Lorikeet

[Jlabute]

Yes ma'am, 'er Queeniekins ;-) I was gone for a short bit, had a short vacation on the island. Went to see Butchart Gardens, Miniature World, and other sights and sounds. T'was fun. So since I was there, I went to go visit my new baby. lol.

[Queen K]

You lucky bum, I love Vancouver Island! I rather suspect you went to see the new baby birdie and threw in all the tourist attractions as an aside. We expect photos of birdie growing up now!

[Jlabute]

Here she is. Delivered this past Tuesday :-)

Ruby - If she's a girl

[Queen K]

OH she's beautiful! I'll bet you have lots of fun keeping her/him happy in the new home.

What will be the first word she learns?

[Jlabute]

Goffins are definitely noisey. Like a jumbo jet taking off. They like more attention than you can give. If I had known just a few weeks ago I would had been interested in the Senegal. Worst case, parrot island would take an unwanted bird. I adopted a goffin from them. The bigger birds have a lot of personality, and are very smart.

[Jlabute]

OH she's beautiful! I'll bet you have lots of fun keeping her/him happy in the new home.

What will be the first word she learns?

Who knows what she will pick up on ;-) maybe something like "Get me a beer". Maybe something like "I Love You ______" - put in name of 'ex'. lol. If I am lucky she will say something in her lifetime. I can tell from the range of tones she can make that there is the ability to imitate about anything.

[Jlabute]

Here is Ruby (original name) and suggested name (Ruban) seeing she is actually a boy. 'Ruban' is now 5 months old, hatched April 11. Here he is standing on top of his nectar container.

[just popping in]

Ruban is so handsome.

[Catsumi]

And he knows it too. Just admire that orange beak will you? Looks like it was waxed and polished.

[Jlabute]

Lorikeets are a special breed. They have a long tongue with a brush on the end for eating nectars. Even more special, while hanging upside down in their cage, they can squirt poop almost 4 feet away... a side effect of a wet nectar diet. Ruban growls like a dog as we wrestle. He’s a lot of fun.

[Catsumi]

Hmmmm....the long squirt might come in useful for hurrying unwanted visitors on their way.

Will you rent him out for short visits? Surely do appreciate such a colorful and engaging pet.

Added. Can you keep us up to date on his newest antics?

[Jlabute]

Ruban is now talking! Quite clearly he is able to say “come here”, and “I got you”. I think he does the phone and a few other household noises. He’s getting louder, and likes plastic containers as toys. He walks into a 1 liter tapered plastic container and talks endlessly as the sounds echo from within. He has a deep laugh too, like Mua ha ha ha. Sounds creepy from the container. Hatched April 11 so quite a quick learner.

[Catsumi]

About time you reported on Ruban. I feared to inquire in case the story turned bleak.

Glad he's talking. Can you do a video, just for us?

[Jlabute]

I will try to do a video. Cameras and phones usually distract him but I’ll see what I can do. lol. Anytime I try a closeup phone selfie he jumps on the phone and doesn’t leave it alone.

[Catsumi]

He is destined to be a film critic.