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This page obviously will have to start with
the main reason I created this web site. Simon, my very treasured Congo
African Grey. I got him early in 2003, he was almost 2 years old.
Sandee & Tony were his previous owners and needed to find a new home for Simon.
They were both broken-hearted to have to part with Simon. Via Barbi
from Barbi's Bird House on Bainbridge Island, Simon and I met and it was an
instantaneous connection.
Simon said a ton of words when we got him and
his vocabulary grows everyday. He bosses the dog and
cat around-"sit down","go potty" as
well as the other birds - tells them to be quiet and to shut-up. Calls
each of my kids, even tells my son to get his water. He sings Happy
Birthday and makes the music to Ed, Ed, & Eddy show from Nickelodeon.
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This is my Scarlet Macaw
"Liberty". Liberty hatched on the 4th of July, 2004.
He was DNA'd a male and is just the apple of my eye. I
never dreamed such a spectacular beauty would love me as
much as I love him. I've had Liberty since he was 3
weeks old. We hand-raised Liberty and he is such a
sweetheart. Hi already is quite the talker.
Pictured also
with Liberty is Tiki - Tiki is a Blue & Gold Macaw and
hatched on October 15, 2004. Tiki is DNA'd a female
and is very bonded with Liberty. We've had Tiki since 10 days of age and also
hand-fed her. Tiki and Liberty are always in competition for
whoever's attention. They play together well, but each
have their own cage - sometimes they just need that alone
time. They are truly an awesome sight to see together.
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Max, a
blue-crown Conure - came to live with us early September 2005.
His previous owner Jan misses him dearly I know, but as is
very clear in the pictures, Max is having a blast here and
being spoiled rotten. He loves this real cool play gym
from Wing Nuts.
As you can see in the picture on the right, Max loves to
dance. He regularly be-bops to all kinds of music.
Max is quite the love bug and loves to snuggle and have his
head scratched as well as underneath his wings. Jan -
thank you for this wonderful bird. He is a true
delight to have in the house, and he loves flirting and
talking with all the other conures in the house - even if
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This is Satari - Satari
is an Umbrella Cockatoo, placed here so I could find a
home that would love him and spend more time with him
than his previous owners had to give. In the past
Cockatoos just haven't done well in my home and have not
been happy. Satari is the exception- he is happy
here as you can see in the pictures. He came to us
plucked and now he is in perfect feather. He is
the quietest U2 I have ever known, he has his moments -
but he just wants to snuggle most of the time.
He's taught me how to trust a cockatoo again.
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Not a great picture...but this is Borkie, she is a Bourke's
Parakeet and a real sweetie. She is a handicapped birds as she was born
with 2 clubbed feet. So she has a special cage build just for her and she
hops around and flies when needed. She loves to look out the window every
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Cruise is a wonderful Peach-front Conure. According to his
band it appears he was imported into the US and the vet said he has been used as
a breeder for way too long. So now he has a forever home here where he
will be spoiled with lots of love. |
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Jelly Bean is a Green-rump Parrotlet. When we got Jelly
Bean several years ago she was very malnourished. At some point in time
she had broken her wing and no one took her for treatment. Her beak was
way overgrown as is typical with Green-rumps but nothing was being done about
it. I contacted Sandee Molenda at the Parrotlet Ranch, a leading expert in
Parrotlets in the US - and she advised me to feed her bee pollen as well as Lory
nectar. It did the trick, we keep it in her diet so she doesn't have any
more problems. She is just the sweetest, loves to sit on your shoulder and
if you are reading the newspaper she will come and attack it. She hates
plastic and paper and peeps really loud until it is removed from her sight. |
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Murphy is a White-capped Pionus. She is a love-bug and
just loves to have her head scratched. Murphy does not speak, but makes
several small peeps and squeaks. She is totally infatuated with her cage
neighbor Max (below). Murphy is funny to watch eat, she totally enjoys
most all of her foods. She sits there and contentedly peeps as she munches
away. |
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This is Maximus - Max for short. He is a Maximilian's
Pionus and a rescue bird. Max has a deformed foot, unsure if it is
hereditary or if he got his foot stuck in his band. He also was imported
into the US. Apparently he was used as a breeder despite his
deformity. Max's cage sits next
to his sweetheart Murphy - He is protective of her even though they aren't in
the same cage. They will both also have a forever home here, side by side
- but never together. Sad in a way, but the responsible thing to do. |
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Horton
is a blue Indian Ringneck. Horton hatched on 4/6/04.
He is such a sweetie, Horton is quite an avid
eater. I don't think there has been a single food item
that Horton did not eat - he loves all his foods.
Horton is also quite the talker. His vocabulary
grows every day. Each night he says good night to
each bird around him. He's too funny |
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Beamer is a sweet little
rescue we took in. He is a Mitred Conure and according
to the vet, he's pretty old. He has a tumor up inside
his beak that causes him to strain to breathe whenever he
gets to worked up or scared. He adores my 17 yr old
daughter and does well with her one on one. I think
these two were a match made up above. He is good for
her (you know those teen-age years :-) ) and she is so good
with Beamer. I truly believe there is a reason these
birds come into our lives and it's our job to love and
provide for them all we can |
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Opus is a Hahn's Macaw -
quite a character in a tiny little package. Opus
is just a funny bird to have around. He coughs,
barks - even says "mmmmmm, coffee" I certainly
hope his previous owner did not give him coffee.
He also can tell the temperature of whatever you're
drinking, if he tries to sip something warm -he'll say
"hot". My favorite thing he says is "ba ba ba bye"
Opus and Max (the blue crown) love to chat between the
bars. |
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This is Baby, she is a
green Indian Ringneck. There is Horton chasing
her. He is in love with Baby unfortunately the
feeling is not mutual. She prefers to be shredding
anything and everything she can find. She loves to
be scratched under her beak and on top her head.
She is just a sweetie. |
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Tino is a Congo
African Grey. I got him at 2 weeks of age in Feb
2005. I named him originally Valentine, then we
found out she was a HE so he is now Valentino, Tino for
short. He is learning to say all sorts of phrases.
His favorite thing to do is to hoot like an owl, not
sure where he picked that up - but he's non-stop.
Scares the dickens out of us in the middle of the
night.....ha ha ha. |
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Pepe is a Gold-Cap Conure
and hates me with a passion. However, he loves my
husband dearly and that's all that matters. He
makes great efforts to keep me away from hubby dear to
the extent of charging me out of the blue. He is
quite the stinker. |
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Blaze is a Sun Conure and
came to us in the summer of 2005. He is a sweet
heart and sits next to his new friend that just came to
us in Jan 2006 - Precious, see below.
Blaze seemed unhappy until
Precious came, now he is totally smitten with her.
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Precious joined our flock
in Jan 2006. Her mom Kellie wasn't able to spend
enough time with Precious so she asked us to take her in
and love her a ton. This wasn't an easy decision
for Kellie, but a very responsible one. She is
very loved here and loves to play with Blaze. But
she still likes to be cuddled and snuggled with.
Precious is such a joy to have. |
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This cutie pie is Ben.
He is a Blue-crown Conure and just a funny little
character. His mom Carol, gave him to us to find
him a mate. So far we have not found one yet but
Benny is anxiously awaiting. His favorite toy is
anything with a bell. His favorite word is Hello
-He will sit there and say "hello, hello, hello" over
and over again. He is so cute. |
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Pono is a sweet little
Senegal. He is "The Master Shredder" as he will
devour any shredding toy within minutes. Pono came
to us from a young family with small children and he was
becoming very bitey, so they asked us if we would take
Pono in and love him for life. As you can see from
the many birds- that's not hard for us tp do. We
just love them all. |
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Lilly is another Umbrella
Cockatoo that came to us from a lady that could no
longer keep her. Lilly is a loving little bird and
very quiet for an Umbrella. She loves to snuggle
and just be loved. She has a quiet little
alien-like voice that is so funny to hear. But she
certainly will talk your ear off if you give her the
chance. She just babbles and babbles and maybe
only 1% is coherent enough to understand. |
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Holly is another little
Gold-cap Conure. She came to us from Deb and
Diana. There living situation changed and could no
longer keep her as well as devote the time to her that
she needed. Holly is a funny little bird and she
loves to bathe in a sink of shallow water with the water
running softly. She opens her wings wide and
scoots around quacking like a duck. It is so funny
to watch. Holly also gives wonderful kisses but
usually only for treats, she will even force a kiss on
you and then go get the treat herself. She is one
very smart bird. |
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Doc is a Mitred Conure.
He came to us from Cate. Doc had recently lost his
fellow mitred pal Chewy and was really mourning his
loss. Cate sent him here so that maybe he would
have a friend in Beamer. I am happy to report that
Beamer and Doc are hitting it off well. They are
both males so they can never pair up but so long as they
are happy with each other and can be pals - that is all
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Bottom line goal when we
take in any bird that is no longer wanted or able to be
cared for adequately is that the bird be happy here.
If the bird does not seem happy or content here then it
then becomes our job to find a home here they are happy
and successfully rehome the bird. That is not an
easy task and not one we take lightly. If you have
a bird you can no longer care for please let us know and
if we can't take him/her in, we can help you find a
wonderful home for your bird. I have lots of
sources to aid in that goal. |
