Schreech MacGnaw has a bedtime ritual (at nine o'clock sharp it is "nite nite" and he insists on going to bed saying nite nite and screaming it if we don't do it quick enough to suit him. Once he is getting covered and its lights out he's a happy camper. That's a really fair bedtime as we are up at 4:30am.

Grace:    Skylee is an Illigers macaw, and she hatched around New Year's day, 1999 (breeder is not sure exactly when). Skylee loves to say and play "peek-a-boo", and is a very sweet natured bird.  She also says, "hello",
"breakfast", and "Ev-annn!" (when she wants attention - my husband's name is Evan).   

Jon:  Hi, My name is "Wicket".  I am currently a 10 week old Military macaw.  I am temporarily living at Sundown Aviary in Lodi, California.  But, soon I will move to my new Dad Jon's house in Beckwourth, California.  I am so looking forward to that day.  I will have a whole new family, my new mom Helen, my human brother Joshua, and sister Jennifer.  I'll have four fid brothers a sisters.  Selma, TAG; Sheila, Nanday Conure; and Junior and Scruffy, Cockatiels.  Oh yeah, there will also be other four legged bros and sis's.  Thanks for coming to see me.

Lisa F: My military macaw, Taylor, was hatched on 9/12/97 and came to live with us on 5/31/98.  At first Taylor only played with my husband, because I was too afraid of her big beak, but I eventually overcame my fear.  Now Taylor and I are great buddies!   She loves to practice her repertoire of words when she thinks no one's around to hear.  Her appropriate use of language really cracks me up.  Taylor screams periodically, but she's not really that noisy.  She just likes to have fun!    

Taylor enjoys eating people food and throwing her seeds, nuts and pellets around; dancing to reggae and disco music;  hanging outside in the sunshine; showering with mommy and daddy; wrestling with her daddy; and destroying all of her toys.

Taylor and her brother Gumbo's website is called "The Gumbo and Taylor Show,".

Michelle M: I have two Macaws, a 2 yo female Illiger Tiffany and a 1 yo female Hahn's Lexi.  I don't have a scanner yet but I will send pics in asap.  Lexi is practicing her singing.  (I thought only Amazons liked to sing?!). 

Lydia:  I live in Corvallis, Oregon. I have Tia, 8 mo old B&G; Chewie, 2 yr old Lutino Cockatiel; Kirby, 2 yr old blue parakeet. Tia's favorite foods besides the obvious nuts are cooked, mashed sweet potatoes; doesn't like corn yet!; has a passion for juice, especially the new V8 Splash ones; peanut butter (I'll
send the couple of recipes she adores later). Favorite toys is knotted clothesline, stuffed clown to chew on, any toy with nuts in it, ALWAYS BUTTONS!  :)

Lisa D:  We live on the southern coast of Oregon... I have a B/G macaw Sassy and a CAG Bell.. Sassy will be 3 in August and Bell will be 2 the fourth of July. Sassy was raised in my special education classroom and is a social butterfly. Both birds eat most everything from pellets to healthy people food and have a many many toys as I have not children of my own they are spoiled rotten. But heck that's why I go them they are my companions for Life!!!!!  Please visit our webpage where you can meet us & learn more about Sassy and Bell!      

T-Bone

Hi my mom (Bernie) is new to the caw chat but she wanted to show me off right away. Mom got me cause my other owner couldn't keep me due to health problems. I love my new mom though as she takes good care of me and loves me back. I was born on 8-8-90 and was born with a crooked beak but it hasn't held me back any, just have to go see the vet more often to get it trimmed, but mom doesn't mind taking me

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Aprill: I live in Oregon with my family a b&g Kokee, a ycm Pedro, a miligold Tiger, 2 G2 Corkey & Bunny, a mitred conure Michael, a U2 Bogey, 4 finches, 2 bugies Mr & Mrs Keet, an australian red rump keet Mr Rump, & 2 tiels Mr & Mrs Tiel. All the birds eat pellets, sprouts, fruit, veggies, pasta & people food, seed for treats sometimes. they have many toys and large houses, but I think my husband & I are the favorite toys around here. I don't have a scanner to send pictures, but hopefuly will have one soon!

Michelle:  I live in Eastern Pennsylvania ("the suburbs"). I am owned by a very spoiled B/G Macaw named Shelby. . She is 2 and eats everything in sight. My other companion is a Green Rump Parrotlet Parrot named Keo (key key for short). He runs the house hold yelling at all of us when we act up. He is 9 weeks old. His buffet includes everything but he prefers the seed mixture and sprouts.

Mike Mc: I have 2 Greenwing Macaws. Thor is 17 months old, he has had some medical problems ,but is slowly getting better. Zeus is 6 months old and is quite a HANDFULL!!! We live in Southeast PA. They eat pellets, cooked foods, NUTS, Thor loves pizza and Zeus loves chicken legs.

When Tory hangs out on her "kitchen perch", she loves practicing her "microwave beep" and her best telephone voice, "hello".

Tory's favorite place to "boing" is in her Bubba's office.

My vet said I'm not noted for my talking abilites but what does she know! I say "Where's Bubba" (that's my dad), "Eeeevvvv" (that's Bev -- my mom), night-night, hello (in a bunch of different voices), shower, step-up, gimme a kiss, nice, and a lot of other stuff. Right now I'm perfecting my imitation of the microwave beep (heh, heh, heh, -- that'll drive 'em crazy). I love to use Bev as my own personal jungle gym while she sits on this 'puter thingy. If I get too bored, I've even been known to pull a key or two off the keyboard. They don't like that very much.

Patricia:  I am owned by a B&G named Stevi who was hatched Sept. 2,1998. Also in the house is a CAG (no name yet) No pictures available at this time.

Zena (GW) turned one April 1999.  She moved in with us and an easy life after a rough first year.  She is big, but a big baby.  She supervises all cooking of breakfast and dinner from the center island counter tops, yet she can’t image why it takes so long to finish the food preparations.  If the food is good she tells ya “mmm---“, if it ‘s not she will just remove it from her cage and tosses it to the floor (thank goodness we have 4 vacuum dogs).  She loves cuddles, kisses and floor
games and destroying anything made of wood.

Nan: I live in Utah with my husband,Mark. We have a female Green Winged Macaw, Waldo, who hatched on 8-16-89, a female Hyacinth Macaw, Lapis, who hatched on 10-20-99, and a male Congo African Grey, Kwanzaa, who hatched on 11-16-98. Our household also includes 2 pairs of breeder DYHs, 5 cats, 3 dogs and various snakes, turtles, tortoises and fish. 

Heidi: We live in Virginia. I am owned by a B/G Macaw named Spencer and a Y/N Amazon named Checkers, both 9 years of age. These two are my feathered angels that have been sent to me on earth. We have been unsuccessful in having children and these two feathered darlings has given this mom and dad, more love, life and smiles any mom could ever ask for.  Thank God for our feathered kids! We're working on the pictures to send in.

Kim:  We live in VA.   I don't post much, but do alot of reading. Here it goes...WE have a GWing, Zeus, , 9 months, yellow collar mini Lucky 3 yrs, 4 Greys McDuff 20 yrs, Jasmine 3 yrs, Merlin 2 years, And a timneh who's name is Growl bird.