Who doesn`t love parrots

Luke,was my first parrot,I bought him with my savings. He was something special,not because he was a parrot but because he was a family member. When we were eating,he was eating.When I was showering,he was showering with me. He didn`t talk at that time because he was too young...but you know when people say that actions tell you more then words.Well that`s how I felt when I had him. A lot of people don`t know much about parrots in general...all they know that there are birds. So I`m going to give you a short description about every parrot I had.

Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria eupatria):
Description:
Hen without black cheek-stripe and pink band to nape; plumage generally slightly duller; middle tail-feathers on average shorter.
Immatures as hen, adult plumage develops at 18 months, completed by 32 to 36 months.
Length: 58 cm, wing length 189 - 215 mm, tail length 215 - 355 mm.
Distribution: Southern India North to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh; Sri Lanka.

We bought Ricky when we still had Luke.He is completely wild parrot from Africa.He made a long trip and I`m glad he survived it.He travelled from Africa to Netherland and from Netherland to our country Slovenia.We didn`t order him or anything;we found a so called ¨breeder¨.He lied to us from the moment we met him,but thank God we saved Ricky.He was really sick when we got him and an excellent vet saved his life.

Lily joined our family a year after we brought home Ricky. We bought her from breeding center in Italy and she is also wild. They already had 5 baby greys.All 5 baby greys me and my dad were handfeeding. We kept only one of them,named Pancho.

Congo African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)
Description:
Four species:Congo African Grey Parrot or CAG,Timneh African Grey Parrot or TAG,Ghana African Grey or Princeps African Grey and Cameroon African Grey also known as "the Big Silvers".
Larger than the Timneh at about 33 cm (13 in) long. Light grey feathers, bright red tails, and an all black beak.
Naturally occurs on the islands of Príncipe and Bioko and is distributed from south-eastern Ivory Coast to Western Kenya, Northwest Tanzania, Southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Northern Angola.

I`ve got Sasha a month after Luke ran away. He was smaller than Luke. I`ve taught him to talk.He knew more then 100 word (he said words like:peanut,his name,peek a boo,ouch,etc.). He wasn`t handfed,he was wild but he sat on my shoulder or knees,never on my hand.He was afraid of bare skin and you weren`t allow to pet him cause he would bit you.He was killed by a female same species that he was.

African Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri krameri)
Description:
Hen without black stripe to cheek and pink band to nape; nape variably washed with blue; middle tail-feathers on average shorter.
Immatures as hen, but bill pale pink; iris grey-white; adult plumage starts to appear at 18 months, completed by 32 months.
Length: 40 cm, wing length 142 - 157 mm, tail length 177 - 278 mm.
Distribution: West Africa in Guinea, Senegal and Southern Mauretania East to Western Uganda and Southern Sudan.

Chopy,was bought 3-4 years ago. He is a real clown in our house.But unfortunately he started to pluck his feathers,because I`m sometimes gone for a week or more.He also talk more than 50 words.He is more of a dance type a bird and really unpredictable.He really likes dancing no matter what music is on.

Rose-breasted Cockatoo (Cacatua roseicapilla)
Description:
Length about 35 cm (14"), weight about 300 to 400 grams.
The sexes are very similar except for the eye colour. A mature female will develop a coppery red iris while the male, and immature females, have a very dark iris.The Galah is one of the most widespread of Australia's parrots, being found in all states.

We had like 12 lovebirds in an aviary. It was really a great pleasure watching them together.Lovebirds are really playful and can be gentle too.But when it comes to territory,they would kill each other if necessary. This birds are so beautiful,specially when taking care of each other and bathing,playing on swings.I was really sad when we had to gave them away,but it was the best thing for them because me and my dad couldn`t watch them fighting. I don`t have pictures of them together,unfortunately....but I do have a pictures of a Masked Lovebirds when they were just babies and were growing up in our home.

Masked Love Bird (Agapornis personata)
Description:The Masked Lovebird is a very small member of the parrot family. They have a general green plumage.
Size - Weight:The Masked Lovebird will get up to about 6" (14.5 - 15. 5 cm) in length.
Distribution:The Masked Lovebird is native to northeastern Tanzania in Africa.

Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri)
Description: The Fischer's Lovebird is a bit smaller lovebird. They have a general green plumage that is more yellowish underneath.
Size - Weight:The Fischer's Lovebird is a bit smaller than the other lovebird species, only getting up to about 5 3/4"(14.5 cm) in length.
Distribution:The Fischer's Lovebird is native to eastern Africa north of Tanzania and south and southeast of Lake Victoria.

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus,in english Hyacinth Macaw. This is my biggest wish. I would give everything so that I could have this parrot. Hyacinth Macaw is such an amazing parrot...my dad and me would buy her right away if it just wouldn`t be so expensive. The Hyacinth Macaw is an endangered species due to overcollection for the cage bird trade and habitat loss, sadly. I just can`t understand how can they catch this parrots and sell them, they are completely wild and the only one who would buy them are breeders. Such a magnificent parrot which is almost entirely blue with bright yellow along the sides of the lower part of the beak and also yellow circling its eyes. Did you know that Hyacinth Macaw is actually the largest macaw and the largest flying parrot in the world.

Description:
She is about 100cm long and 1.5-2kg in weight.The wingspan is 120-140 cm.
The Hyacinth Macaw survives today in three main populations in South America: In the Pantanal region of Brazil, and adjacent eastern Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay, in the Cerrado region of the eastern interior of Brazil

Thank you for reading my lens about parrots(I had more species of parrots,but I`ve written just few of them),I hope you enjoyed it. And you probably figure out that I didn`t have just parrots but also a cat,dog,fishes,hamsters,frogs,etc. I love animals!

And remember you have to provide your parrots safety,food,a place to live-cage and a lot of love. And not just to parrots but to all animals.

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