Introducing...Our New Fine Feathered Friend!

A couple weeks ago, I found out that the parrot breeder we have been working with had a six year old male Red-Sided Eclectus Parrot available for adoption. He was a rescue bird that had been living in the home of a lady with lots and lots of other birds. The lady who had him was a hoarder, and apparently she let her birds have free run of her house. So her house was full of junk, birds, and bird messes. Her birds had not been abused, but they had also not been given all the attention they needed.

After meeting with the Eclectus last Saturday, we decided to take him. Arrangements were made, and he arrived here at our home Monday.

 He is slowly warming up to us, but he is still a bit wary of his new home. He has had a lot of change going on in his life recently, which is really hard on parrots.

I am so excited to have him though. He is such a beautiful bird! And he is lots of fun too. The first day he was here I brought him up to the studio for a bit. I hadn't heard him say anything yet at that point. I had my back turned from him momentarily when suddenly I heard a clear voice say "Hi!" I was so startled that I jumped, and then I realized it was our new bird.

We have found that he actually says all sorts of things, and makes all sorts of noises. Some things he says are: Hi, Hello, Whatcha' doing? Who's There? Come here, Bye, Pretty bird, Thank you, What?, and a number of other things. Some of it is more clear than others. He also makes lots of noises. He can whistle, laugh, sound like a siren, and make some funny digitized sounding noises. At some point he was also taught to make lots of animal sounds, and sometimes he sounds like a jungle. He honks, makes other birds' sounds, calls like a monkey, and so forth. I have also heard him say "rib-it" and "meow." He also can make some really annoying sounds, like a really terrible sound that reminds us of fingernails on a chalkboard. But overall, it is pretty fun and entertaining.

We still are trying to decide on a name though, so let us know if you have any ideas!