[gpgilbert]

We went to San Antonio for the Columbus Day holiday. We spent a lot of time at a wonderful pet store that specializes in hand raised and highly socialized birds. We had a wonderful time and fell in love with all of them. Believe it or not, we left without one, but the girls are already starting to lobby their mother for my Christmas or birthday gift!

Katie with Maximillian Pionus and Sun Conure

Meg with Maximillian Pionus

Claire and Sun Conure

Claire and Maximillian Pionus with Sun Conures and Lutino Indian Ringneck in background

Katie and Anabelle the Umbrella Cockatoo - She is 3 months old and the sweetest, cuddliest bird I've ever met.

 

[Jenny]

What beautiful birds!! I'd be too tempted to bring that Maxi home! :lol:

 

[gpgilbert]

What beautiful birds!! I'd be too tempted to bring that Maxi home! :lol:

The girls sure loved him. He was handfed from a tiny baby and was just so calm and sweet. Do you have any at your store?

 

[Jenny]

No Maxis, but we had a blue-crown pionus which my mom just bought and brought home :lol: They're such sweet and quiet birds!

 

[Apple]

Very cute birds...I love the Maxi too....

 

[twink]

Great pics, Peter . I agree, Pionus are such sweet birds. :lovehearts:

 

[Pippinsmom]

Beautiful birds! So I wonder what you will be getting for Christmas?

 

[Nancy]

Everyone that has a pionus really seems to rave about what great birds they are. Your girls are beautiful.

 

[gpgilbert]

Everyone that has a pionus really seems to rave about what great birds they are. Your girls are beautiful.

Thanks, Nancy. I've been reading up on the pionus after meeting this sweet one. I'm thinking that it would be a little overwhelmed at my house (four children and a dog). I think my eldest daughter, Katie, would be the perfect parront of a pionus when she is out on her own. She is the quiet, calm type...and she absolutely loved the Maximillian.

 

[love4liltweets]

Beautiful birds! And what a nice store (looks very clean too). Wish there was a store like that around here.

 

[Sensfan]

Beautiful birds and children Peter. I likely wouldn't have gotten out of there without a bird..repeat after me "no more birds" :lol:

 

[birdiebuddie]

i can barely leave our bird store without having withdrawls from sun conures or little handfed parrotlets i dont know how you did it!

 

[FudgieTheBudgie]

I would want to bring them all home

 

[catalinadee]

I wish I walked into a pet/bird store and got bombarded with parrots :lol: great pics though