Updated 04-04-2008
Hi there! My name is Ellen (born at November 27, 1962) and I live in the Netherlands, near the seaport town of Rotterdam. I work as a secretary for the president and director of a county court and my hobby’s are music (modern and classic), my computer and (of course my) parrots. My motivation to make this homepage is to share my love for parrots with all other parrot lovers throughout the world. I own this site since 1997 and I get a lot of response and questions from people who also have birds, well...that's so nice you know!! Talking to other people, all over the world, about the same "addiction", LOL!! It certainly is an addiction, I am very sure of that. I have birds since I was about 12 years old (it started with a budgie). I sometimes breed with lovebirds (see the Lovebird story page) and now I also have two bigger parrots.
I have 5 lovebirds, 1 Senegal parrot, 1 congo african grey parrot and 2 budgies.
The lovebirds and budgie come out of their cages a lot, for example after I come home from work. They play with each other, hanging in some lamps and on the paintings and so on! It's also very cozy to have them on my shoulder or head and pulling my hair; but in spite of this, those tiny winged creatures have stolen my heart. Sweetie loves to "ruin" the blinds for example!! Pucky the whitemasked lovebird is very tame indeed, but he doesn't speak a word. Mickey my sennie is super tame. She steps up and down and I can hold her to preen her head and neck feathers. Anyway, the most interesting thing of these birds is their curiosity for me and for their toys. Senegal parrots can sometimes be a bit moody, but well...we are moody too sometimes, aren't we? She is very emotional and sweet and that's what I love about her. Charlie and Piwi always start with the morning paper and after that they 'll love to take a refreshing bath in my kitchen!! After Pucky and Sweetie started breeding, Charlie and Piwi did too. Take a look at their diary at the breeding page of Charlie and Piwi. Jamie is also very tame and cuddly, Bobbie on the other hand is very very shy. Pookie (the budgie) has since a while a friend called Bonnie, but they still aren't in love yet..
Hope that they will. Bonnie isn't tame.. she never comes and sit with me, never steps up, but well. Every bird is different, they all have cute characters and that 's the most important thing. What is tame?? That you can hug and cuddle your bird? Yes, but a bird is also tame if he/she doesn't step up but only loves to sit on your shoulder f.e. I think a bird / parrot is tame, when he fully trusts you.
Tommy loves to be out of his cage too, but mostly sits on his cage, playing, preening, talking etc. Mickey also plays on her cage:
Hé? Who is the loudest bird here?? LOL
