What is he?

[Elysian]

I was captivated by this guy at the rescue today..


Do you guys think he is a yellow shoulder, or something else? I didn't see the back of his head to check the nape.. he never took his eyes off me.

There was a female blue front next to him and she seemed bigger. There was also a female WFA on his other side and he's definitely bigger than that one.

He kept following me, climbing close to me in his cage. He was very quiet. I never heard a sound from him.
I talked to him and he started flashing his eyes and fanned his tail - I figured it was more of an aggressive type of posture since we had just met, but now I'm not sure.
I reached out and touched his foot a little and I was surprised he didn't pull away or snap, but I didn't want to make him uncomfortable so I didn't really interact more.

I really think I want to go back and see him again..

 

[Mizzely]

I'm not an expert but possibly a Double Yellow Headed Amazon.

 

[MommyBird]

I'd say he's a handful.
(He does look like a DYH also, although usually a BFA would be smaller than a DYH)
Amazons are the best! Let us know !

 

[Elysian]

Waiting for them to call me back on my ask for more of his story.
If he is a DYH I'm a little more wary of that 'hot three' moniker.. though I'm seeing conflicting things about whether yellow shoulders are generally more aggressive or less lol.

 

[Zanny]

To me he looks more like a yellow shoulder amazon. The yellow on his face seems too whitish to be a double yellow head. As far as I am aware, yellow shoulders tend to be more mellow than the hot three, behaving more like a orange wing or red lored.

 

[Mizzely]

I honestly didn't know Yellow Shouldered was a thing

 

[KawaiiBaby]

He looks like a yellow shouldered. He could be a yellow naped but you didnt show his nape. He looks kinda small so that is why I am going with yellow shouldered.

 

[Elysian]

I honestly didn't know Yellow Shouldered was a thing

I only found out yesterday when I combed through a thousand amazon pictures trying to figure it out!!
His head didn't look yellow enough for a DYH based on google images, but I am even less an expert

Although then that lead me back here and to so many old posts from a departed user and YSA lover

 

[Elysian]

He looks like a yellow shouldered. He could be a yellow naped but you didnt show his nape. He looks kinda small so that is why I am going with yellow shouldered.

Yeah I never got to see his nape! He wouldn't stop looking me right in the eyes like

 

[KawaiiBaby]

Yeah I never got to see his nape! He wouldn't stop looking me right in the eyes like

My yna does that too when I am wearing a hat or something. He is definitely a yellow shouldered

 

[Lady Jane]

@Love My Zons what do you think?

 

[Zonlover]

@Clueless @aooratrix

 

[Love My Zons]

@Love My Zons what do you think?

Yellow Shoulder a for sure gem!

 

[BirdView]

Yellow shouldered. DYA have red shoulder patch

 

[aooratrix]

Yellow shoulder. They are reputed to be one of the best pet Amazons with mild temperaments.

 

[camelotshadow]

Maybe u made a luv connection or else he wanted to taste your finger...

Does look very white on the head but I am no expert.

 

[Elysian]

I now have an appt to spend more time with him on Friday..

I have been tempted by amazons multiple times because they are sometimes referenced as being similar to pionus.. and I love watching the ones that sing and laugh. I like a bird with a sense of humor..
But I always talk myself out of it because I assume I am too inexperienced to dive in with such a potentialtially "aggressive" bird.

So it's intriguing to me that out of the 6 or so amazons at the rescue, he was the only one I felt anything toward.. and it turns out he is probably a rare and possibly less temperamental type?
Hmm.

We'll see. I'm going to try to remember to bring my target stick with me and see if he is willing to work with it.

 

[camelotshadow]

Amazon can be great singers...Penny my hawkhead is a great laugher!!!! She whistles & talks a bit but no opera!

 

[camelotshadow]

I now have an appt to spend more time with him on Friday..

I have been tempted by amazons multiple times because they are sometimes referenced as being similar to pionus.. and I love watching the ones that sing and laugh. I like a bird with a sense of humor..
But I always talk myself out of it because I assume I am too inexperienced to dive in with such a potentialtially "aggressive" bird.

So it's intriguing to me that out of the 6 or so amazons at the rescue, he was the only one I felt anything toward.. and it turns out he is probably a rare and possibly less temperamental type?
Hmm.

We'll see. I'm going to try to remember to bring my target stick with me and see if he is willing to work with it.

You have lots of time & birds need lots of time so if its a Amazon that catches your fancy then go with it...As you said you want to make a good first choice & be happy with it for a good long time.

I'm excited for you!

 

[SumitaSinh]

Waiting for next update... Keeping my fingers crossed, hope you'll find your feathered baby. Don't worry about your lack of experience with hot headed amazon, we have a friend in this forum, who successfully adopted two adult male untamed hot amazons without any prior experience. (@Clueless , am I right?) ... My personal experience, I knew nothing about amazons (I don't know still) until I met my Inca (OWA)... But, I think nobody can resist those eyes with color and warmth like fire