Hello All

[Jim]

Hello everyone,

My name is Jim and I have two Macaws.

Nino a male B/G - 4 y/o
Teo a male GW - 2 y/o

I'm looking foward to getting to know everyone.

All the best
Jim

[Junkzoo]

Welcome to BoF Jim!:wavey:
Enjoy your time with us,,
Feel free to tell us anything you want about your birds, we all like to hear of others feathered friends, and for sure, we ALL love pictures!;)

[Shirley]

Hi Jim! Do I know you? I think from a couple years ago? not sure...
WELCOME!! So glad you joined us!!!

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And YES!! Pictures!

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:dance:

[vmtwriter]

Welcome to the bird forum Jim. You have 2 macaws? How awesome. Have you had them since babies? Can't wait to see pics!

[Dynaglide625]

Good morning & welcome Jim-Glad you found BoF, you'll really like it here, there's a great bunch of peeps. Anne

[Dynaglide625]

Oops, I meant "they're" a great bunch of peeps. I usually think faster than I type.

[Jean]

Hi Jim! :wavey: Iam glad you made it. :emot-danc


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/jeanaskins/welcome%20-%20friendship/daffodilwelcomegreeting.gifPlease, post pics! and share stories about your beautiful free flighted birds. :emot-danc

[birdnerd]

Howdy Jim!

Them are some big birds!

Welcome to the party!

(:

[Jim]

Thanks everyone for the nice replies and a warm welcome.

Not sure how you all do things so if I need a knock in the head or a push in the right direction fell free to guide me.

Shirley:
You got me thinking already <grin>... Maybe we have been on a board together??? The "reef tank" thingy kinda has me thinking.... Hmmmm....

Hi Jean:
Thank you... I'll get some photos up soon - I hope. Don't think I have to many new ones, past month or so, but I do have some you haven't seen and some others may enjoy. Stories ????? Oh boy you want me to make them up or tell the truth... <big grin> just kidding - just kidding.

Thanks again everyone

All the best
Jim

[Shirley]

I've been on TRT since 1/2000 and was a mod on Tooz Talk for a year some time ago... I thought maybe I knew you on TT, but that may have been someone else. Maybe someone just told me about you... are you in Ohio or someplace with free-flying macaws? If so, maybe I was just told about you by someone. :confused: :D

[Jim]

Hello Shirley

That be me... in Ohio and flighted Macaws. I posted on MT for a while, maybe you heard...

For the record and so I get off on the right foot here I want to clarify something. Freeflight, to most that fly their birds, means unrestrained outdoor flight. My birds have and do fly outdoors BUT only in a recall (point to point) situation or fly to a station/perch. They do most of their flying in the house and at buildings. I personally do not consider them "freeflight" birds... They are just fliers to me.

Now you really got me wondering ! ! ! :rolleyes: I know flight doesn't go over to well with some. Hope what you heard wasn't too awful bad. ;)

All the best
Jim

[amazing greys]

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Jim, I couldn't imagine someone saying anything bad about you ;) You have always offered great insight and such a neat way to bond with your birds to be able to do some free flight, or however you put it. :p

I find it facinating, and always enjoy your pics :highfive:

Do feel free to post whatever you would like, as we are a pretty open bunch who enjoy learning :agree:

Great to see ya around :woot:

[Shirley]

I've never heard one single thing negative about free flight, and not about you, and I am not swayed by what I "hear". :D Skyler, our RB2, is "free-flighted" in the house and wears a harness outside. I have his pic with the harness photoshopped off in the picture perch forum. Beautiful wing-spread photo outdoors.

[Jean]

Free flight and point to point flight is awesome! Please, chat about anything you like. I am glad you accepted my invitation and joined. Thanks! for joining in and please do post pics of your beautiful birds both in and out of flight!!!

[Islandzoo]

I think Free flight is awesome and actually there is no reason why a well trained bird shouldn't come back - any more than any other animal. Just that most people not brave enough to try - which is fair enough, I wouldn't be!
They use positive reinforcement to train them. obviously you have to be sure your bird will come to you before you try it outside, and if they see a hawk or something they may stay up a tree for a while, long as you know where they are and that they will come to you.

[Sue]

Hi Jim:wavey: Welcome to BoF, I can't wait to see pic's too:emot-danc :emot-danc