~Ziggy~

Hi I'm Ziggy aka Ziggy wigwig !! Since I am the oldest I felt it would only be right that I went first . May 1, 1994 is my birthday so I guess I am two years old. I came to live here when I was about three weeks old. They fed me by hand and everything, I really liked that. When it comes to the other birds, I can hold my own. I may be small but boy I'm tough. The things that I really like to do are take a bath in the sink and play get the birdie game with my mommy and daddy. You should have seen the smile on my daddy's face when I could finally whistle the "Bridge over the River Kwai" I mean he whistled and whistled that tune until I thought I would be sick of it. It took me a little while to realize that he wanted me to whistle it back!! Clear as a bell I can say "get the birdie", "gimme that beak", gimme a kiss", "come here", "George", "step-up", "bye-bye", "nite-nite", " good-birdie", and "good boy". That one drives mommy and daddy nuts cause I know I'm a girl. Stick around , you never know what my next word might be.

Ziggy taking a Bath

Photo posting courtesy of: The Bird Cage Page - Kurt Thams

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~Stevie~

Stevie is my name. In the morning my mommy calls me Stevieweave. I pretend I don't like it but really I do! I am visiting in Key West with A.J. and Audri so they don't get homesick and I don't miss them so much !! My mommy says I am stoic but I think I am just quiet . When no one is around I talk up a storm. The one thing I wish I could get over, is that I get scared easily. Oh yeah I'm supposed to tell you that I was born on Oct. 17, 1994. When I came to live here my daddy was away a lot so I really bonded to Mommy. At first it was hard to get use to him, and I bit him sometimes; but he understood that he didn't hand raise me like Mommy did. After a while I began to love him, and now we are great friends. My nickname for the longest time was Kama-Kazi Bird because I would just jump off my playpen onto the tile floor and break open my chest. They finally got me this thing that goes from the playpen to the floor in a circle around the stand; now I just walk down. I will be writing home to mommy and daddy to tell them how much I like or hate KeyWest.

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~Shadow~

On Feb. 12, 1995 a wonderful thing happened. Want to know what it was?? I was born!!! I am the apple of my mom’s eye. She never uses the b*** word around me because I’m not one, (bird that is). I know that a mistake was made somewhere and I have feathers instead of skin, but I can overlook it, so you should too. Sometimes she uses the word brat to describe me but I am sure that means something wonderful. For those of you who don’t know I am very intelligent and will be able to do a lot of things once I am more mature. Right now I am a great mimic. I can do A.J.’s car alarm, the telephone, Ziggy, and just about any noise that is annoying!! I also can say “Shadow”, “Only the Shadow Knows”, “Shadowado”, and “Step-up”. My mom and dad are using the Dr. Irene Pepperberg method of teaching me colors. So far I find it very interesting to watch them tell each other the colors of these little keys while handing them back and forth. So far I haven’t participated verbally yet but, I might real soon. My favorite things to do are go in the car and shopping; drink all the coke I can steal from mom and dads glass when they are not looking, and eat whatever is on their plates. Stay tuned to see how I am doing with that color thing. (Shadow imitating neighbor's dog: shaddog.wav) (Shadow doing his chicken: schicken.wav)

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~Elvis~

I’ve got the music in me,I’ve got the music in me, I’ve got the music in me!!! Hence my name. When mom and dad got me they realized right away my love for music, I can’t keep still when the radio is on. When I hear a song I really like I cock my head and just groove to the tune. There just was no other choice of a name for me since my mom is a die-hard Elvis fan. And the fact that I turned out to be a boy, well that just worked out really well. Sept. 17, 1995 is my birthday. I was 2 months old when I came here to live. Mom had seen me at Patti and Rich DeRosa’s place about a month before, but dad didn’t think I should come and live here because it might upset Shadow. Well he finally did come and see me and the rest is history. I think Shadow likes me well enough. Not that I care, really. The only things that interest me are music and being with mom and dad. I love to slide down the pole of my t-stand and find them wherever they are. Since I do slide down the pole, I scatter the bedding material all over the place and it sure is hard to walk on corncob, so mom found crushed walnut (Contact Kayteeabout the warning on walnut bedding.) and it is much easier to walk on. It also is not digestable and should not be put where I might eat it !!! Anyway read about all the beddings and precautions. Now more about me! Nothing in this house is off limits to me (or so I think)!!! If you are in the shower watch out because you will be showering with me!! I don’t care who you are; I will come running when I hear that water and just jump right in with you. Hopefully there will soon be some pictures of me in the shower. I love to sit on a baby gate or the back of the waterbed and look outside. Next to that I love to go outside. Mom really has to watch me because, if that door is open, out I go. We do go outside everyday so I really do get to indulge myself in the grass. Since I’m only 7 months old I don’t say much; “Hello”, “Step-up”, and I am really trying to say “I Love You”, is about all, but I know I will only improve with age.

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~Priscilla~

My story is very different from the other members of this house. I came here from an elderly lady, who only had me for two months. By the way I am about one month younger than Elvis. I was advertised in the local paper. My mom and dad wanted another Blue and Gold that was not related to Elvis, so they came to look at me. I have to say that I really loved Norma, the lady that had me, but she really did not know anything about vitamins, nutrition, or proper housing for me. As a result my feathers look ragged and my colors are not what they could be. The first thing they did was take me to see their vet, Dr. Bond at Harrison Bird Hospital (its a long way), before they even brought me to their house . They didn't want to expose the other members of their family to me until they were sure I was all right. Well I can tell you it really hurt my feelings, but I went anyway, just to prove to them that I was okay. They also wanted to know what sex I am. Well they could of asked me and I would have told them!! I am a girl. I checked out healthy and here I am. I really like it here. I get to stay on a playpen all day and only go in my cage at night. Anytime I want I can get down and go anywhere I want to. I also love the shower, but unlike Elvis I wait to be invited in. Plain as day I can say “Hello” and the only other word I can say is a naughty one, because Norma had a dog and I heard it all the time. That word is “shut- Up”!! Pretty cute, huh?? Well mom and dad are trying to change that to "step-up", and I am trying to cooperate with them. I know that they got me so that Elvis and I would someday get together. Well we are far too young right now; even if that never happens, I have already wormed my way into their hearts.

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~Sammy~

Hi! My name is Sammy. One day my sister and I were sitting in our nest waiting for our Mommy when a big wind came and knocked down the tree our nest was in. Mommy came back and tried to keep us safe on the ground (where our nest was), but the cats in the neighborhood kept eyeing us. Soon these people came, and me and my sister went to live at Alexis' house. She took care of us, fed us, and kept us safe. Not long after arriving at Alexis' house, my sister died. My new Mommy was so sad, but kept on feeding me until I was big enough to fly and feed myself. She started letting me stay on the patio table at night. (I didn't feel too safe there so I found my own place to stay, and flew back to my new Mommy every morning.)

The people in my new neighborhood helped take care of me too by letting me stay in their garage when a big wind or rain came up (if I was not at home). Well, I finally decided to go look for my real Mommy. I didn't find her yet, but I met a nice girl and took her home to see my new Mommy who said Hi to us. I think we will go check out some new places, and who knows maybe we'll visit my new Mommy again in the future. I'll let you know.

Photo of an Adult

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~Picture Album~

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Baby pictures		Our kids playing in the sprinkler.
Stevie.	Shadow.	Both	Priscilla.	Elvis.