For all you nanday lovers

[Monica]

What a gorgeous baby! Especially love the second pic! Only makes me think of having my own conure flock someday! I'm sure Bandit will find the right home when the time comes!

[Lynjupiter]

Really the pics aren't great. But it is hard to get cage shots.

I think finding Bandit a home is going to be all but impossible. Quakers and Nandays are very common rescue birds here in Florida. All the rescues, parrot and wild bird get flooded with nanday and quaker babies every spring. Rehoming pretty much untameable adults is really hard. More then likely if he stays in the rescue to long he will come home with me and at least be able to be around other nandays ( Zorro and Diego) who are very sociable to other conures.
My highest hopes for this guy is perch training.

Sammy the quaker is trying hard to help Bandit feel at home. Here Sammy is reassuring Bandit that he is a " pretty bird". Sammy was a wild quaker baby. he is very picky about his humans ( though I can do about anything with him) but gets along with all birds. Every bird is his best friend.
Lynda

[Doyle'sMommy]

So is Bandit freaking out in the cage? Poor guy! I didn't know Nandays were in Florida. Everytime I search rescues I always find alot of Nandays, makes me so sad.

[Baby5566]

He's a cutie!

[homebird]

My heart sinks when I hear about all the birds/etc in the rescues - Babies are hard to resist & most people first think to go to a good breeder or pet store.

I think Nandays are very beautiful - a little mystery behind the striking mask & shiny black beak & that wonderful blue/green-thing that happens on their breast. They aren't that common here - well I've never seen one in the flesh.

I didn't know that Nandays were 'wild' in Florida - I was just wondering about all the tropical birds finding the southern states compatible - especially with accidents & all the people who just 'open cages!'.

*whisper*[sounds like you're already making room for Bandit, with Zorro & Diego.]

[leighrivera161]

Are you able to handle him at all?

Every time I think I have no tears left, another poor little bird comes along and whataya know...theres some tears left!

[Lynjupiter]

Nandays seem to be from Sarasota to St. Pete. I heard about a flock of Bluecrown conures in Deerfield beach and have seen a pair or two here.
We even saw a indian ringneck with a flock of quakers.
Lynda

Originally Posted by Doyle'sDaddy

So is Bandit freaking out in the cage? Poor guy! I didn't know Nandays were in Florida. Everytime I search rescues I always find alot of Nandays, makes me so sad.

[Lynjupiter]

Oh your are missing something not knowing a nanday. They do like to scream but they are such loving little clowns.

It is not all tropical birds. Conures and quakers seem to be hardier then the average bird and more adaptable. Quakers because they build there own nest. In fact Florida is not the only place with wild quakers. You can see them in Brooklyn, Chicago, Conneticut, Texas, Lousianna and small flocks in various other places. I still think that they are doing nothing but filling in a niche that was made by the Carolina Parakeet. The Carolina Parakeet was found all over the US. In fact there were Eastren and Western Parakeets. They were conures and slightly looked like maybe a hybrid jenday.

Lynda

Originally Posted by homebird

: They aren't that common here - well I've never seen one in the flesh.

I didn't know that Nandays were 'wild' in Florida - I was just wondering about all the tropical birds finding the southern states compatible - especially with accidents & all the people who just 'open cages!'.

*whisper*[sounds like you're already making room for Bandit, with Zorro & Diego.]

[Lynjupiter]

No you can't touch him at all right now. I am hoping in the future he will be able to step up on a perch. That way he would be able to come out and socalize with other birds.

At least there are hope for these guys. All of them. We are very picky about homes.


Lynda

Originally Posted by leighrivera161

Are you able to handle him at all?

Every time I think I have no tears left, another poor little bird comes along and whataya know...theres some tears left!

[Lynjupiter]

LOL That is cool Tiki. Quakers and nandays seem to be a good match. They are in the wild also.
Lynda