Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Orlando, FL Wet Bird: Hyacinth Macaw "Hymie"
Hymie took his first shower with me within the first week of his stay. I was super happy because it is so hot here in Florida during the summer months and I was thinking he really needed one to cool down. I tried 2 times unsuccessfully before this. I approached Hymie ...
Hymie is finally stepping up very nicely and letting both Dave and I hold his feet to transport him short distances (from one room to the other) and we're getting to the point of placing him on our shoulders for a reward rather than having him put himself up there.
He is almost settling in nicely and becoming super comfortable with how things g...
Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, FL Eating pasta: Hyacinth "Hymie"
I had company for 10 days this month and it was sort of... crazy. Fitting in time for Hymie was harder in those ten days but I did have some great progress. I got him to eat three new foods! They are:
Plain penne pasta
Oatmeal
Creamed corn
I was eating oatmeal one mo...
Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, FL Flying: Hyacinth "Hymie"
It has been getting easier and easier to ask Hymie to fly and here's why:
When he was younger, he used to fly around his owner's house with a green wing macaw in tow. So he has had experience flying before and enjoyed it enough to want to experience it again.
I've been spending ...
Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Waynesboro, Virginia The cutie: Hyacinth Macaw "Hymie"
Yes, it's true... I came home with a Hyacinth macaw this weekend... and it's amazing and my jaw still drops when I look at him. It's like looking at a second house, but in a cage... just kidding!
Meet Hymie, a 2 year old Hyacinth macaw who still twitches his...
Just like people have specific love languages, so do parrots! And we recieve in them all. Sometimes during a little down time you might have, it might be a real treat to enjoy some cuddling time with your birds (or bird). This is a great way to relax with your birds and make a few "deposits" into your bond with your parrot.
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