Getting to know you

[macawlove]

1. What is your first name and location?
Kimberly in Southern Arizona

2. Family and flock
A husband as crazy as me, 5 kids (only one teen left to fly the coop) 1 hyacinth, 1 B&G, 1 GW, 1 Harlequin, 1 Fiesta (5th generation hybrid) 2 SI Eclectus and an 11 year old spoiled Rottweiler lap dog. Oh.. and Saltwater fish & coral and a leopard Tortoise.

3. What do you do for a living?
Owner of a Medical Transcription company.

4. What are your (other!) hobbies?
Photography…of my fids of course! (and anyone or anything else that is willing) My albums are kept here… newimagedocuments's photos and albums on webshots

5. Share something interesting about you.
I am able to carry on a more intelligent conversation with a macaw than with a human!

6. How long have you been keeping birds?
Only 5 years… but jumped in with both feet!

7. What sparked your interest in them?
After rescuing countless baby doves, pigeons, peacocks, etc. that my human kids would bring home each year only to return them back to the wild with tears streaming down my face, I finally decided it was time to have a fid (or 7) that could stay with us and share our lives forever!

[Michelle & Fids]

Hi Kimberly , it's great to have you and the flock here. They are so beautiful, its' great to see pics of them finally!!!!

[WingedVictory]

Kimberly you have a very nice flock there...

gary

[Darius&I]

1.Name and Location: my name is Pat and I live in British Columbia Canada in the Fraser Valley.
2. Flock & Family: I have 4 children and 1 foster daughter only 1 daughter left at home I have 1 son and 4 daughters. 4 grandchidren 3dogs and 6 birds 1 Harlequin Macaw, 1 Severe Macaw, 2 African Grey Congo's, 1 Yellow Crowned Amazon, 1 Indian ring neck.
3. What do I do for a living. I'm get a Disability pension and I am also a driver for a personal courier company
4. What are your other hobbies. reading making bird toys
5. something interesting about you. 8 years ago the Doctor told me I was going to die I got blood poisoning that went to my heart. my Hymaglobin was 2 and my blood preasure non existant. they sent me after 10 days in the hospital and said they could do anything else for me. the infection cause my legs to burn from the inside out at my ankle it burnt right to the bone. God has done a huge miricle as I can now walk again and I'm healthy.It took 3 years to recover.
6. How long have you been keeping birds. all my life I can't remember when I haven't had at least 1 bird as a pet.

[Jessalyn Eaton]

Well, obviously you couldn't die! You have to many "things" to love and care for!

[Macawflyer]

Originally Posted by Darius&I

5. something interesting about you. 8 years ago the Doctor told me I was going to die I got blood poisoning that went to my heart. my Hymaglobin was 2 and my blood preasure non existant. they sent me after 10 days in the hospital and said they could do anything else for me. the infection cause my legs to burn from the inside out at my ankle it burnt right to the bone. God has done a huge miricle as I can now walk again and I'm healthy.It took 3 years to recover.

Pat, you are an extremely strong woman to have gone through that suffering.

[hc130h]

1. What is your first name and location?
ryan currently Kodiak,AK born and raised Ohio
2. Family and flock?
Wife, trista sons, addison 8 zane 6, olde english bull dog, 2 cats 91 snakes and looking for a blue and gold
3. What do you do for a living?
I am a flight engineer on c-130s in the Coast Guard
4. What are your (other!) hobbies?
I am a hobby breeder of snakes, mostly kingsnakes and milksnakes, but i also have pinesnakes, bullsnakes and amazon tree boas
5. Share something interesting about you
6. How long have you been keeping birds?
several years
7. What sparked your interest in them?
How intelligent and beautiful they are.

[mojosmom]

1. What is your name and location:
Sally, currently in Middleton, ID but born and raised in Portland, OR
2. Family and flock?
1 husband, Jeff, 2 grown daughters, 1 granddaughter, 2 dogs (Papillons - Jesse and Tyler) 1 BF Amazon Tia, 1 Military Macaw Mojo, 1 African Cape Parrot, Jagger, and 1 pair of Crimson Bellied Conures, Scarlett and Milo.
3.What do you do for a living?
Was an exec assistant, since move to Idaho I get to stay home and take care of feathered & furred flock.
4. What are your (other) hobbies?
Reading, cooking, sewing, gardening
5. Share something interesting about you
My hubby and I met at a bird club in Oregon where we were both board members.
6. How long have you been keeping birds
About 23 years
7. What sparked your interest in them?
My mom was an avid birdwatcher so I grew up with a love of birds. I got my first bird, a lovebird when my youngest daughter was 1. Ended up getting into breeding birds which I adored. Have phased out the breeding for the most part, and have pets.

[LadyJag]

Hi, my name is Sharon and I am in Jacksonville, Florida. We are going to get Marley a 2 1/2 y.o. B & G on Sunday, March 21st. We adopted through a rescue. We are currently the owners of a Patagonian Parrot, Ollie that we rescued as well.

I am very excited to get this new bird. Cannot wait until Sunday. As for now I am reading all that I can on the breed, food, behavior and so forth. We have spoken with our avian vet and they are going to support us as well.

That's all for now;

Sharon

[MacawDude007]

Name- James and Paula

Location- Athens GA, soon to be Las Vegas NV

Family and flock- total children 7 combined (two passed away, one boy and one girl) two grown sons, three daughters(two live with exwife and one lives with us.
1-B&G Hannah
1-new baby Green Wing boy Howie
1-Noble Macaw Yoda
1-CAG CJ (Captain Jack)
1-U2 Jenny Lee "Lee" (used to be General Lee but laid an egg)
1-Sun/Dusky Conure Stimpy

work- Union Pipefitter, Paula is a Medical Assistant

Other Hobbies- Graphics Design/ Art /photography

the interesting thing about us is the fact that we are animal lovers and over the last six years have really gotten into birds, all my life I have been into Cockatiels and have always kept an eye open for loose/flying free Cockatiels and have captured many and have taken them in and given them a home, about 90% of them were already tame and I have reunited several of them back to their owners, all this happened in Santa Barbara CA (my hometown)
In 2004 we started out with a few conures and then we got into larger birds with our CAG and U2, two years ago we stepped up and took the plunge into Macaw ownership and have not looked back, unless you have had a macaw in your life I cannot explain it to you becasue you wouldn't understand the relationship with a macaw if you haven't experienced it for yourself.