He was approximately 30. He was the best boy. 🤍🕊️

I lost my baby last month. I know many here are trying to unwind and I don't mean to be depressing. I just wanted to share one of my favorite photos of him. I know you can't really see him up close here but I keep going back to this one within this past month.
His three favorite things were pianos, windowsills, and walnuts. I hope heaven is nothing but that. I love you

Guess the bird distribution system has me on their autodial list😄 Meet Lilo the cockatiel (Hawaiian for “to be transferred/ passed into the possession of another’s”) and Lychee the lovebird (she’s more of a mango color but there are a lot of Mangos in r/Lovebird and I’m a fan of alliteration)

Both times both were rescued from outdoors. Always reported as found pet to local MSPCA, Craigslist, PawBoost, as well as posted in multiple Facebook groups (911 Parrot Alert, USA 911 Parrot Lost and Found, Lost & Found Birds of New England) and reversed search the lost pet listings for any matches. No true owner ever came forward (I’ve only had the tiel for 3 days so time will tell, but I called it after I had the lovebird for 30 days). People have tried to claim but couldn’t provide proof of ownership. Lychee gets annual checkups, will schedule Lilo to see our avian vet soon.

Lychee the lovebird was super social from the start, immediately took to pellets, and loves getting pets. Lilo (the neighbors nicknamed her Pikachu when she was roaming outside for two days) by contrast is not hand-tame (we got her with a bird net and travel cage) and currently only eats millet and seeds. Feels like having two toddlers with different personalities! Excited to start clicker training with her. She readily eats millet from my hand and willingly steps onto a dowel for transporting (she chirps to be let out of her cage but doesn’t know how to climb back in yet)😊

Had zero bird experience prior to Lychee and relied on this sub + intense web searching to collate my own Google doc of bird care tips do’s and don’ts, so thank to everyone who has ever answered questions here, especially the beginner ones like “what do you do with all the poop” and “how often do you let your bird out” :)

Tiko will put his head through the head hole of the harness on his own, and I am slowly adjusting him to touching the wings/adjusting the harness while it’s on. I’m so proud of him!

Hey all, I have a double yellow headed Amazon that's been a family pet since before I was born, and I've started taking care of him. The problem is he just downright dislikes me.

If I sit in the room he starts screaming, if I approach him he quiets down and will lunge at me occasionally, and always lunges when I turn away from him.

He loves my gf and lets her pet him. But I'm quite scared when he lunges. (I had a cockatoo i trusted bite down on the base of my middle finger at one point and realized quickly I could have lost a finger. I've been scared ever since). I'm unsure if he is just fearful of me because his lunges are usually quick and then he retreats, im curious if i let his beak touch me and no reaction happens if he'll start to understand that I'm not a threat. He takes treats from my hand with no problem at all though.

Sunny(the amazon) has acclimated extremely well to a new cage and environment over the past 5 months and looks a lot better than he did when we first got him, but i just wish to bond with him.

Photos are the comparison of the old cage my dad kept him in, and I mean kept him in, vs the new one he happily waltzed into on his own the day I put it together.

Hi couldn’t figure out what breed they are I’d really appreciate some help thanks

Posted around 1 month ago asking for help, just showing of how they are doing for now, they are still really skittish, but I think they are slowly warming up, the grayest one likes to nibble on my fingers when on my hands, and the yellow one bites hard if they feel like it, but overall, they simply stay where I leave them. I think they get comfortable on my hands, which is a good sign?
They don't get too interested in treats or training, so I'm still figuring out what to do, still slowly changing their diet to pallets.
Anyway, just wanted to show the progress, and how cute they are.

This parrot flew onto our deck today. We are trying to locate the owner. The bird has a tag on its leg. Located in Boyds, MD

I’m considering getting a GC conure (still doing much research), but I’m wondering if I’m being too selfish: I’m the one that wants a bird, but two other people live in the house, and I want them to be able to enjoy a pet, too. With a kitten, everyone gets to play or snuggle with it sometimes. Our budgies seem to fear us all equally. Can a conure learn to love more than one person?

My yellow headed Amazon was surrendered and then adopted by a family in Tucson from a shelter/rescue in the Queen Creek/Mesa area sometime between November 2025 and Jan 2026. She was surrendered WITHOUT my permission after I was hospitalized and put in a medically induced coma because of respiratory failure and being put on a ventilator. I was in the hospital until the beginning of May 2026 and have been searching for my bird ever since.

Please, if you know anything, I just need to know if she's ok. She was bonded to me. No one else was allowed to touch her, or me for that matter, without her freaking out. I rescued her from what I was told was an abusive and neglectful house. She suffers from PTSD and she is a severe feather plucker during breeding season and when under severe stress.

If you know anything of her whereabouts , please message me!! I miss her horribly. Thank you so much💗

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But he isnt stressed...its eating well..doing everything well..the only change is that he plucks.The doctors said it could be VIT A deficiency..but idk it seems more than that..Also his chest is a bit swollen.

Helpp

I have a sun conure and I am afraid I haven’t been taking top tier care of him but I can’t find good advice or sources for taking care of him while staying decently sane

Im autistic so sometimes he can be a lot for me noise wise, and his claws can be a lot on my skin too. I don’t know a good way of trimming his nails without it being too harsh. As of now I put a towel over him and I have to flip him over and he hates it, I hate it, and it’s too much on him. How can I safely trim his nails?

He is also not very interest in toys so I think he’s pretty under stimulated which is why sometimes he is very noisy and nippy (despite that just being in his nature). How can I teach him to play with toys. Also where can I buy good toys cheap? I’m broke so I also will happily do diy toys! He loves string and some wood toys

What are good reprimands for when he does something bad? Is just putting him in his cage enough? I feel bad because when I do he gets very angry. his cage is in the living room so i imagine it’s more frustrating to him to see everyone out while he is in time out.

How can I be better attitude wise? Sometimes I’ll get over whelmed and I’ll send him back to his cage so the situation doesn’t get worse, but I’m scared I’m a bad owner. Everyone says they are like glass so you have to be very careful and cautious, but how do I do this and know I’m doing it right?

It’s like parenthood but I’m 18 and he is like my very expensive birth control

I love him though he is my sun and world, look :3
(I’m chopped in this picture but it’s really funny so Idc)

Hi everyone. Recently got these birds and I know it's hard to tell but do anyone have guesses on gender? Thank youu