisty now as he's going through his hormones.
Julie, your parrots are eye candy for parrot lovers everywhere :001_wub:
They are beautiful and their plumage -- stunners, all of them and I have never seen a parrot quite like Raven. Remarkable bronzing in the wings. :loveeyes:
Love all the pics of your Beautiful flock Julie they are Fab.
Robin is Adorable and the boys Raven and Griffin really do look like a pair of mischief makers. Hee hee I can imagine how they keep their mom very busy and also keep her smiling and laughing I bet all through the day Lovely pics Julie Thanks for sharing
Robin, Griffin and Raven are so unique!
I love the coloring of each an every one of them.
Robin looks like a sweetheart and it's obvious he loves you, you can see it in the pictures. :lovers:
Griffin and Raven may be an "odd couple" but how wonderful they are best friends. I can imagine the trouble those two dream up when you aren't around. :laughing2:
Robin's eyes are full of love for you Julie :loveeyes:
And as for Raven and Griffin.....well Laurel and Hardy spring to mind :evil:
They are all gorgeous birdies :love2:
Wow... you have a really special group of rather unique parrots! I've never seen some of these (except the Pionus.. but is he an unusual color for a pionus?)... Your Robin is beautiful, as are the others, but Robin does steal my heart! I know parrots live long lives... Is Robin still a young man?
I bet you do have your hands full with that avian family of yours!
Thanks Judy! Raven is a Bronze Winged, one of the 6 species of Pionus available.
My Robin is going to be 22 years old a week from today! I've had him since he was a weaned baby. Time flies.. I sure wish I could get some years back. 22 is considered about middle aged or an old man for the species depending on the individual. I am praying that my precious boy is only still middle aged.
Wow... you have a really special group of rather unique parrots! I've never seen some of these (except the Pionus.. but is he an unusual color for a pionus?)... Your Robin is beautiful, as are the others, but Robin does steal my heart! I know parrots live long lives... Is Robin still a young man?
I bet you do have your hands full with that avian family of yours!
It's great to see your bigger boys!
Your Robin really seems to be a total sweetheart, I can also imagine the entertainment you get from Raven and Griffin!
Thanks Ana . Robin is really a blessing. He has his moments, but he is a very sweet bird. Hands-on cuddlier than most too. He is a bird who loves to be snuggled and petted. He has definitely mellowed and gotten even sweeter as he's matured.
Then Raven and Griffin are always making me laugh. They're always making me say "No!" too :laughing2:. They're pretty well trained on voice commands, but they sometimes choose to ignore me of course!
Robin is such a sweetie, you can see the bond is indeed very close with you both. How amazing to share that for twenty two years and many more .
HAHA the two little devils do have that glint in their eyes, I have been tempted to foray into bigger species of birds but I find myself totally absorbed with my boys for now.
Thankyou so much for sharing your flock with us, of course now we have seen them a new Thread and ongoing of course must be made . Keep those pictures coming.icturesplease::thumbsup:
When I stop to think about it, it just seems so amazing that Robin has been with me all this time! I'm looking forward to many more years with him. I've loved all my birds through the years, some more than others, but none like Robin. He really has my heart on a different level.
The parrots do take away a lot of my time, but they're all 3 pretty independent species and individuals too. No doubt Cathy, that if you got a parrot, you wouldn't be able to spend as much time with your budgies as you do now. Too bad I can't spend time with all my birds as a "flock". I have 3 groups I have to spend separate time with. Robin doesn't get along with Raven and Griffin, and the budgies are too small to be safe with the bigger boys.
You're right Cathy! I guess this should be an ongoing thread too?
Robin is such a sweetie, you can see the bond is indeed very close with you both. How amazing to share that for twenty two years and many more .
HAHA the two little devils do have that glint in their eyes, I have been tempted to foray into bigger species of birds but I find myself totally absorbed with my boys for now.
Thankyou so much for sharing your flock with us, of course now we have seen them a new Thread and ongoing of course must be made . Keep those pictures coming.icturesplease::thumbsup:
Julie, I absolutely love your three bigger boys and it's a treat every time I get to see them!
It makes me miss Bucky--parrots have such unique personalities! :lovers:
Robin is precious and the bond he has with you is incredible. I can't believe you've had him for so long. (Well, actually I can, considering the lifespan of parrots, but it's magical to truly see a lifetime bond like that in action)
Griffin and Raven are both beautiful, as usual, and look like they're up to no good, also as usual :laughing:
I've always had a soft spot for Raven, his colouring is just stunning! :wow:
I second the request for an ongoing thread so we never have to live without pictures of your big birdies! :2thumbs:
Thank you so much Star . I lied above... I said I'd post more pics tonight, but I am pooped. So tired right now... it'll have to wait until some point tomorrow. I promise . Oh, and I will make it an ongoing thread. :thumbsup:
I hope soon, I can't believe I miss him this much since I've known him for a while and it's always been fine. Every time I see him, I never want to leave, and he tries every trick in the book to get me to stay. It's precious. We really have such a special bond, and he's not even mine :laughing2:
I'm not sure when I can see him again, to be honest. His owners are very busy all the time and we get together only a few times per year. The last time I saw him was in March, I believe.
Maybe if Bucky lives long enough, you will eventually inherit him. Amazons are some of the longest lived parrots. Longer lived even than some that are larger.
He's pretty young, I would say early twenties. I've already been assured that I can have him--in fact, his owners have actually tried to convince me to take him earlier, since he doesn't share a bond with any of them.
However, I've had to decline since I'm going to school and I wouldn't be able to see him much, so it will have to wait out:
For now, I will delight in seeing your beautiful boys and thus live vicariously through you! :thumbsup:
They're all beautiful. In that first picture of Griffin and Raven they look like they are planning to get into some mischief. I can here them talking saying " Wait not yet, she's looking, wait until she leaves the room." :w00t:
Haha, that's why I don't leave the room anymore for more than 30 seconds if they're out! I know they must chat like that all the time... I can see them conspiring together, then all of a sudden you will see Griffin walking across the floor heading for trouble, and Raven walking right behind him ready to follow everything he does LOL! It's funny, but at the same time it's so not! It's also hilarious that Raven is the bigger and older one, but he follows Griffin's lead.
These pictures are beautiful and show their unique personalities off so well
The pictures of Robin made me squeal out loud--he's too cute for words! Raven's portrait is precious and I'm sure Griffin will be pleased to hear that in every photo of his, he looks like he's up to something Probably because he is
Thanks Star . I am obsessed with taking birdie pics nowadays. Time to dust off the digital camera that I forgot how to use lol. This motorola phone camera is actually ok and does take crisp clear pics (when it decides to focus properly) but the shutter speed is so slow it's hard to capture subjects such as birds without it being blurry. Then the iPad camera forget it, it's really bad quality.
Griffin is always up to something. It's interesting how he's a related species to Robin (both in the genus of Poicephalus parrots) but they have such different personalities and temperaments. That's more individual though, than species. When Griffin started to grow up I said "ohhh no... we have trouble!"
Lately, I've started flying Griffin around the room first thing when he comes out of the cage. Hopefully he will get in the routine and start doing it automatically. I'm teaching him the word "fly". Funny but he goes inside his cage after, thinking it's time to go in . It burns off a ton of pent up energy in him, and stops him from the aerial attacks on my head and Raven! I'm so glad I figured that one out! That's what the boy needs, to fly more. He's too full of hormones and energy. Now that I've gotten his phobic disorder he has is down to a minimum (took about a year working with him which was so not fun), I'm also planning to start target training him.
I was just remembering... When Griffin was very young, he was actually "friends" with my late budgie Twigs. As soon as I saw his behavior changing, Twigs cage was moved to a different part of the house. Looking back, I'd never put a budgie near a mature parrot again.
Julie,
I absolutely LOVE these pictures.
I agree with Star -- you've captured their personalities exquisitely.
I'm really glad you're becoming "obsessed" with taking pictures of your birds because we truly love seeing them. :happy4:
Oh great I'm so happy that you're enjoying them and that you are not getting bored yet!
I was looking through all my photos, and realized that I should post ALL of the boys "best shots of all time" . For each of them I have some great favorites. You know when you're lucky enough to snap the camera right at the perfect moment? I will work on posting those this week.
Wow what Gorgeous pics Julie they sre Fab. Robin is Beautiful and looks so cosy there all tucked up in bed and Griffin is like okay what mischief can I get into next I 'll just hang here and chill as I plan my next bit of villainy ...Hee Hee I love the tongue out at the camera...thats priceless and Raven is so majestically Beautiful with all his Beautiful colours...Id never seen his colours before they are Gorgeous...I cant wait to see the next set of pics...thanks for sharing Julie these are Great...keep them coming please ...no one could ever get bored looking at these Beauties they are Adorable
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