AMAZONS

[Manny2000]

Is Sammy very vocal? How is his talking ability? @Gen120

 

[SumitaSinh]

This is my Male Mealy Kazoo, he will be 12 next month. Extremely hands on, friendly, smart and stubborn. View attachment 381052

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My Red Lored, male Hoosier. He will be 13 in Sept.

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They're HANDSOME... Awesome flock you have!

 

[SumitaSinh]

This is my Male Mealy Kazoo, he will be 12 next month. Extremely hands on, friendly, smart and stubborn. View attachment 381052

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My Red Lored, male Hoosier. He will be 13 in Sept.

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I always wanted to see Kazoo and Hoosier... Kazoo has beautiful eyes!

 

[Gen120]

How was your LCA puberty phase ? mine is a Female and she is 2

Unfortunately I don't know. He was a rescue

 

[Pat H]

@txdyna65 -- I know I've been away from many birds for way too long... but, is Lucy a Yellow Crowned Amazon? Something other than a Y. Nape?
Sorry, no offense.. she is beautiful!

If I ever got another Amazon, can't decide on which variety... Would prefer a Timneh African Grey instead! Again, no offense from this former Zon's owner-- [Dbl Y. Head/ Blue Front/ Yellow Nape].

 

[Love My Zons]

How was your experience raising your Amazons in their puberty stage did their personalities change?? @Love My Zons

No problems at all. Both are so even keeled it's not funny. Both are so hands on, like little green dogs. Both very independent, gentle, and most of all very happy birds.

 

[Love My Zons]

I always wanted to see Kazoo and Hoosier... Kazoo has beautiful eyes!

There is no eye, like the impressive white eye ring of a Mealy! He's got beautiful eyes, and lashes!

 

[txdyna65]

@txdyna65 -- I know I've been away from many birds for way too long... but, is Lucy a Yellow Crowned Amazon? Something other than a Y. Nape?
Sorry, no offense.. she is beautiful!

If I ever got another Amazon, can't decide on which variety... Would prefer a Timneh African Grey instead! Again, no offense from this former Zon's owner-- [Dbl Y. Head/ Blue Front/ Yellow Nape].

No she is a Yellow Nape, she does have the yellow on top of her head. and no offense taken

Here is a pic showing her nape



Shes a bit of a ham most times and loves the camera

 

[Clueless]

Secret HATES my phone, that's why it's hard to get pictures here.

 

[Gandolf]

DYH 35 years old

 

[txdyna65]

@Gandolf Great pictures, love your birds color, wish I could take my Lucy out in nature like that.

 

[BirdView]

@Gandolf I heard older Amazons become overweight and don't like fly much but still how can you make sure he will not get scared and fly away?

 

[MealyZon]

This is my Mealy named Howie. I got her a year ago from the Recycler from a guy who had raised her from a baby. He thought she was a boy so he named her Howie. Then he tried to breed her too soon. She just turned 5 y/o & I have totally fallen in love with her When I first got her, we went to an Avian vet & had every possible blood test done. Sooo expensive but worth knowing she wasn’t harboring any diseases. She allows me to scratch her head (she makes requests by putting her down on on the table), she is very quiet but has an outburst for a short time about every 3 days. She talks a little and always mimics someone laughing
Never bitten me, but has put her beak around my finger with slight pressure… a big bluffer! I think the cutest thing she does is when she’s on my hand and I go to put her down either on the back of a chair by a window, or on her tree stand, or on her play area on my coffee table she lets me know if that’s where she wants to go by either getting off my hand OR by lifting her open flat foot really high (beak level) to let me know “not here” Lol. So I move from place to place and ask her “Here?” and she’ll lift her foot really high and I say “Oh okay, not here.” And so this continues until she gets off my hand at her desired location. Just so intelligent! Thanks for reading my looong post. I got really excited when I saw you were talking about & sharing photos of Mealys! I don’t know anyone who has one & I've learned everything online.

 

[macawpower58]

Howie is beautiful! Mealies are the best!

 

[MealyZon]

Thank you for indulging me in my show-n-tell macawpower58! Regarding macaws, about 20 years ago I scritched on a baby greenwing macaw in a parrot store and thought I couldn’t leave or live without it. But I had to. I knew the noise factor would doom me where I lived.
You are so fortunate that you can have a macaw(s)! They are amazing. I love the way they are made with unbelievable colors, huge beautiful beaks and of course their intelligence. I still want that baby (no longer) greenwing I saw! The attachment I felt in the store was so intense.

 

[SumitaSinh]

Thank you for indulging me in my show-n-tell macawpower58! Regarding macaws, about 20 years ago I scritched on a baby greenwing macaw in a parrot store and thought I couldn’t leave or live without it. But I had to. I knew the noise factor would doom me where I lived.
You are so fortunate that you can have a macaw(s)! They are amazing. I love the way they are made with unbelievable colors, huge beautiful beaks and of course their intelligence. I still want that baby (no longer) greenwing I saw! The attachment I felt in the store was so intense.

I can totally understand that feeling, felt same way about an Alexander parakeet... Still I think about him. Your zon has beautiful eyes.

 

[Anita1250]

This is my Sambird. He is a 38 year old BFA, and I have had him since he was 11 weeks.