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“TICKLE BIRD”
Yellow Nape Amazon
Fostered by Brenda D of Winter Park, FL
Tickle bird is a jumbo yellow nape Amazon. She is about 15 years old. She came from a family that raised her from a baby. She seems to have a dual personality and does not like women. Whenever she is upset or wants attention, she starts screaming out the names ALAN, or ROBERT, or JAMES and also HELP and OUCH. These behaviors are easily dealt with by speaking to her quietly or distracting her with music or games such as step up or what I call punch ball (a ping pong ball that I suspend for her to punch at.) She can sometimes be a bit hand shy and will give a good little bite when approached too quickly.
Foster mom has been attempting to change the aggressive behavior with soothing words, giving favorite treats and being the one to change out food and water. This seems to be working as she is a bit less aggressive towards her. But will still try to chase after her and bite her feet when out. She is a very fast runner!
The other side of her is a soft speaking, playful and curious little girl. Her vocalizations are mostly mono syllable like GOOD, WATER, FOOD, DOG, WHATEVER, OK and ALRIGHT. She also seems to have endless phone conversations, sometimes lasting up to 15 minutes. And when the phone rings will say HELLO.
One of her favorite games to pull her cage cover sheet inside of her cage and wrap herself up in it like a cocoon then jump out and squawk. She loves to imitate Stevie Wonder while dancing to music and will sometimes comment on what is going on the TV by saying OOAHH or OOOOO or ALRIGHT. She does not seem to be bothered at all by the presence of our dog or cat and does not seem interested in other birds. She does come with a large (2’x3’x4’) cage that cannot be broken down.
Adoption fee $400 with cage $650
