new kid on the block
for the reader who doesn't know personally the individual calling himself yitwail, i must provide a little background information to put this blog entry in a proper context. in conventional terms, i'm the owner of a Goffin Cockatoo (also called a Tanimbar Corella by some pedants). The goffin is the smallest true cockatoo, not to be confused with cockatiels, which have some cockatoo-like traits, but are much smaller, with much shorter life-spans and little if any talking ability.
without further ado, making a long story short, cutting to the chase, and other forms of beating around the bush, Maury, our goffin, is about to become a big brother. in a few weeks, our household will welcome a new arrival, a Meyer's Parrot. for some time, my partner & i were pondering acquiring another bird to provide more stimulation & companionship to Maury, who is a delightful character most of the time, but can become loud and ornery at times as a way of seeking attention we think.
on our way to LA to attend a concert, we dropped off Maury at the bird shop for one night of lodging, and visited some of the birds on display like we normally do, when a little parrot flew off its perch and practically landed at my feet. i managed to coax him/her to step up onto my finger, and was immediately struck by the beautiful plumage and its composure, considering i had just scared it off its perch. once i got him/her back on the perch, and called my parter JM over to have a look, i examined the sign hanging over the perch, and although i'd never heard of a meyer's parrot, i was impressed by a surprisingly low price, and a surprisingly long life span for such a small bird. it turned out he/she was still being handfed, and so hadn't reached full size, but it looked mature because it didn't have the patchy feathers sticking out from the head in all directions look that many young parrots have. i also understand that its feathers are going to change color a bit as it matures. one final intriguing tidbit of information about this little being is that it hatched on Christmas day of 2004.
when we talked to the store staff about the bird, we found out it had a hatchmate that had already been sold. at that point, i decided impulsively to buy the bird. afterwards, i did some research on meyer's parrots, and learned that they might be just about the ideal pet parrot, for anyone not needing a bird with spectacular plumage or talking ability. actually, the meyer's has extremely beautiful plumage, but it's much too small to be called spectacular, and they're accomplished mimics that can talk, but they also have highly desirable traits of their own, such as a pleasant disposition, making quiet, pleasant sounds, and an endearing fondness for lying on its back with its feet in the air.
the biggest uncertainty facing the new arrival is how he/she will get along with Maury. they'll have separate cages, because Maury's cage is a little too large for a Meyer's, but we hope they'll enjoy spending time together when we let them out. i'll be happy to provide a foto or two if requested, once the baby's weaned and moved into new digs.
without further ado, making a long story short, cutting to the chase, and other forms of beating around the bush, Maury, our goffin, is about to become a big brother. in a few weeks, our household will welcome a new arrival, a Meyer's Parrot. for some time, my partner & i were pondering acquiring another bird to provide more stimulation & companionship to Maury, who is a delightful character most of the time, but can become loud and ornery at times as a way of seeking attention we think.
on our way to LA to attend a concert, we dropped off Maury at the bird shop for one night of lodging, and visited some of the birds on display like we normally do, when a little parrot flew off its perch and practically landed at my feet. i managed to coax him/her to step up onto my finger, and was immediately struck by the beautiful plumage and its composure, considering i had just scared it off its perch. once i got him/her back on the perch, and called my parter JM over to have a look, i examined the sign hanging over the perch, and although i'd never heard of a meyer's parrot, i was impressed by a surprisingly low price, and a surprisingly long life span for such a small bird. it turned out he/she was still being handfed, and so hadn't reached full size, but it looked mature because it didn't have the patchy feathers sticking out from the head in all directions look that many young parrots have. i also understand that its feathers are going to change color a bit as it matures. one final intriguing tidbit of information about this little being is that it hatched on Christmas day of 2004.
when we talked to the store staff about the bird, we found out it had a hatchmate that had already been sold. at that point, i decided impulsively to buy the bird. afterwards, i did some research on meyer's parrots, and learned that they might be just about the ideal pet parrot, for anyone not needing a bird with spectacular plumage or talking ability. actually, the meyer's has extremely beautiful plumage, but it's much too small to be called spectacular, and they're accomplished mimics that can talk, but they also have highly desirable traits of their own, such as a pleasant disposition, making quiet, pleasant sounds, and an endearing fondness for lying on its back with its feet in the air.
the biggest uncertainty facing the new arrival is how he/she will get along with Maury. they'll have separate cages, because Maury's cage is a little too large for a Meyer's, but we hope they'll enjoy spending time together when we let them out. i'll be happy to provide a foto or two if requested, once the baby's weaned and moved into new digs.
posted by yitwail at 9:58 AM
3 Comments:
Sownz jis darrrrlin! :) Ahz inviuss! (And since ahz bin banisht frum the howse, pleez DO pervahd sum fotoz fer the ole birdsidder!)
Thankee kahndlee, n hope all'z wayull atcher howse!
just because we didn't renew our subscription for your services at the old house hardly constitutes banishment from the new one, FG. i will indeed post fotos, but i hope you can also drop by and greet the newcomer in person. afternoon of saturday, june 18th would be especially auspicious, since that's when jm & i are getting hitched up. you'll be receiving a formal invitation shortly, and i hope you'll accept, because jm's acquaintances & relations vastly outnumber mine. (the few relations i have need to make a long journey to participate, as you know)
Well, I can't post a comment at the entry about Hudson, so I have to post it here. This is a P.S. to the comment I did post there a few minutes ago: we know that the media has a Left bias, which is even apparent in the way they report the Schiavo case. So I think the lack of media attention to Hudson has nothing to do with his being black; rather, it has everything to do with a media that is pro-death---quite consistent with their being FOR the legalized slaughter of the innocents for 32 years, isn't it?
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