Not my OC.

Video of traffic over a motorway in Brazil.
Every few seconds a parrot's face appears in close up.

lifted:
https://go.mxtthxw.art/@inpc/statuses/01JVVVXZJYGW1Q9E0XNTHZEWPR

Hi 👋 new here! I hope this isn’t an egregious “re-post” but it’s one of my favorite parrot videos. I love parrots but they also terrify me, lol.

Me and my wife are considering adopting some parrots in the not so far future. My wife has never had birds as pets, but we visited a breeder/rescuer of exotic birds (the photo I'm sharing is with one of their birds that was all too happy to be on my shoulder) and she fell in love with their macaws. I've had some parakeets in the past (a long time ago) and always loved the idea of having a parrot, specifically an African grey, but never had the chance to give them a good place until now. So we are in the planning phase and how would we balance having both breeds.

If I'm understanding correctly greys and macaws can have some issues as the dust the greys create with their skin can affect somewhat the macaws so at the very least they'd need different cages. What are people's experiences about this kind of cohabitation between different breeds?

I'd also want to ask if there's any content creator that shares videos or info about their parrots and life with them that any of you enjoy, or maybe some of you. Unfortunately this Lemmy channel seems a bit lacking in interaction and content, so I'm creating this post with the hope it gives people a reason to post more and create some conversation. I do not have accounts in other social media so it is hard for me to go around searching for content, so if those content creators are somewhere that needs no accounts all the better.

At lest he shared this time

Today, I have found this borbular fluff at a convention merch stand. It's the first convention we had in Kyiv since the war began, so, naturally, I couldn't pass it by. And boy was it worth it.

P. S. The little frog hat was knitted and sold separately!

https://streamable.com/azfpgi

Quelle: https://www.tiktok.com/@germanonliners/video/7319942273146359072

#german #parrots

Normally I only have my 2 macaws and 2 parrotlets (no one wants damaged birds, so I'll keep them forever) however I have 7 new budgies now. Honestly I have zero experience with them and never had so many of one kind before. One pair is the parents of all but one of the other birds, the parents are in their own cage, and the rest are split up between 3 other cages. One of the babies was constantly chasing another around so I separated the aggressive one out. Other than that they are happy and healthy, singing up a storm as I make this post.

So...

What the hell do I do with 7 budgies man? They are super cute, much bigger than my parrotlets, and I really don't mind their song, but damn that's a lot of birds! If I let them fly free in the house, will they continue to fight all the time? Are they scrapping cause there are too many in a cage? My macaws and parrotlets are free to roam the house all day and not caged at all, plus the little ones don't even get their cage locked at night. I don't really like the idea of the budgies being locked up at all, but again, I have no idea about that flavor of bird so if anyone has some advice, I'll take it.

Image description: a photograph of a male budgie, blue and white, posing with his head cocked to the side!

Playing a game of magic with my husband at the table and look over to see Bert giving us side-eye. Bert prefers dance parties over card games.

I don't know how many of you follow Mr Max on YouTube. There are many videos of him throwing tantrums about going to the vet. A new video just came out and we finally get to see what all the fuss is about!

Marty is starting a new oral medication for his hormonal issues. The veterinarian thinks that his unrelenting interest in nesting and other reproductive activities could be a sign of obsessive tendencies. He’s starting on Clomipramine, but I’d like to train him to take medication willingly since he’ll have to take it every day, possibly twice a day.

(His foot is purple because he was eating blackberries earlier.)