wild parrots

I am totally and completely infatuated with the wild Quaker Conures in Edgewater, NJ. They are so much fun to watch and photograph. I have one myself, she's 12 years old and a vicious, lovable little wench who will kiss you one minute and try to rend a hole in your lip the next. Unfortunately, not knowing much about the breed when I got her 12 years ago, I didn't know how busy and con/destructive Quakers can be, and the unfortunate part is that in captivity they often get bored no matter your efforts to occupy them. Poor Gertie, my Quaker, has managed to pluck all her feathers out as a result of boredom, and no end of attention and treatment from me and some of NYC's best exotic specialists could make her stop...and believe me I tried everything short of sending her off to the colony in Edgewater. So I get to enjoy the plumage on these guys, and can go home and play with my little plucked chicken.