First of all I absolutely feel the need to say what a wonderful site! I've been looking into getting a bird of my own for the past year and after meeting a sweetie of a IRN at a local pet shop, decided to further look into the species.
I've worked with numerous species of birds before including macaws, cockatoos, eclectus, amazons, and conures. My fiancee and I own a 7 year old Military Macaw, Rockie
Rock will gladly accept a nut from me and greet me with a chipper "Hi!" everytime I walk through the door, but he definitely favors my fiancee (to the point of being protective &typically not allowing anyone else to handle him). Basically, Rockie tolerates me - our friendship exists only when he is in his cage or when my fiancee is present to make sure he doesn't randomly snap at me.[ Don't worry-there is only a nut inside of the container
]What truly sparked my interest in the species was the beauty of my first encounter with an Indian Ringneck. It was a beautiful female who was baby blue in color with stunningly light blue eyes and a gorgeous redish beak - I'd never seen anything like her before. After handling her a couple of times (had it not been for the outrageous price she'd be mine) I fell in love and since then have been researching the species as much as possible.
I look forward to talking with you all and learning more about these beautiful creatures - hopefully I will find one of my own soon
as he is the one who loves birds (he has scaley breasted lori's and lovebirds)
