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BobHaynes
A friend invited me to a party at his brother's one time, and they had a small parrot in a cage. They warned people away from it, saying that it didn't like people. Five minutes after getting there, having had a robin for a pet as a kid, I opened the cage door, put one finger gently against the back of the bird's legs as I distracted him with another, and soon the bird was the life of the party. The owners were so happy to have a friendly bird that they told the local pet shop, and I was soon hired to tame parrots.
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![](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://rightpet.com/Thumbnail/BreedReviewsPhotos/5122014_1748269911BirdSpc_andy.jpg&media=https://rightpet.com/Thumbnail/BreedReviewsPhotos/5122014_1748269911BirdSpc_andy.jpg&description=Andy, nicknamed after the blue Andorians from Star Trek, first learned to say, "Purty Birdy" and refused to ever change purty to pretty. That's what happens when the bird trainer is at work and his mother designs to try teaching the bird herself, lol. I've seen shy birds of this species, but Andy was very outgoing and bonded well with friends and family. Although he was far from being a talking dictionary, Andy picked up enough words to keep us apprised of his needs. A nice parrot that the beginning bird owner should consider. The beauty of this species is a nice plus.){kind=link}
![](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://rightpet.com/Thumbnail/BreedReviewsPhotos/4122014_2316514451BirdSpc_conure.jpg&media=https://rightpet.com/Thumbnail/BreedReviewsPhotos/4122014_2316514451BirdSpc_conure.jpg&description=I've found that many people who desire a large parrot and good mimic will take their first step in that direction with a conure. Sometimes it amounts to "settling" for a "lesser bird" and that mindset doesn't work out so well, but often the conure buyer falls in love with their new pet and realizes that the desire for a big flashy parrot was just vanity. Bing was lots of fun, entertaining himself and us with the clever use of his toys. He was a little noisy at times, but I'm a bit guilty of that myself. If you approach your conure purchase as, "This is the bird for me," and not, "this is the bird for me until I buy a cockatoo or Amazon," I think you'll be very happy with your new friend.){kind=link}