Dante and his infernal squawk
Dante has been with us a week now. We picked him up at the airport last Thursday and he has been quite the addition! He was rather stressed the first few days, not eating much and being defensive. Since then, he has eaten much more, allowed us to pet his back and sometimes his head. He's currently in a regression stage, probably for reassurance purposes. He only exhibits these behaviors when he's hungry and I pick him up. Then, the squawk begins! I feed him a warm birdie cereal at least once a day so he can be reassured that he's babied and loved. He gobbles it up and bobs his head like a baby bird, then wipes his beak all over me before climbing up to my shoulder to squawk himself sleepy. It's kind of cute, if a bit loud. Should be temporary. God he's messy. I go through 2 shirts a day. It'll be more manageable once he's decided to give up the oatmeal.
At first he liked watching Bruce while sitting on top of Bruce's cage, but now he gets a bit aggravated when Bruce gets attention - see, baby! He is a very sensitive guy, either way, and watching his personality grow is going to be very interesting. He does not like Moya at all, so far. Elsy doesn't phase him too much, but he gets all ruffled and annoyed when Moya is near. She's kinda big though, so it makes sense!
In any case, he is the most beautiful bird I have ever seen. Pictures do him no justice. His feathers are colored in such a magical way... he really is an amazing sight. He'll be even more stunning when his upper beak is matured and the black is gone. Wow! I wonder what the girls look like in person!
At first he liked watching Bruce while sitting on top of Bruce's cage, but now he gets a bit aggravated when Bruce gets attention - see, baby! He is a very sensitive guy, either way, and watching his personality grow is going to be very interesting. He does not like Moya at all, so far. Elsy doesn't phase him too much, but he gets all ruffled and annoyed when Moya is near. She's kinda big though, so it makes sense!
In any case, he is the most beautiful bird I have ever seen. Pictures do him no justice. His feathers are colored in such a magical way... he really is an amazing sight. He'll be even more stunning when his upper beak is matured and the black is gone. Wow! I wonder what the girls look like in person!