[Horacio's Mom]

Dear Kim,
Thanks for the welcome and the info. I got an Amazon avatar up and will have my boys work on the picture. I do have non-avian family members too. Husband and 4 children. Plus my mother-in law that got me started with birds. Initially I got Horacio for her, but he bonded more with me. Like most people, I bought first and asked questions later. The first thing we did was clip his wings. Then we put him on a perch and he tried to fly off. He fell and dislocated his little hip. I was devestated. So I took him to the only avian vet in Tijuana and he fixed him and said he would heal but needed to be kept immobile for a month. I booted out the hamster and put Horacio in the plastic house where he could stick his head out to eat. Strangely we bonded this way as I had lots of opportunities to pet him on the neck and head. I learned a lot about him, like when he wanted more food, he just dumped the food dish upside down and looked at me. Needless to say, I've learned a great deal. He has had no more problems with his health and we are a happy family once more.
From your picture, "D" looks a lot like Horacio. How old is he? Does he have kind of lilac feathers on his head and yellow cheeks? This is so much fun to talk to someone who is a bird lover too.
Hugs and parrot pecks,
Elena