Why did I get a PF Lovebird?
Well...there were some leading circumstances.
It all started before my family ever got birds. My mom kept talking about one of her friends' PF lovebird, how cute it was, how tame it was, how cute it was, etc. She talked a lot about it. Then one year I thought I scope out local small pet stores in search of lovebirds so I could offer one to her for Mother's Day. Of course, I wouldn't buy one without talking to her first (I don't really believe in surprising people with a pet without them knowing about it and having a part in choosing it and being entirely ok with the idea). I went to pet stores because I didn't really know much about the bird world and didn't think of looking up breeders.
So in the first pet store I looked I found these "hand fed" lovebirds. Having met actual hand fed lovebirds afterward, I see that it was a ploy to sell them at a higher price. Happy about my discovery, I went to my dad and asked if he would like to be part of the surprise (and help pay for the cost of the bird and cage and etc). Once he gave me the ok, I went to my mom and told her about my plan. A bit weary in the beginning (because we had a (very old) cat), she did agree to come with me to the pet store. All the birds huddled the farthest corner of the cage but one. One came closer and tilted his little head sideways to look at my mom. She picked him, or rather he picked us I guess.
I fell in love with these spunky little birds. So much attitude in a tiny body. Plus, they are sooo cute
Anyways a year later or so after getting the one for my mom, Piper came along.
By then, we knew more about birds. More about general care and more about researching proper breeders or trying to get a second hand bird rather than dealing with pet stores. My mom had made a friend by then who was a breeder (she had lovebirds and cockatiels at the time). One day, my mom mentioned to me that she was going to go see her and asked if I wanted to tag along. Which I did since I knew she had some baby lovies and I wanted to see them. When we got there, we were greeted by the women with her two remaining babies on her shoulders (one had found a new home). There was Piper with her splayed leg and the other one with no apparent physical problem. Well, when Piper spotted me, she jumped on me and hid behind my ear, under my hair and chatted softly there. She obviously picked me and I couldn't leave her there so she came home with me.
She definitively knows what she likes and doesn't like and will let you know. She LOVES people, she's very friendly and will go see anyone. If she could spend her entire day on me, I think she would, but I insist she goes play on the gyms I have for some amount of time.
She's not too vocal as far as lovebirds are concerned.
She's really a perfect parrot in a small package