Peach, the Lovebird

I got a bird!

My bird is the one in the front. She (not sure what gender she is yet until she reaches the adult stage) is a peach-faced lovebird. She was born on May 21, 2015!

She is a little older than her sister (or brother) which has the brown-yellow beak. Although they are both around the same age, my lovebird (named "Peach"... its gender neutral, I know) barely has any brown on her beak which is common in lovebird babies. 

Why?

Because she is a green-pied lovebird, it's a colour variation. Chicks of that colour variation don't or barely have any brown on their beaks.

Her sister is a regular peach-faced lovebird which is why she has brown on her beak.

Today is her 11th day of living with me. At first she was aggressive and restless and hyper. But now, after a few days of training she is comfortable with sitting on my hand, shoulder, and my head (which I don't really like, oh well!). 

Peach also learned how to step up from one finger to another.

How to fly from my hand to my shoulder.

AND 

How to fly a little lap around the biggest room of my apartment right back to my hand!

Her sister (or brother) is a lot calmer and less noisy as Peach is... and it was the bird I originally wanted... I am really happy that I got Peach. We clicked off right away when she got home! 

She is really scared of hands (unlike her sister) but she is really comfortable with me wearing gloves and stepping onto my hands while I am wearing gloves.

She is a really hard biter and to be honest... I have 3 scars on my thumb from her biting. But since a little bit of training, she rarely bites now. 

She comfortably sits on my shoulder and enjoys being on my hands!

Thanks for reading, leave a comment below!

~Marina

P.S. You can follow Peach on instagram! 

https://instagram.com/loveypeachy/