Meet the latest addition to our family...

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

10/23/2004 10:57:08 PM · #1

It was my wife's birthday today. I gave her a Sun Conure (a type of bird related to the parrot family).

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

10/23/2004 11:05:27 PM · #2

Must be a baby with all of those green feathers still. Hope you got a hand fed bird.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

10/23/2004 11:09:17 PM · #3

Originally posted by hsteg:

Must be a baby with all of those green feathers still. Hope you got a hand fed bird.

Yup, he's only about 4 months (I don't know the exact date of birth). They recommended we continue the hand feeding for a few more months.

graphicfunk

Canon EOS-20D

10/23/2004 11:10:36 PM · #4

Certainly a cutie and real sweet.

Cam

Sony DSC-F717

10/23/2004 11:17:56 PM · #5

What a cool bird, great colors.

The first "kiss" shot is my fav.

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM

10/23/2004 11:22:09 PM · #6

Awesome shots - someone I work with got the same kind of bird last year and loves it - congrats on your new addition:)

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

10/23/2004 11:25:22 PM · #7

Originally posted by Riggs:

The first "kiss" shot is my fav.

He's *really* cuddly. He likes to snuggle up against the side of your head, and he loves to playfully nibble on your ear. We're really impressed with this bird. My wife has wanted a bird like this since she was a teenager and this one just seems perfect.

He was a surprise gift... It's my wife's 40th birthday. I thought of the black balloons, reading glasses, hair coloring and other fun stuff. Then I thought... rather than make her feel bad about getting older, I'll let her feel young again by giving her something she's wanted for so long.

Canon EOS-60D

10/23/2004 11:28:03 PM · #8

Originally posted by dwterry:

It's my wife's 40th birthday. I thought of the black balloons, reading glasses, hair coloring and other fun stuff. Then I thought... rather than make her feel bad about getting older, I'll let her feel young again by giving her something she's wanted for so long.

You just won a bazillion good hubby points... ;o)

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

10/23/2004 11:34:12 PM · #9

Originally posted by laurielblack:

You just won a bazillion good hubby points... ;o)

I'll tell you this much... it has sure lifted her spirits. She has seemed kinda down lately, but she's all smiles today.

digistoune

Canon EOS-20D

10/23/2004 11:43:57 PM · #10

Originally posted by dwterry:

Originally posted by laurielblack:
You just won a bazillion good hubby points... ;o)

I'll tell you this much... it has sure lifted her spirits. She has seemed kinda down lately, but she's all smiles today.

Ahhh, that's fantastic that you were able to cheer her up with your thoughtful gift :-)

pcody

Canon PowerShot G6

10/23/2004 11:58:04 PM · #11

beautiful wife, beautiful bird, and a real sweety of a hubby. That is so touching.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

10/24/2004 12:07:14 AM · #12

Great idea. Beautiful bird!

I don't know if you've had birds before, but make sure the bird get's held by both of you. I have a cockatiel, but he seemed to only be comfortable when I held him, and it only got worse as time went on. So in retrospect, we should have kept "forcing" him to acclimate to others.

And he was never comfortable being touched by anything but my face/beard. He loved to get rubbed by my beard and he would do something like your photo three--flip his head over, and just go into "seventh heaven" when I did that.

But again, we made a mistake. While he'll sit on your hand, or shoulder, he won't let us touch his body with our hands (e.g., to pet him). In the end, his behavior (and the fact that we got a dog after 1 year of having him), means he stays in the cage most the time now.

One interesting (good) thing we taught him, was--are you ready for this--to poop on command (it's not hard to train this since they do it so often!). The reason we did that was to get him to go before we picked him up, that would buy us more time while we held him before he went on us! Cockatiels, at least, go about every 10-15 minutes!

Anyway, I think birds are great, and it looks like you have a great one there!

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

10/24/2004 12:16:54 AM · #13

There are few material things in life which bring as much joy and satisfaction as 'the perfect gift' to express your love for somebody.

Congrats and happy birthday to your wife!

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM

10/24/2004 12:26:28 AM · #14

Did you name him or her yet?

10/24/2004 12:35:47 AM · #15

Originally posted by nshapiro:

I don't know if you've had birds before, but make sure the bird get's held by both of you.

You're right, I'm new to this. I had so many questions, it took a couple of hours before I managed to bring the bird home.

I *really* appreciate your advice. Thanks!

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM

10/24/2004 12:39:01 AM · #16

Originally posted by BJ:

Did you name him or her yet?

Ummm.... yeah. I don't know that the name really "fits". But she named him Oscar.

I guess the trouble is, I keep thinking of the breed of fish called "oscar" whenever she says the name. My aunt had an oscar and had named it Oscar, so there's good reason for the association...

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

10/24/2004 12:39:18 AM · #17

The person I work with who got one last year couldn't understand why when his wife gave the bird so much attention, when he came home the bird made a lot of noise until he acknowledged him. My sister who has birds told me to tell him he is like a 'baby", in other words, he wants attention from everyone in the family, much like a child getting excited when their other parent comes home!