Nate True's Weblog: Posts tagged with conure

New birdy (with pictures)

Posted by natetrue 42 weeks ago

Having accidentally killed my old birdy Pistachio in my sleep a couple weeks ago, I decided I needed another bird to replace him. So here's Erythema, a 4-month-old Green Cheek Conure. She is not afraid of my camera (a Kodak V570) so I can get up close and take some great pictures of her (Pistachio was dead scared of inanimate objects).

She is a fan of shoulder-cuddling and, like most conures, will not poop when she's on your shoulder. I still have to teach her to step onto my finger, which is why I clipped her wings last night. I am generally loath to clip a bird's wings, as flying is kind of their thing. She can get her flight back once she's learned that she needs people to take her where she wants to go.

Tags: bird, conure, erythema, greencheek

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NEWS FLASH: I bought me a birdy

Posted by natetrue 1 year ago

He's a 2 year old green cheek conure, and I have named him Pistachio.

Got him off of Craigslist from a woman who's moving out of state. He looks quite healthy, save for some untrimmed claws and a weird two-layered beak. He is super-sweet though. Snuggles right up to your neck.

Last night he was scared or something and insisted on sleeping next to my head, under this home-made stuffed creature.