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  My name is Ginger. I founded wing song aviary out of my love of parrots. Charlie to the left here I have lived with for 22 years. Charlie is a Female Yellow nape amazon. She is 23 years old . She has been my life long friend through thick and thin. My father had got her for me when I was a young teen. So basically we were raised together. Owning parrots as family members is a life long journey. Something that should never be taken lightly. Because of there longevity they can easily out live us. They also become very bonded to their human families if we know it or not. owning these majestic creatures is a privilege. It takes more then just forking out the money . There are many things to con cider. Such as space, care, time, and lots of love. Parrots are not like puppies or house cats, their behavior is very different. The amazon species also well known for their talking ability are also the terriers of the parrot world. They are feisty and fearless in their ways. They are also very clownish and will make a joke of you very quickly if you let them. In training them you do not have the option of spanking as you might a pup. For this would alienate them very very quickly. They are a prey animals and we are known pr editors so that action would put them in flight or fight mode, and a parrot rarely forgets. in considering a parrot for a companion, you have many options of size, color and personality. You also have the option of baby verses adult. There is myth out there that a parrot will only bond to you if you get it as a unweaned baby. This myth not only is completely wrong but very dangerous. In the wild after a baby parrot becomes weaned and finally leaves its parents. It wants nothing to do with them. It needs to find a mate outside it's gene pool. so many times a parrot will reject it's hand feeder when it becomes mature. You also have to go through adolescence with a baby and boy can these years be trying. Older birds are not that hard to come by. There over hormonal stages and what you see is what you get. and you may not have to worry about out living them as much. So take great care in finding that new friend

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