Joey is happy brownhead
from clutch #2 who now lives in Port Moody, BC.He has learned to mimics the alarm
system, microwave, phone and says "Ryan".Dad Ryan learned to manage Joey’s
contact calls by whistling his location in the house because Joey is a “velcro”
baby who wants his family 100%.Joey loves lying on his back and squeezing himself into tight, dark
places, rolling over and kicking his feet.Fruits and vegetables, and chow are tasty but his pecan a day is his
favourite.
"Dusty," as we call our male Dusky Pionus, has adapted well to his new
flock of humans and is a joy to have around. He's friendly to strangers (as
least when they have a treat for him). He's also a smart little guy, and it
doesn't long for him to learn a trick. He's gentle, and even when he's a little
annoyed, he never bites hard. He's affectionate, and loves to have his head
scratched. He has his favourites in the family, but is good with everyone. Yet,
for all the time he likes to spend with us, he also doesn't need to be with us
every second. He can also entertain himself when we can't spend time with him.
We're very glad he's a part of the family and would recommend a Dusky Pionus to
anyone!
Zeeva, from the spring clutch, is also called Peepa
and she lives in Blenheim ON with her Mom Barbara and Dad Mark. She is
quite the diva and an absolute cuddlebug. She loves her snuggles with her
Dad Mark in the evening. Zeeva and her cats sit with their dad and she
tries to preen the cats' fur or catch their tails with her beak.
She was a good traveller when she visited grandparents in Ottawa at
Christmas.
This is Jewel
eating her favorite fruit, a banana. Jewel lives in Winnipeg with Mom
Tracy. She is a really good eater and is "the sweetest bird
that we have and spoiled rotten".
Kiwi, from the first clutch
of 2011, was very excited to have a sibling from the second clutch join the
household.Emma and Kiwi live in
the country near Caledonia, ON with their Mom,
Sherry.
Tundra and Zuma, born in
April, 2010, moved to their new home in Regina, Saskatchewan, in
October, 2010. Their owners built them several fancy branch perches
where they love to sit and listen to the crows outside their window.
Zuma is the shy brother and copies whatever Tundra does. Their antics
are much enjoyed by the family.
Munson* is a diva. It seems that his purpose in life is to have human slaves make
him gorgeous at all times of the day. **Leeroy on the other hand will
tolerate being cared for like a pharaoh for only so long. He prefers to
do the preening and play with his toys. The two of them have become
very comfortable with our two dogs. In fact, Munson enjoys chasing them
around the living room. Leeroy draws them in to deliver nips to their
snouts. Both
of the boys are picking up sounds very quickly. Munson has learned a
couple of phrases, including the name of our one dog that he enjoys
chasing the most. Leeroy practices what he has learned just before he
gets put to bed for the night. We enjoy them very much and are glad that they are a part of our household.
*Munson
is a red belly baby whose father accidentally damaged his beak. He
functions just fine with his shortened beak. **Leeroy was the first
brown head brother of four males to leave for a new home in June.
Ziggy moved to Ottawa in
July where he joined a small group of other pet parrots. Although they
have their own cages, they all share a sunroom with perches, hanging
ropes and lots of toys. He loves to eat corn.
Photos provided by G. Williscroft.
Quincy – the Dusky Pionus
Quincy
moved to Toronto in August. He and his “dad” have a cottage and spend
quality time in the great outdoors. Quincy has the kind of holidays we
envy. He spends a lot of quality time with “dad”.
him gorgeous at all times of the day. **Leeroy on the other hand will
tolerate being cared for like a pharaoh for only so long. He prefers to
do the preening and play with his toys. 
Both
of the boys are picking up sounds very quickly. Munson has learned a
couple of phrases, including the name of our one dog that he enjoys
chasing the most. Leeroy practices what he has learned just before he
gets put to bed for the night.
