Marlene
Welcome to the neighborhood!
Hi Rodies!
It is with great pleasure that I announce the Celebirdy for the month of April 2015 Eloy!!!!!!
Here is what J.T. had to say about Eloy.
1. How did you acquire your bird?
I bought him from his breeder in Denmark when he was 12 weeks old. We don't have any Maxi breeders in Sweden.
2. What is your bird's name, age and sex?
Eloy, soon will be 3 years old and DNA male.
3. Does your bird do any special tricks?
Yes. He can at the moment do 27 different tricks. He loves it, and I love to train him.
4. What are some of your bird's favorite foods?
Eloy eats everything I eat. (and we eat all meals together at dinner table) He is very healthy and I'm so proud of him. He doesn't have any favourite food, he loves all food, just like me! LoL!
5. What is the funniest thing your bird has done?
He is funny every day he tries hiding under furniture, pretending I don't see him.
6. How has your bird enriched your life?
All my animals (but I only have Eloy at the moment) have enriched my life. Without animals my life is half. I love to learn from them, and try to communicate in their language, that is why I never try to teach them ours. I can talk Pionus language,
and Eloy is very happy when I do.7. What would you tell people who are considering this species?
What I tell every people that consider a parrot. Don't do it if you don't have the money, the time, fantasy for activation, avian vet care that can be expensive, the understanding that a parrots best thing is to chew things apart including all your stuff too, that they need very healthy food that you need to cook, and that all they want is to be with you 24/7.
If you can give your parrots all of this, first of all, give a rescue a chance. And if you find a Pionus you will never regret that. They are great!
8. What is the activity and noise level of your bird?
Eloy is very active, he loves to play, doing tricks and if he doesn't get attention he make sure he gets some.
His noise level is very low.
9. What are some of your bird's quirks?
Eloy is Eloy, he is special in many ways but one of the best is that he really wants to go to sleep every night. He is allowed to be on my shoulder for almost 1 hour when I'm surfing the Internet. After that I kiss him goodnight and after that he is reaching in to his sleeping perch and I put him in his cage. Every night for almost 3 years we have been doing this. That hour is holy to both of us!
10. If your bird talks, what is the most surprising word or sentence it has said?
He is very good in Pionus language.
He can't talk our language, and I will never teach him, because I adore his language. People often ask me, if he can talk. (why do people always ask that?)And I say, - Yes he can!
Then they say, - Nice, what does he say?
And I tell them that.
Yes after that they look at me that if I am an alien, but who cares?
11. What is your bird’s favorite treat?
Sunflower seeds. Eloy will do almost anything for a sunflower seed!
And here are "some"
pics. From 2012-2015.
Yea, you are the best!
And your pics are just spectacular! 
Your response to when people ask if Eloy talks is great 
I might just have to steal it 
