another portrait of my crimson fronted conure

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i shot this with my lumix G9 and olympus 75mm f/1.8

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1. lil cutie.

you're making me want another conure.

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2. don't you get your fix...

...from the quaker parakeets all over the neighborhood?

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3. dont have them up this way.

they're mostly on the south side.

got my chickens, tho, and a pair of orange wing zons. they're making noises like they want some little zons.

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4. dang....i've seen tons of quakers in lincoln park and some in rogers park....

....not sure why you aren't seeing them.

post pics of the amazons

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5. only have fb, so.....

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153040578065810&set=pb.682225809.-2207520000..&type=3

elwood and mama cass. 30+ yo former breeders. had them for about 6 yrs. they are just now buddying up.

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6. that is awesome

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7. she's rly skinny so trying to get some meat on her 1st.

they didnt rly hang together, and she was super shy.
but a while back i swapped the big carrier that i keep on top of the cage for a smaller one, and now they are tight, and boy is she bitchy.
gave her a roll of toilet paper in there and she has a nice lil nest goin.

she had an eye injury and was blind in 1 eye when i get her. it got infected and had to remove that eyeball. spendy shit, but...

i had a vid of them on fb, but i cant find it for some reason.

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8. ah here-

https://www.facebook.com/mo.cahill.3/videos/10157272285110810

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9. ok.....you're gonna like this...

my conure was living outside in the under story trees and network of ropes in the chicken run (he never flies away) and spending his nights in a large screened-in area above the chicken coop to keep him safe from predators. eventually he thought he was a rooster and always had a favorite hen that he would stay with all day. when she would be laying an egg, he would guard her and preen her. he'd chase the other hens away from her. we got a new batch of hens and they weren't tolerant with him so he lives in a different area close to the house now. but here's a video of the green rooster with his hen....you've never seen a rooster this gentle and tender with his mate.

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10. d'awww that is adorable.

what's his name?

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11. here's another....

his name is perico.