Rio - Blue and Gold Macaw
Rio joined our flock in August 2020 He is a male Blue and Gold Macaw aged 7 at the time of taking him on (DOB 01/09/2013) and if I was to be honest with myself, I got him as a replacement for Phoebe. I really should have known better. You see, every bird is different with different temperaments and mindsets. Phoebe was very close to me and it was totally ridiculous thinking I could get another “Phoebe “. Nevertheless, Rio fitted into the flock very well. One of his ‘peculiarities is he won’t say Up or Step Up because he was taught to say “Steppin’ up” and he does this not only when he wants to step up, but for anything including wanting attention and even wanting food!
So, having established that Rio was a totally different bird, we started to integrate him into the flock. He now joins us at the breakfast table with 5 other birds and he is waiting for Stacey to harness train him so he can come out with us on our walks. |