It's been a year since we got Chili SB2! 12/ 14/2008-2009!

 

 

 

 

The first picture is the last ones I have took before my camera broke. They all are in aviary from August - October. He has even gotten better at flying since! I have alot of video to go through. The photo under that collage is 12/24/2008 when he was taking a bath and spread his wings. Under that one is October his last photo in aviary. Beautiful! The rest are collages dating from June the beginning of his training in house (First flights!} and there on! I feel this guy enjoys flight so much it makes me cry with happiness! It's been one year as of Dec 14,2008 we got Chili! It's been quite a year watching him as he gains his wings, friendships with other birds, gets to have different adventures. He practically owns the big aviary! First thing in morning Chili will say "Hi" Then after that all I hear is "Chili go aviary!". One time on a video with George and him I know I hear him say to George "Chili's aviary!". He is a very smart bird that really does know "How" to tell me what he wants and doesn't want.

The video with all the fun sounds is Chili and Ronnie! Last video I took which was October. His flying style is much faster and more confident :)>

Chili bathing

 

 

I have had Chili two months now! February 17th. Here he is taking a bath. Those wings spread and showing he has alot of wings and tail to grow out till he can start to learn how to fly!

Last four collages!

 

 

 

 

More collages!

 

 

 

 

Looks like I can only send four at a time!

Special moments this year on collages!

 

 

 

 

Picasa has a wonderful option of making collages! I am doing my documenting of 2009 with my pictures using it! I have only just begun as this is December when we first got Chili SB2 going to February and showing the growing relationships of the birds as time goes on! Like Peaches M2 and Daphne ducorps learn to like eachother and preen and hang out this year!

Wild longbilled and shortbilled corellas

 

 

 

 

It's really wonderful having great friends from Australia! Anne sent me these pictures from her backyard tree! Said they hung out in it most the day. What a treat! She said I could share the pictures. Enjoy! I am!

Ronnie goes in aviary with Gus, Gilly, and Gabe!

Just put Ronnie in aviary with the boys for first time. Good thing she can fly great! They all were chasing in wind. Gabe imparticular! They do not have near the flying abilities she does. But were doing a great job! She was nervous and did awesome job of evading. When she finally could focus on me she got right on hand into carrier.

Today with Fred and Starion

Poor Starion just got chased franticaly by Fred! I thought to try working on there relationship because Fred is already out with me and Starion was by herself today. Ronnie is in Fred's aviary right joining the two pair while the boys Gus, Gilly, and Gabe have the big aviary to themselves today. Chili is adjacent to them so he can can better aquainted after there meeting the other day and Chili chasing down the boys to hurt them! Daphne is with Peaches doing a great job keeping her company! I gotta update them :). So Fred is with me and Starion I let fly out of bedroom into dining room like she always does. Fred chased her all over fast and mean!!!! His beak was open while flying! She eventually retreated back to her room and went right into her cage. Safety? She did this with Daphne and Chili too. Ronnie she hasn't had any problem with. The little green one that flies into kitchen when she is on perch use to really scare her! She is not a small girl! Fred half her size!

Old photos! Ronnie flying clipped May 2008

I play with PS a little each day! Today I decided to play with color, lighting, hues, saturation to a older photo of Ronnie galah when she first started flying and clip growing out. She could fly very well!

I have a few more galahs to share!

Here I sit and finally going share a few more galahs! A few months ago I got my three boys and a few pairs of galahs. 7 of them! All flighted! I also got Starion longbilled corella around the same time.Flighted! Starion lived in house in a separate bedroom and all the galahs have been out in my RV. They had the full quarantine time, 90 days. I have been working with my avian vet :). During that time been working with them in RV to learn to like me, step up, come to me. Each one has there own personality! The three boys I absolutely fell in love with! So they didn't go to new homes. Even when they were up for sale only two people asked about them. One wanted a girl. Well three boys she is not going to get a girl from me :). Then one other that was a great potential home but believed in clipping. At that point I was near the three months and fell for them as a small flock. They really get along great! I have introduced them as mine now. But I haven't introduced the others. There are also two pair. One is CD and Ricky Martin. Then Billy and PG. CD and Ricky during this time have taken to coming to me and like me alot! Billy has also taken to me but only at step up and hanging out with me. PG is reluctant and refuses to step up but will accept treats. She does like me.

The last month I have been working the boys outside in aviary a few times. Doing great! I had CD and Ricky join the other day with the boys and still all was going great! Recall fantastic. After I tried the boys with Chili longbilled corella which didn't work out. Chili wanted to get them! Scared them pretty good! Poor Gus sat on my hand after I got Chili out and wouldn't move in shock for the longest time. Gus is the toughest! There was fear and I think Chili would have hurt them!

Today I decided to try something I have never done. Starion is a darling! So I put her out with all of them. Yep 7 galahs and Starion all in big aviary! I got lots of video! No pictures :(. It was quite a day! A good one. I found out who can be together and who doesn't want to be there. Like Ricky. Those young boys put fear into him and particularly Gabe chased him. They all three had a attitude about Ricky for some reason and left the others alone. Starion did not leave me when in aviary and Ricky fearing the boys came to me and just huddled on my shoulder for protection. Eventually I took Ricky out to small flight and watched all the others. CD had no problem coming to me and sharing me with Starion. Oh I got nipped! Billy cruzed and so did PG. We had a really full day! I learned alot today with 8 flighted birds in aviary and them being a flock somewhat. More coming later! I will be going into my pictures and videos the last few months and hopefully find some fun stuff before now :) and share.