Furkid pics!

[mjr]

Just remember...Tubbs is love...

[mathnerd]

I have feathered kids. Can I post them? I'm gonna anyway.

This is Leo. He's a Senegal parrot. He didn't get the memo that he's supposed to be one of the quieter birds. He thinks he's a macaw and has the attitude to back it up. He's about 9.



This is Charlotte. She's an actual macaw. A scarlet macaw to be specific. She's disabled (missing wing), and has major anxiety issues, hence the plucking (plucking in birds is analogous to cutting in humans). She's a rescue/rehab mission. When we got her in July she couldn't be handled at all. She's come a long way, but we have a lot more work to do. I'm hopeful for a full recovery outside of flight, as that won't be possible with just one wing. We think she's about 10.



This is Goofy. He's a 32 year old yellow nape amazon. He's not very nice to anybody but Mr. Mathnerd. This was a huge moment, as it took me three years to get to the point of him stepping up on my arm without attacking me. He's awesome, even if he's got a bit of an attitude.

[Aragarthiel]

This is Leo. He's a Senegal parrot. He didn't get the memo that he's supposed to be one of the quieter birds. He thinks he's a macaw and has the attitude to back it up. He's about 9.

My mom has a Senegal named Mango. Before my mom got her, she was owned by a vet who let his kids poke Mango with sticks through the bars of her cage so she tends to bite, but she's actually very sweet if you don't try to handle her too much and let her approach you. She never really gets loud but made for a nice conversationalist on days when I was home alone with her. She didn't know very many words, and those she did know sounded like they were in fast-forward, but we'd end up whistling back and forth to each other all day- one of her favorite sounds to imitate was a car alarm so I learned pretty quickly how to master that particular whistle.

Does Leo actually talk or is he more of a whistles-and-mumbles kind of bird?

[mathnerd]

Senegals are supposed to be one of the quieter species, so your description of your mom's bird sound spot on for a sennie. They also tend to have quite the attitude and in the bird world it's so well known it's been dubbed "sennietude". Y'all are spot on in letting her approach you. That's the best way to gain a bird's trust and cooperation.

Leo doesn't talk. He meows, he mimics the various alert tones on my phone, and he attempts to imitate the macaw's flock call (which is the funniest thing ever, btw), and he chirps and sings at top volume from sunup to sundown. He can be heard several houses away when he gets going. Like I said, he didn't get the memo that he's supposed to be a quiet bird.

[protege]

Baxter and Sally, curled up on the green "kitty chair." Both are about 10 years old. Baxter is a very large (and fluffy!) Maine Coon, while Sally is a short-haired tabby.

[Aragarthiel]

He meows, he mimics the various alert tones on my phone...

Mango does both of those, and says "Hello, Mango" and "Here kitty kitty", but that's about the limit of the words she knows.

[mathnerd]

Mango does both of those, and says "Hello, Mango" and "Here kitty kitty", but that's about the limit of the words she knows.

She's doing better than Leo. He stubbornly refuses to learn any human words. He should be glad he's cute. Here's his other favorite trick:



Food theft. That cookie is bigger than he is. He was so proud of himself to for getting to it. I caught him right before he got back to his cage.

[EricKei]

Dayum, Math. At that point I might have been like, "Ffffff-....Fine, bird, you earned it. But NO MORE, you hear me?!"

[mathnerd]

Dayum, Math. At that point I might have been like, "Ffffff-....Fine, bird, you earned it. But NO MORE, you hear me?!"

Shit no. That was my last cookie (that time, anyway). I took that sucker back. He did get what broke off in his beak as I did so, because he wasn't letting it go without a fight.

[notalwaysright]

Feeling nostalgic, so here are some previous furkids. All lived long happy lives, and passed on. The kitties were born in a friends wood shop, and he said come catch them. The dog was given to us by a family who was in the process of moving to a house with little or no room. We had acreage for her to roam.

[lvsssycat]

My avatar is Princess of Hillview.

In one hour, I have to take her to the vet to put her to sleep.

She's been a great cat and will be sorely missed.

[mathnerd]

Hugs, hugs and more hugs. I'm so sorry her time has come. It's never easy.

[protege]

My previous kitty, Snow, who died in 2008. She spent a long time in the shelter before I brought her home in 2007. Nobody wanted her, because she wasn't "perfect." Snow was deaf--she would spaz out if she was asleep and you decided to pet her. That's why she ended up in the shelter. Otherwise, she was very sweet and playful. I only had her 6 months--she had a heart attack in my kitchen, and died in my arms