pass1oo - 2005-10-02 HI TO ALL YOU PARROT LOVERS. I GOT MY FIRST ORANGE-WINGED AND HE IS JUST STUNNING. HE BARKS LIKE A DOG, WOLF WISTLES, AND ANSWERS THE PHONE BY MAKING THE NOISE OF ONE. JUST GREAT FUN TO HAVE AS A PET. I ALSO FIND THIS BREED OF PARROT VERY WASTEFUL, DROPS ALOT OF HIS FOOD AND TREATS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAGE. DOES NOT LIKE TO BE HANDLED BUT WILL TAKE FOOD FROM YOUR HAND. I DO NOT KNOW HOW OLD HE IS....I KEEP SAYING HE AS HE DOES NOT LIKE HUMAN MALES ONLY FEMALES. HIS NAME IS LEO. WELL I THINK I HAVE SAID ENOUGH ABOUT MY BABY. BYE BE GOOD TO YOURSELF AND TO OTHERS...but most important be kind to your parrot.
joe - 2005-09-21 I bought my Orange-winged from a pet shop here in kuwait not knowing the age. her age from the eyes, it seems she must be older than 3 yrs. I have her for 11 months, she seems afraid all that time. just last week she stepped on my hand, good progress. she is quiet and in the morning she makes one long sound like starting an engine.
Bilgin Anatolia - 2005-09-10 I have an Orange wing Amazon. Although I bought him untamed he soon understood I meant him no harm and will provide him with food and water. I studied animal behaviour and formed some of my own opinions about animal intelligence and habits. Within one year I had my "untame" Orange wing Amazon flying around my gardens in London City and coming back, totally free and at liberty for a day or more. This is a very, very brief account. I am not suggesting people to go out and open cage doors, because there is much observation and body languge to understand before allowing freedom and trust. Since parrots are a hundred times more intelligent than pigeons, it is not that surprising they understand "home" means food and protection, almost as a dog must think. I taught or brought out of my bird its natural instinct to return to its flock or partner (your family or you). That is why I think it is returning, it feels it is now a part of a new flock of humans. This is not a trick the bird does, nor is this the kind of thing homing pigeons do. This is a total act of trust and respect by both sides. It can not be done over night, and you must have a good relationship with your bird before hand and not be nervous. Because seeing a loose amazon up a tree next door does take some courage, trust me. The benifits are 1) If your amazon escapes, there is a good chance it will come back 2) If there are cats around then an escaped bird will be better positioned to survive. 3) The feeling of bonding can be no greater when a flying amazon returns home after flying free all day( and eating all the apples in the neighborhood.) My bird could only just be trusted to fly free and come back after a two year period. So it does not happen quickly, but the rewards were where I lost him three times and he came back three times. Before training my first observations were with a Monks parrot and an African Gray.
rddixon - 2005-09-04 We've owned an orange winged amazon for 3 years (since it was 8 mo. old). This guy is GREAT with children and loves to play with legos or any other toy it can pull apart. He is very loving and quite playful. He has just started screeching when he wants to be included or when it's noisy. We call him the bird that acts like a cat and feels like a dog.
Marlyn - 2005-08-27 I adopted my amazon over 6 yrs ago. they abused her and neglected her and now I have been working hard to get her to trust me. no luck but i keep trying. she screems and bites. i feel i can't let her down. I know I'll see her sweet side one day. parrots do need lots of tlc
linzi - 2005-08-23 my neighbour has an orange winged amazon, but has not had it from being a baby. although it does not speak it entertains us with its antics.
john - 2005-07-06 Hi i have not actually owned a amazon parrot but from what i have heard its a fantastic bird but may need alot of attention. thanks cya
The Orange-winged Amazon is a charming, beautiful pet bird and a pretty good talker!
HI TO ALL YOU PARROT LOVERS. I GOT MY FIRST ORANGE-WINGED AND HE IS JUST STUNNING. HE BARKS LIKE A DOG, WOLF WISTLES, AND ANSWERS THE PHONE BY MAKING THE NOISE OF ONE. JUST GREAT FUN TO HAVE AS A PET. I ALSO FIND THIS BREED OF PARROT VERY WASTEFUL, DROPS ALOT OF HIS FOOD AND TREATS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAGE. DOES NOT LIKE TO BE HANDLED BUT WILL TAKE FOOD FROM YOUR HAND. I DO NOT KNOW HOW OLD HE IS....I KEEP SAYING HE AS HE DOES NOT LIKE HUMAN MALES ONLY FEMALES. HIS NAME IS LEO. WELL I THINK I HAVE SAID ENOUGH ABOUT MY BABY. BYE BE GOOD TO YOURSELF AND TO OTHERS...but most important be kind to your parrot.
I bought my Orange-winged from a pet shop here in kuwait not knowing the age. her age from the eyes, it seems she must be older than 3 yrs. I have her for 11 months, she seems afraid all that time. just last week she stepped on my hand, good progress. she is quiet and in the morning she makes one long sound like starting an engine.
I have an Orange wing Amazon. Although I bought him untamed he soon understood I meant him no harm and will provide him with food and water. I studied animal behaviour and formed some of my own opinions about animal intelligence and habits. Within one year I had my "untame" Orange wing Amazon flying around my gardens in London City and coming back, totally free and at liberty for a day or more. This is a very, very brief account. I am not suggesting people to go out and open cage doors, because there is much observation and body languge to understand before allowing freedom and trust. Since parrots are a hundred times more intelligent than pigeons, it is not that surprising they understand "home" means food and protection, almost as a dog must think. I taught or brought out of my bird its natural instinct to return to its flock or partner (your family or you). That is why I think it is returning, it feels it is now a part of a new flock of humans. This is not a trick the bird does, nor is this the kind of thing homing pigeons do. This is a total act of trust and respect by both sides. It can not be done over night, and you must have a good relationship with your bird before hand and not be nervous. Because seeing a loose amazon up a tree next door does take some courage, trust me. The benifits are 1) If your amazon escapes, there is a good chance it will come back 2) If there are cats around then an escaped bird will be better positioned to survive. 3) The feeling of bonding can be no greater when a flying amazon returns home after flying free all day( and eating all the apples in the neighborhood.) My bird could only just be trusted to fly free and come back after a two year period. So it does not happen quickly, but the rewards were where I lost him three times and he came back three times. Before training my first observations were with a Monks parrot and an African Gray.
We've owned an orange winged amazon for 3 years (since it was 8 mo. old). This guy is GREAT with children and loves to play with legos or any other toy it can pull apart. He is very loving and quite playful. He has just started screeching when he wants to be included or when it's noisy. We call him the bird that acts like a cat and feels like a dog.
I adopted my amazon over 6 yrs ago. they abused her and neglected her and now I have been working hard to get her to trust me. no luck but i keep trying. she screems and bites. i feel i can't let her down. I know I'll see her sweet side one day. parrots do need lots of tlc
my neighbour has an orange winged amazon, but has not had it from being a baby. although it does not speak it entertains us with its antics.
Hi i have not actually owned a amazon parrot but from what i have heard its a fantastic bird but may need alot of attention. thanks cya