I took a few new photos of my "keets" this past weekend. Here is Twitter, my Rosy Bourke female, who likes to fly over to me when I'm watching TV. She's become quite tame and is fairly bonded to me - though she is fully-flighted and comes and goes as she pleases.
And here is my yet-unnamed Scarlet Chested Parakeet. He's fairly tame (he was hand-raised) and is gradually getting friendlier. He'll sit on my arm or finger for a while - or until Twitter chases him off - and he's actually flown to me a few times now. He's quiet steady and not very flighty, despite never having been clipped. He will step up on my finger if he is perched - but if he is on the floor, he usually walks or runs away still. He's still sort of an ugly duckling - I can't wait to see his mature coloration in a few months.
And here is my yet-unnamed Scarlet Chested Parakeet. He's fairly tame (he was hand-raised) and is gradually getting friendlier. He'll sit on my arm or finger for a while - or until Twitter chases him off - and he's actually flown to me a few times now. He's quiet steady and not very flighty, despite never having been clipped. He will step up on my finger if he is perched - but if he is on the floor, he usually walks or runs away still. He's still sort of an ugly duckling - I can't wait to see his mature coloration in a few months.