For The Birds DVM: Pictures: Featured Feathered Friends

Featured Feathered Friends

Everybirdy should be proud of his or her companion...and vice versa. Here are a few snapshots of some of our favorite birds. If you'd like to show off your proud feathered partner, click here for instructions. Then, tell everyone you know your bird is on the World Wide Web!

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Tom and Jerry, a lovable pair of peachface lovebirds chillin at Myla Holloway's house.

Khi Khi and Thi Thi, two more happy "zygos" hangin' at the Holloway's.

Meet "Chloe," a White-Bellied Caique, who digs "hangin' in the sunshine" of California.

Favorite Foods: Without question...Red Raspberries (dried blueberries run a close second)! Favorite Hobbies:
1. As the picture indicates, hanging upside-down from EVERYTHING (shower perch, Mom's hand, hanging toys, etc.).
2. "Hairdressing" (translation: Body Surfing) people's hair until she has achieved a majorly "teased" and "tangled" look!
3. Lying on her back while chaotically playing with three foot-toys at once (one in her left foot, one in her right and one in her beak)!

Most common comment about her from friends/family: "GEEZ...that bird is a
PERFECT candidate for Ritalin!"

Flick, Lisa Poznikoff's Green Cheek Conure, loves to kick back in front of the TV with her after “watching” the dishes.

Percy the Sun Conure in one of her classic
poses. She leaves no juice glass unexplored. It's simply a matter of balance.

Hello! I'm Rocky. I am a Greek Cheek Conure. I am 10 years old.

I love to lay on my back in the palm of my best friend Laura's hand and have her rub my belly. I don't talk at all, but that doesn't mean I don't make noise. I scream all the time and I am a very spoiled little boy, but everyone loves me to death anyway. I am always on patrol duty since my cage is right by the back window. If I see anything or anyone unusual out there or spot any kind of animal, I let the house know immediately!

I love my Nutriberries (popcorn flavor), apples, bathing, and listening to soft music to relax me. I hate Cats!!!

"Stoshi," keeping up with the upside-down birds, is a beautiful Solomon Island Eclectus, chillin' in mom's hand.

Hi! My name is Cheerio and I am an 8 month old parakeet and I love bells, mirrors, and most of all cheerios! Here, I'm taking a break after flying around the house. I am an escape artist and I like to drive my owner crazy, but she loves me anyway because I am just so CUTE! I enjoy taking naps at 6pm and I like to mumble nonexistent words.

Barry and Alexandra Ginsberg's precious peachface lovebird, "Bijoux," is a female with an attitude. She loves driving in the car, especially when going to visit Dr. Fern.

Hi, my name is Rex and I'm a three-year-old, fully-flighted Timnah African Grey parrot. I
love flying around and hanging out on my wicker perch. I also love taking baths in my bowl and sometimes I get so excited I tip the whole thing over! If you're eating something I might like, I'll land right next to you and ask, "Yummy?" until I get some.

Kiwi, a four year-old Senegal Parrot, is a regular patient of Dr. Van Sant. Although small, he thinks he is much bigger and shows us with his huge, stubborn personality. He thinks he’s quite handsome, and so do we.

This is Kaitlin Makund's bird, Laura, a Green Cheek Conure. Kaitlin says Laura loves to talk, laugh and do flips in her cage. She also likes to sit on Kaitlin's shoulder and give her kisses. And as you can see, she is very photogenic. She recently learned to say "Hello, Kaitlin."

This is Floyd, a Pied Cockatiel. This is when he was a baby only a few months old. He is now about a year old and very handsome. He can be silly and loves exploring Mom's room.

Tuki, an African Grey and Cuki, a Green Cheek Conure.

L-R: Sammy, Chula and (background) Tiki.

Click on your connection speed, below, to hear Chula's (center, at left) rendition of "I'm Free to Be a Servant of the Lord." Be sure your speakers are turned on, and please hold your applause until the end.

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Click on your connection speed, below, to see and hear Chula's rendition of the Rascals' classic "It's a Beautiful Morning."

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Chula sings "It's a Beautiful Morning."

Solomon Island Eclectus boy, Bink E Berde, is a busy seven year old. In this photo, he's hard at work at his previous "job" - the world's first "parrotlegal" - note his very own leather briefcase.Bink E is now happily being best pal of Jayne Meyers and doing animal assisted therapy visits through the San Francisco SPCA. "It's amazing how gentle and sensitive he is," says Jayne. He seems to have a real sixth sense about who (among the many people who participate in his visits) has a real need for close contact with him. He practically turns himself inside out to establish physical contact.
He's a remarkable parrot and Jayne says she is so fortunate to have him in my life. She adds, "it's also good to know For The Birds is in the Bay Area. "

Greetings! I'm Beetlejuice. I am what you call a Lutino cockatiel. I was adopted into the Naumann flock in November 2001. I have two friends, Buddy and Willie and I have a great time here! If I'm not playing with a toy on my play gym I'm napping in the sunshine or enjoying a picnic on the big bed. I am really cute, too. I have a very stylish haircut - male patterned baldness if you will with little tufts of blonde - but I'm not male! I'm a very cute little girl with big grey eyes and a personality to match!

Likes: Showers, the play gym, and apples.
Dislikes: Staying up past my bedtime.

"Luci," Jan Frey's Black Palm Cockatoo

Scooter, the patriotic Green Cheek Conure, a little too close to the camera.

Salvadoris Fig

UpYah, a two and-a-half year-old Blue Head Pionus, checking things out.

If you would like to feature your bird on this page, here is what to do:

1. If you have access to a digital still camera, take the picture in the best light you can. Save it as a .jpg image (either Windows or Mac format, but please no AOL "stuffit" images) at 72 dots per inch (dpi) and an image size of 640 by 480 pixels. Email your photo to photos@forthebirdsdvm.com.

2. If you use a conventional still camera, take the picture in the best light you can. Then, please mail your photos to: For the Birds, 1136 S. De Anza Blvd, Suite B. San Jose, CA 95129. If you would like your photos returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with postage equal to the amount it takes to send it.

3. Tell us a little about the picture. Tell us your bird's name, breed and anything else you would like to add. We will include as much as we can.

("Zygo" is a derivative of zygodactylous, the term referring to unique structure of the feet of parrots, on which two toes point forward and two toes point to the rear.)