re: #253 The Shadow Do

Walter, Maisy is a very nifty bird! I imagined her much smaller, looks not much smaller than our yellow nape. Parrots are, to say the least, interesting. They inspire a lot of amusement and an oddly interesting insight into the bird world which is sorta different.

Our yellow nape talks (a lot) and we also have our first parrot, a spectacled amazon, that we bought from an individual whose wife was terrified of him. Justifiably so. He is a one person bird with the visage and the attitude of Heckle/Jekyll. My wife belongs to him and he will bite the crap out of me given half the chance. He does not talk, to the best of my knowledge - I don’t speak Spanish. He is not banded which means he is a wetback from Mexico but I will not call the INS in spite of the fact that I would like to kill him most days!

Maisey is a red-lored Amazon, although due to her age, her red tuff is more like a washed out orange. She is over 20 years old.

Parrot can bond to a single owner, and they will be very protective of their owner. Maisey is a female, and as far as she is concerned, I am her mate.

Amazons are not noted as talkers, but they can be great imitators of sounds. Maisey does everything from a crow to a chicken, laughs along with you and has a nice selection of screeches.

No one should own a parrot unless they have the time to give the bird a lot of attention. Parrots are VERY social, and need sounds, input, talking, noise all sorts of stimulus.