Sunday afternoon PICs, Shemya - Page 3

11-06-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by homebird

I really think you HH owners should give us lots of photos on a more regular basis. Really guys! - if I had one you know the board would be sick of them by now.

Yeah actually I am getting a bit sick of budgies now.

Just kidding! I agree though, although I had heard of, and seen HHs before, I know nothing about them, so it would be really interesting to hear more about them etc. And again I will repeat Jac in saying:

11-06-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chance

Just beautiful, they look just like my boy,They are alot of fun, but I agree don't get them mad,mine will go at you so fast if you get him upset,he starts with his head dress going up, then hisses and sways then before ya know it he will nail ya, and man do their bites hurt.

I know that sound well, they hiss like a snake and can strike as fast.

Gary

12-13-2008, 02:41 AM

They have got to be the most interesting birds I've seen in a long while. I love the beautiful headdresses, and they look like a lively pair. Do they get along well with other birds, or best kept separate? I'd love to get one, but I'd have to have it inside, and I don't think my partner would appreciate being kicked out of bed and replaced with a bird, even one so pretty as those

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12-13-2008, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by GoddessEternal

Do they get along well with other birds, or best kept separate?

We let them out with the other birds only when we are actually in the room to watch. They go wild when they are excited and when they are excited they are fearless. They raise their head dresses, shake their heads back and forth, and hiss. The macaws leave them alone though, smart macaws!

12-26-2008, 06:19 PM

Shemya and Attu are BEAUTIFUL! I love the red feathers tipped in blue -- it's really quite stunning

What are the stories behind their names? I could just Google them, I know but I'd like to hear why you chose them

12-26-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza

Shemya and Attu are BEAUTIFUL! I love the red feathers tipped in blue -- it's really quite stunning

What are the stories behind their names? I could just Google them, I know but I'd like to hear why you chose them

Thanks, Eliza, they are very interesting to watch together. They are both named after two of the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. Gary and I were married on one of them, Adak. Our Newfoundland who passed this year was named Kada which is Adak spelled in backward.

12-27-2008, 03:16 AM

Amazing birds! I saw one once at the Adventures in Birds store here in Houston. We lived in Anchorage for 2 years. How in the world did you all wind up getting married there? It is so beautiful there. I used to drive along and just think I was the luckiest human to live there and see the beauty every day.

01-07-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Blues

Thanks, Eliza, they are very interesting to watch together. They are both named after two of the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. Gary and I were married on one of them, Adak. Our Newfoundland who passed this year was named Kada which is Adak spelled in backward.

I love the story behind the names

Your wedding must have been beautiful.

Very sorry to read about Kada ((((HUGS))))