Hello!
My name is Jenny. I "inherited" Bailey, a 37 year old Yellow Naped Amazon, from elderly neighbors (89 years old) that are on hospice. They had her for 35 years. She had been in a small cage in a laundry room for an unknown period of time with her former owners unable to keep up with her care. I have owned parakeets, cockatiels, and love birds in the past, but never a large parrot. She has been with me for 9 days now and I am absolutely in love.
First on the agenda was a much larger cage (since hers was suited for a cockatiel, not an Amazon) and she seems to be really enjoying it. I know its going to take a while for her to get used to her new home so we are taking it nice and slow, but she seems to love all of the interaction and being able to watch us during the day. I do the same routine with her everyday and take queues from her body language on when she's agitated or overstimulated and its time to give her space. I've heard that Amazons can be unpredictable, so I anticipate some nasty bites but the Parrot Wizards Guide to Well-Behaved Parrots has been such an amazing resource and has spared my fingers, hands and arms thus far.
Looking forward to growing in my birdie knowledge and having Bailey happy and healthy for the rest of our years.