I'm very happy to finally report that I got Jinx talking on video! Him, along with my two Camelot Macaws Comet and Tusa, are saying "Hello!" very seriously in the above video. I'm pretty proud of this capture even though Jinx only said it once or twice.   Depending on whether or not Jinx stays in the preshow side of the show, will determine ho...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Ft Myers, FL Eating a yam: Blue throated macaw "Jinx"  Like everyone else in the world, I tend to be lazy sometimes. Especially when we have limited internet and I just feel in a rush to get my latest photos online. They go up with not so great titles, captions, sometimes no tags whatsoever and little description...

Remember Zoey? Well, she belongs to my friend Jeanne who most of you should know quite well by now (freestyle flyer student) and recently Jeanne has been given sad news about the state of her health and is not able to care for Zoey any longer. She asked us as friends to adopt Zoey from her while she's still young and "moldable". It took some con...

Photo by Amanda Stevens Location: Waynesboro, VA Shown: Blue throated macaw "Jinx", Camelot macaws "Comet" & "Tusa" and Galah "Bandit" I was thinking about this trick I use the other day, and how it could apply to you guys since you don't exactly live the life I lead. What I mean by that is, you're not in the circus... but I figured it ou...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Duluth, Georgia Playing: Blue throated macaw "Jinx"  I have some super exciting news to share! Jinx finally started talking! And it's so adorable if I do say so myself. His first "word" was mimicking my laugh, so I didn't totally count that and I'm the only person he won't really do it in front of. He only does i...

I realize I haven't posted that much about my experiences with my birds in the circus thus far, I've been all over the place, blogging and not at different locations. But my blog is my favorite deep down, so I will try to give it more love and attention... This video is one of me and Jinx on a normal backstage day while waiting for his cue to ...