We’re back from the vet. Here’s a photo of me on the scale after I was toweled (for getting my blood drawn, my heart listen to, my throat looked down, my vent examined and just generally *violated*!!). Not only did I not like being manhandled, but look at how messy my feathers got!! But the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘white capped pionus’
August 6, 2009
The Retrieve Trick Finally ‘Clicked’
We’ve made a breakthrough! Late last year I posted that I knew how to play the target game, but that I was confused about the next trick I was supposed to be learning. You see, there’s this pink ring that my human would give to me, but that she didn’t want me to play with. [...]
May 27, 2009
Sweet Potato Yumminess
If you’ve read my previous posts, you’d know that I’m not a fan of smushy food. Well, today my human decided that I really need to try some cooked sweet potato. They are chock full of something she calls nutrients, she tells me. (Are nutrients what make food mushy?) But I wouldn’t eat it when [...]
February 28, 2009
This Pionus Parrot Loves to Shower!
Our human went away last week to a place called “vacation”. That meant the Stu-monster and I had to go to a bird sitter. It was okay, but the bird sitter did not take me into the shower the way my human usually does. Showers are important for all parrots, but especially dusty ones like [...]
December 21, 2008
I Can Fly!! … Sort Of
Weekends are for trying new things. Usually I don’t like new things. But on weekends the tall man is here and then the whole flock is together and then trying new things isn’t so scary. This weekend I tried two things: eating fresh food and flying. Eating New Food I usually don’t like touching things [...]
