Hullo!

[ptuga72]

hi, just introducing myself. I'm a proud "parront" to a female eclectus and a green cheek conure and will soon be the foster momma to a pair of cherry-headed conures from the feral flock in San Francisco.
My Jake (gcc) we got as a baby from a pet store which we now know is well known for its questionable animal re-selling practices. He will be the only bird that I buy. Jake introduced me to the wonderful world of parrots and avi-culture, needless to say I was hooked!
Our Scarlet (ekkie), or her highness as we call her , is a rescue bird we adopted only 3 months ago! She came into the rescue plucked, shy and some would call her "phobic". When we got her (3 months after that) she had slowed down the plucking and began demonstrating her impressive vocabulary. Since she came into our home (in March) she has been an absolute joy. There is still considerable work that needs to be done to re-tame her, but she is so worth it!
On the 9th we will be picking up our foster birds, Griffith and Alta, a pair of cherry-headed conures that came into rescue when they became ill and could not be released back into their feral flock after being rehabilitated.
These are my fids!

[lzver]

Welcome to the board! You have an impressive flock. I'm sure you'll find great parrot conversations here.

[ptuga72]

Welcome to the board! You have an impressive flock. I'm sure you'll find great parrot conversations here.

Thank you very much!

[Brittanyv326]

Welcome aboard! I see you already have contributed a lot to the forum. Thanks for the artificial lighting overview, I had no clue it was so complex! I'd love to see pictures of your many birds. =)

[entrancedbymyGCC]

Happy to see another GCC parront here! I also liked the lighting article.

[ptuga72]

Happy to see another GCC parront here! I also liked the lighting article.

Thank you! Green cheeks are my favorite parrot. I love my ekkie and soon to be cherry-heads, but I think gcc's will always have a place in my heart!

Ps your Scooter is adorable! his personality reminds me of my Jake.

[ptuga72]

just thought I would post some pics here of my flock:

Jake:



Scarlet:



Griffith one of the two fosters I will be getting on the 9th:

[pchela]

Hmmm... I wonder if I spotted one of your fosters in The Wile Parrots of Telegraph Hill?

[ptuga72]

Hmmm... I wonder if I spotted one of your fosters in The Wile Parrots of Telegraph Hill?

you might have! Griffith and Alta are from that flock! They came into the rescue with the virus that causes the neurological damage (from a parasite that lives on raccoons). They still have some effects of the disease and cannot be released back into the flock.

[MandyG]

Welcome! You have beautiful birds.