Hello from Victoria, Australia

[lilbaypony]

Hey guys, just another newbie here...

I'm 20 years old from melbourne, victoria in Australia...

I have 4 birds...

A 5 year old Rainbow Lorikeet named Lori, original I know...
A 6 year old Pink and grey female Galah, named Boris...
A 4 month old female cockatiel named Specks
and my most recent addition, my 11 week old Kakariki, who is yet to be named...

Hope to talk to you all one way or another soon... :)

Cheers Emma:clap:

[Sue]

Hi Emma :wavey: WELCOME to the board.
Can't wait to hear about your birds and we love pic's:emot-danc

[lilbaypony]

Thanks... :) I love talkin about my birdies too...:D

http://tinypic.com/9glc06.jpg My yet to be named Kakariki...

http://tinypic.com/9glc9t.jpg Specks my cockatiel...

I'll add more pictures soon... :dance:

[Sharon]

Hi Emma ! Your birdies are lovely - can't wait to hear all about them !

[Islandzoo]

G'day Emma :D
I'm dying to hear about your Rainbow Lory because I really wanted one myself at one point! I love them, they're great. Brilliant pics.

[lilbaypony]

Hi islandzoo,:thanx: *gets ready to tell you all about Lori*

haha, Lori is cool... I've had him for about 2 years...

He's so full of attitude... :thumbup:But he's my lil mate... :heart:

When I bought him, he was already hand-tame, but his previous owner was elderly and couldn't keep him anymore... his loss my gain... If I knew where he was now, I'd love for him to see Lori again...

But again onto Lori... Lori was also taught a few words before I got him... But now his vocabulary has GROWN so much! If his food dish happens to be empty, he'll call out, "WANT SOME!!!"... Or if his water dish is empty it's "WANT SOME WATER!!!"... He's got the best lil personality...

The only problem with him is, he's bonded with me and only me... I'm not allowed to touch my other birds if he's out or he goes into attack mode...

I'll have to take some more photo's of the lil character... :)

[robmarcol]

G'day and welcome Emma. We're about 10 hrs drive north of you and love birds as well. We have quite a few wild Lorrikeets nearby and they are always fun to feed. The people on this site are so friendly and helpfull. Think you'll love it here. Bob.

[vmtwriter]

Welcome to the bird forum, Emma.

Step right up and join in the fun. We love pictures!:camera:

[Ginny]

Welcome Emma,

Boy we are getting a buch of Australian friends on here :dance: I love it. I just I could hear you talk. :roflmao2:

Emma your birds are just beautiful. I was going to ask you what a kakariki was. I have not heard of that before. Is yours tame? I would love to hear all about him. I have to say that Australia has the most BEAUTIFUL birds over there. You are so lucky.

Make yourself at home here and we can't wait to see :camera: of all your birds and hear all about them and you.

WELCOME :wub:

[Shirley]

http://shirleymorgan.com/misc/BF/em/GreatBunch.gif


Welcome!!!

I was wondering what a Kakariki is too! Also, your Cockatiel looks just like Tucker! What color do you call him? If you view the 'tiel forum and go back a few weeks in the archives, you'll see lots of Tucker photos... Also some in Squawk and Talk.

Welcome aboard!!

[Jean]

:stars:Welcome :stars: Emma!:stars:
It's nice to have you join us. Your birds are adorable :heart:
I love the wet pic! :wub: Feel free to join in and make yourself at home.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v387/jeanaski

[lilbaypony]

A kakariki is a new zealand grass parrot...

With the personality of a lorikeet...but without the mess... I've only had "noname" for about a week and a half so far...

He/She isn't tame, but is only a baby, so I'm working on getting him (I'll go with him for now) used to being handled...

When I have him out of the cage, he's always on the go!! Like he doesn't sit still... Not a very "cuddly" bird.. but cute personality...

http://home.iprimus.com.au/morgaenne/index.htm <<< Info about Kakariki's...

Emma

[lilbaypony]

Shirley: I've been told Specks colouring is called a Cinnamon-Pearl...

[Islandzoo]

http://images.google.co.uk/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&q=kakariki&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

Here is some kakariki :)

[harleybaby]

WELCOME EMMA!!!!! I also love the picture of Lori:heart: I think they are just sooooo beautiful!! Well, It's nice to meet you and my dream is to one day go to Australia(it's probably the only place I want to go) but there's a big plane standing in my way.LOL Look forward to hearing all about your babies!!!:wavey: Leah

[Majj]

Hi another Aussie ..Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!
Kakariki is a fid from New Zealand think ..???? correct me if I am wrong....
WELCOME to a GREAT group....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Maj/Gifs%20and%20siggys/welcomemeercats.gif

[lilbaypony]

Yep majj, a Kakariki is a new zealand grass parrot... :)

[Bill]

Welcome Emma! I am glad you came to be here with us! I look forward to chatting with you and hearing more about your flock! Take care,

[Junkzoo]

Welcome to BoF Emma! Hope you enjoy your time here. Thanks for the pics of your wonderful friends!

Majj, LUV our group photo! (which one am i ?):rofl:

[rmhuntley]

I had 3 female kakarikis a couple years ago. One of them, who I named "Kiwi" after her favorite fruit, would sleep on the nightstand beside my bed and loved to take showers w/ me. it was actually kinda funny. she would start up on the shower rod, move to the showerhead, then finally end up splashing away at the bottom of the tub near the drain.
She also was VERY posessive. My girlfriend bought her for me as a birthday gift, but if Kiwi was out of her cage and my GF hugged me or got too close, she would arch up her little wings and charge, growling all the way. she was my all time favorite bird.