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| Name: |
Sydney
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Age: |
Five years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Blue and Gold Macaw
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| Home: |
Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
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We
have had Sydney since he was a baby and he has been a part of our
day-to-day lives, spending each evening in our living room on his
perch eating and hurling comments continuously. Sydney is a real
character who wins your heart when you get acquainted. One of his
special characteristics is his uncanny timing with his vocabulary. He
will say hello when you walk into the bird room or when he is out in
the living room and when something happens he says "WOW" or
will ask "how are you?" He reverts back to being a baby
frequently and is very affectionate with my wife and will bury his
head on her shoulder and soak up gentle scratching on his neck and
the top of his head.
Syd loves to perform and the more attention he gets the more the show
goes on, he loves to hang by his beak and wiggle his toes which
always gets a laugh especially when we have guests as he seems to
love the appreciation of an audience. When he hears laughter he
immediately joins in and has good laugh too which is infectious.
Amongst his many tricks he will reach for a ring that hangs from a
chain and he jumps on and swings way out screaming "WOW" as
he swings. When Syd thinks he may have caused offense or is in the
dog house he will repeatedly say "hello" as he learned that
word first and received such positive feed back when he got it right,
he is checking to see that all is ok. His size is special as he is by
far the largest blue & gold Macaw we have seen and his colors are
truly spectacular. Feathers are colorless with an ability to refract
light to produce the various colors that each bird species possess.
If you need more info I will try to provide more or you want info in
a specific area let me know. I will nominate the rest of the family
at some point and you will see what a jungle this home has become.
Persons interested in a parrot as a pet should think carefully before
purchasing a macaw, they are very loud and take a lot of care, there
are other species, that in my opinion are more suited to a person's
pet needs who cannot devote the time and work required. Parrots are
great pets but many are expelled from their settings because the
owners are not aware of the realities of owning a parrot. They are
intelligent birds and suffer greatly when neglected, they live a long
time and cost $$$ to keep, house and care for, so consider a Parrot
carefully before jumping in for the sake of the birds. Make no
mistake we love Syd and he is here to stay along with the other three
birds we have. We love Syd and will stick it out, as he has to mellow
with age, right?? A friend of ours runs a refuge for unwanted birds
and when I visit the rows of Macaws that are not wanted, it breaks my
heart.
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