Uh oh...

[leelastarsky]

Daughter and I went to a bird show yesterday.  No intention of buying a bird of course!  We had a lovely look around at all the pretties, and I got to meet a few folk off Smiley's bird forum.  :~D

But this little darling was irresistible!  Full of personality and the prettiest blue I've seen in a Quaker parrot.  Handraised, so she's very friendly, and she has been DNA sexed, so we know for sure she's a girl.  And we got her for half the price we'd usually pay for a hand-reared Quaker.  So what if we have to live on soup for the week?!  Heh.

Now we just need to give her a NAME.  ;~P


She has the most gorgeous, growly sort of voice, and does this little chirrup that sounds for all the world like "Uh oh!"  XD

Comments

[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

She's beautiful!

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

We think so! :~)

[darlas-mom.livejournal.com]

Awww, what a pretty girl!

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

She's pretty damn cute. Sounds like a little dinosaur! XD

[aliciajd]

And she matches your journal so beautifully! Lovely lady!

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

OMG! You're right!! LOL!

[phyrablaze.livejournal.com]

you could always name her "Uh oh!" :D

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Heh! Don't think we haven't considered it! XD

[tapestrymlp.livejournal.com]

What a gorgeous little girl! Can't wait to see what you name her. That plumage is just unbelievable with the soft blues and greens she looks like a painting with beautifully blended colors. Congrats on the new pet!

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Thanks! At the moment daughter is favouring 'Evie,' so hopefully we'll know soon!

[freckles42.livejournal.com]

Oh, how pretty she is!

[letmypidgeonsgo.livejournal.com]

aww, pretty birdie! *gives her a little head rub*

she matches your layout!

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

She LOVES head rubs! XD

She does, doesn't she?! Perfect colour!

[wicked-vasquez.livejournal.com]

Uhm... "Snow White"?

[ivylore.livejournal.com]

Or Snow Blue. :)

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

I think daughter has decided on "Evie." Unless she wakes up in the morning and changes her mind!

[nambroth.livejournal.com]

Aw what a cutie!
If I may make a quick suggestion-- a vet trip is probably in your best interest, and a full blood panel and fecal swab! Bird shows are wonderful, but also VERY good at passing disease around to the birds! (eep).

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

I totally agree! She's quarantined from the other birds (I'm being really strict about it this time!), and will definitely be seeing our avian vet asap.

[bekkio.livejournal.com]

She's beautiful!

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Thankyou! :~)

[chanel19.livejournal.com]

You are a bird junkie. I like that.

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Heh. Yes, they are my drug of choice, and my daughter is a terrible enabler! They ALWAYS make me smile and feel happy. And I know it will be utterly tragic when they die (many yrs from now!), but you can't have the joy without the sadness. I can still get teary thinking about my wee budgie, Merlin, and he's been dead for 22yrs! This little lady should be with us for at least 30yrs!

[suehypno.livejournal.com]

She's beautiful. I keep thinking I'd love to give keeping a bird a try, but since I live alone and I'm out at least 8-9 hours a day, it wouldn't work. ::sigh::

How about "Billy" as in Billy Holiday as in Lady Sings the Blues?

[suehypno.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I know somebody down the hallway from where I live has a bird because I can hear it once in a while.

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

I adore the sound of my birds. I know a lot of folks can't stand it, but I love the background chatter, singing and trilling.
We have a lot of wild birds around too; cockies and lorikeets are particularly loud!

There's nothing nicer than waking up to my birds, then hearing the contented grinding of beaks at night as they settle to sleep... :~D

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

8-9hrs is tough, and would be extremely hard on a bird. Something like a canary, or one of the less handleable types of bird might be ok, but parrots need a lot of interaction with you. I tend to think of them like 2yr olds - they really need to be supervised and played with.

Billy is nice, but daughter decided on Evie. ;~)

[drewcypher.livejournal.com]

Buckbeak?

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Heh!

[celtae.livejournal.com]

She's so beautiful! What an amazing, tealish blue...

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

She is, isn't she? :~D

[harpinred.livejournal.com]

Oh, she's beautiful! I've never seen a bird with that coloring before.

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

We've seen blue Quaker parrots before, but they tend to be a duller almost denim blue. We've not seen one this colour before. She may well darken with age; who knows? ;~)

[merryrose11.livejournal.com]

She is indeed a beautiful shade of blue. She looks like she's made of satin...she has that sheen.

I agree...she was worth eating soup for a week for. :)

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Heh. *is making pea soup* ;~)

[gillybaz.livejournal.com]

aqua....she is such a beautiful colour, or maube airial, like the little mermaid. She is so pretty!

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

She was still Evie this morning, so I think it might be decided. ;~)

[narami.livejournal.com]

that little one is REALLY gorgeous!!! I hope she likes her new little friends too!

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

She's in quarantine at the moment, but is rather desperate to play with the others, yes. Will have to get to know her a bit better before I let her out with the others though, even after her quarantine. Don't want her attacking any of them!

[iulia_linnea.livejournal.com]

What a lovely girl she is!

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Thankyou! :)

[kath-ballantyne.livejournal.com]

Oh she's beautiful.
What an amazing colour.

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

She has the sweetest temperament! I think she might be cuddly! :~D