Hello...I recently joined another parrot site,but I think this one will suit me more as I'm getting a Baby RN very soon.
This is my first ever parrot and am getting very excited having watched various vids on you tube,I'm hoping mine will be just as adorable with as much dedication I see from those owners.
I am in fact going to see him/her tomorrow to pay my deposit,and to say I cant wait is an understatement
I've been reading up on all the do's and dont's regards foods,toys etc and have the cage all ready.The breeder has kindly said she will DNA the bird for free,and I've
chosen the name Pixie....is that silly do you think.
Gee, that's too bad. It was my understanding there are quite a lot of them in "South London". There goes my birdwatching trip to visit you! I do like pigeons, but I've got a lot of them locally here in USA.
-MissK
--Or, maybe if you put Pixie's cage near an open window, wild IRNs will come.......
MissK wrote:Gee, that's too bad. It was my understanding there are quite a lot of them in "South London". There goes my birdwatching trip to visit you! I do like pigeons, but I've got a lot of them locally here in USA.
-MissK
--Or, maybe if you put Pixie's cage near an open window, wild IRNs will come.......
Wow now you come to mention it there are some parakeets as I thought, down in my local park....so that's what they maybe then,I've often wondered.
Rumor has it that years ago they were released from a filming production,I've never quite seen them close up....aww that will be nice.OMG it took me coming on here to find out from someone in USA lol
You and pixie(?) can start bird watching together, 2 new hobbies out of one new bird.
I'm jealous! I'd love to see wild ringnecks, even if they are feral! There's a video about the London ringneck parakeets online somewhere.
You've probably read about it already, but if you haven't go to town on positive reinforcement techniques for training anything. I've had great success with our bird using this (and having no expectations of him helps too).
At this point, they're no longer feral. They're an established, breeding community, albeit removed from their historic origins - some might say the same of all the folks whose families came to the USA on boats years and years ago!
We have wild communities of Ringnecks and Quakers just a few hours drive north of my home. I've never been to see them, but odds are that eventually I will. Have to leave Rocky at home, though, since he is downright ILLEGAL in that state. It puts a crimp in my travel plans, to be sure.
Wouldn't want rocky being picked up by a NJ trooper lol. I've heard the NJ colonies are rather large. Here in Hawaii we have so many different bird colonies that shouldn't be here. Red headed macaws, conures, cockatiels, ringnecks. The ringneck colonies are huge here. The red headed macaws came about from a hurricane years ago that knocked down an aviary and two breeding pairs got loose. Now there are over 150 birds. I've even been lucky enough to see some cockatoos. I'm sure there are many others. Years ago there was a big bird smuggling ring here. It's been shut down for a long time, but a lot of the birds were released into the wild by the smugglers.
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
You and pixie(?) can start bird watching together, 2 new hobbies out of one new bird.
I'm jealous! I'd love to see wild ringnecks, even if they are feral! There's a video about the London ringneck parakeets online somewhere.
You've probably read about it already, but if you haven't go to town on positive reinforcement techniques for training anything. I've had great success with our bird using this (and having no expectations of him helps too).
Regards,
Claire
Wow thank you for that info re the London parakeets...I'm off to have a look
You and pixie(?) can start bird watching together, 2 new hobbies out of one new bird.
I'm jealous! I'd love to see wild ringnecks, even if they are feral! There's a video about the London ringneck parakeets online somewhere.
You've probably read about it already, but if you haven't go to town on positive reinforcement techniques for training anything. I've had great success with our bird using this (and having no expectations of him helps too).
Regards,
Claire
Wow thank you for that info re the London parakeets...I'm off to have a look
OMG I wish I had not bothered now after reading this....
"Whatever the truth of their beginnings, these bright birds now face screeches of protests and, perhaps, an abrupt end. English Nature has announced that from January, ring-necked parakeets' protected status will be removed so landowners can shoot or poison them without first obtaining a licence. This cull, said one environmentalist, was "racism" against exotic immigrants. While they originated in the Himalayas and only came here as pets, parakeets, added the London Wildlife Trust, were now "as British as curry".
You and pixie(?) can start bird watching together, 2 new hobbies out of one new bird.
I'm jealous! I'd love to see wild ringnecks, even if they are feral! There's a video about the London ringneck parakeets online somewhere.
You've probably read about it already, but if you haven't go to town on positive reinforcement techniques for training anything. I've had great success with our bird using this (and having no expectations of him helps too).
Regards,
Claire
Wow thank you for that info re the London parakeets...I'm off to have a look
OMG I wish I had not bothered now after reading this....
"Whatever the truth of their beginnings, these bright birds now face screeches of protests and, perhaps, an abrupt end. English Nature has announced that from January, ring-necked parakeets' protected status will be removed so landowners can shoot or poison them without first obtaining a licence. This cull, said one environmentalist, was "racism" against exotic immigrants. While they originated in the Himalayas and only came here as pets, parakeets, added the London Wildlife Trust, were now "as British as curry".
How disgusting....that's just spoilt my day
Oops, sorry! When I read about them they hadn't been classed as a pest yet... Or I skim read that part and missed that.
Sky: There are so many interesting native parrots is Australia, we are a bit spoilt really! We even see some cool ones in our garden, and a variety of funky pigeons. But no feral ringnecks in our vicinity, that I know of.
The only place I've heard of feral ringnecks in Australia is Western Australia. The Alexandrine we caught during our holiday a couple of weeks ago was in no danger of turning feral. He was soooo hungry that he flew to me as I crossed the road with food and he was pecking an old lady's toes as she was digging a hole in her garden to place food scraps. The vet said he was severely underweight. So glad we found him when we did.
Sky: There are so many interesting native parrots is Australia, we are a bit spoilt really! We even see some cool ones in our garden, and a variety of funky pigeons. But no feral ringnecks in our vicinity, that I know of.
Yet another reason I want to visit Australia lol. I think I may have talked hubby into a visit next year. We will see
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
I wish I had not bothered now after reading this....