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New birdy (with pictures)

Posted by natetrue 43 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.