tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248001052024-02-27T20:33:05.597-08:00Bubba BirdHi! I'm Bubba - a Mitred Conure in the family of the biggest Conures, the Aratinga family. There are wild colonies of parrots like me ALL OVER the USA. In fact, the movie "The Birds of Telegraph Hill" is about a colony in San Francisco.
I talk incessantly. I don't just mimic. I make up my own sentences and will laugh with you while you are on the phone.I make up my own conversations, and I call my human by name (Mama Bird) to come and get me, yelling "Wake up baby!" Check out Bubba Bird's Links!BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-9095359274378716422009-09-10T15:39:00.000-07:002009-09-10T15:42:12.931-07:00For LauraFor My Dear friend Laura,<br />To you my dear, for all your friendship, love, battles, brain, fun, life, family, and just plain friendship.<br />Thank you for making this site for me and Bubba. I love you for that.<br />I know this is a hard time for you and I pray everyday for a miracle cure for you.<br />I will miss you if you leave this world. I know it is too soon.<br />But what ever the mission is that God has for you, I know you will do a great job.<br />Thank you for all the laughs and wonderful chats.<br />I love you forever on this side and the other.<br />Love,<br />ADDIEBestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-1158213060165492612006-09-13T22:34:00.000-07:002006-09-13T22:58:42.946-07:00Finally!<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hey, its me, Bubba! We finally got moved to Granny Bird's! Boy, was that a <strong>feather-ruffling</strong> situation. Goldie has been screaming for 2 weeks now. That's because Mama Bird has her cage looking out a big picture window, and Goldie is a big scaredy-cat! She's afraid of squirrels!<br /><br />Ok, in all honesty, I've been screaming some, too. But hey, after all, we just moved to a new place, and Mama Bird doesn't have our new room ready just yet. So I have a right to throw a fit or 2! And it's all gravy, 'cause when I start throwing my own fits, I also scold myself. When I get a little overworked, I just finally tell myself to "Stop, Bubba". And it works. Usually. Sometimes.<br /><br />The <strong>Greys</strong> are doing well. Africa and Congo Louie have settled right in here at Granny Bird's house. And they have made a lifetime friend of Granny Bird's paramour, Big D. He has totally fallen in love with the both of them. They are so darned polite! Except when it comes to their corn. They have a bit of an attitude when they feel it's time for more, saying, "When do you think we could get more corn?"<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Well, now that we are in our new place, maybe Mama Bird and Auntie Bimby will be able to tell more of our stories, and pass along more parrot-training goodies to all of you.</span> </span></span></span>BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-1147816899823491732006-05-16T14:57:00.000-07:002006-05-16T15:01:39.826-07:00Moving??<span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">Another big gap in between posts!!! Looks like me and Mama Bird and "the girls" will be moving! It's still 2 months away, but Mama Bird has LOTS to do - yard sale, selling on ebay, packing, etc. It's a good thing we won't be going far 'cause Mama Bird's gonna have to load all 4 of us in a pick-up truck for the move. AND, she has to build us a special room in the new place - wow, didn't we just do that here 2 years ago? Oh well, Mama Bird is currently working on an e-book on hand feeding hatchlings. It will be posted here FIRST! And, just maybe, we'll give away a few copies FREE! Check out the joke page, I think Mama Bird put in a new one.</span>BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-1146889100677532292006-05-05T20:29:00.000-07:002006-07-31T03:58:08.100-07:00"Goldie"<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/bandgmacawbaby5.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 101px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px" height="129" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/bandgmacawbaby5.jpg" width="120" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>></strong> <span style="font-size:130%;">Baby Goldie</span> <strong>>></strong></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">My sister "Goldie" was <u>hatched</u> August 1996. She is a Blue and Gold <u>Macaw</u>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">Mama Bird got Goldie when she was still very young, but sold her to another woman. The other woman didn't bond with Goldie, so Mama Bird traded a <u>Sun Conure</u>, 5 baby <u>Cockateels</u> and one other bird to get Goldie back. Goldie doesn't talk as much or as well as me and my other sisters, Congo Louie and Africa (<u>African Greys</u>). She calls Mama Bird "Aura". </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">Goldie is a very sweet and affectionate bird, and really loves getting in the shower with Mama Bird. She prances and dances in the shower, getting her feathers immaculately clean. Here she is right after a shower, and we call this her "Big Hair"!</span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/blueandgoldbighair1.1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/blueandgoldbighair1.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">Actually, Africa and Congo Louie are the only ones who call our human "Mama Bird" - I call her "Woosie"!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Goldies' "Big Hair"</span>BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-1146768918899195612006-05-04T11:36:00.000-07:002006-05-04T11:59:13.576-07:00Aratinga Genera of Conures<span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">The <u>Aratinga</u> genera has 19 species, including the popular Mitred and Sun <u>Conures</u>. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><u>Conures</u> have been imported into the United States since the late 1800's; however, by the early 1980's, importation had almost entirely been replaced by captive <u>breeding</u> programs. This in turn led to <u>birds</u> being sold that were healthier and better suited emotionally to captivity by virtue of handling and hand-feeding beginning at an early age<span style="color:#000000;">.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><u>Conures</u>, in general, are playful, intelligent, "big <u>parrots</u> in a little <u>parrot</u> body." They also love to snuggle under things, like a piece of fabric or a fuzzy stuffed toy. My favorite snuggling takes place in Mama Birds' sock drawer! I love to roll around in her socks (and sometimes in her lingerie) and hide, and then I start laughing!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">We <u>Mitred Conures</u> are very affectionate, intelligent birds and get along well with other <u>Conures</u>. We can learn a variety of words and phrases, and love nothing better than playing or cuddling with our owners. I sit on Mama Bird's shoulders or in her lap when I'm out of my cage.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">In the wild, <u>Mitred Conures</u> flock together in large numbers, which is why we love company in captivity. We LOVE bathing and need a variety of chew toys to keep them from becoming bored.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#000000;"><u>Mitred Conures</u> are very curious, playful <u>birds</u> and are fun to watch as well as to interact with! That's why we make such wonderful <u>pets</u>!</span></span>BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-1146550563133679182006-05-01T22:57:00.000-07:002006-05-01T23:24:13.216-07:00Bubba's Bird Buzz - Tip #1<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/foulm.1.gif"><img style="CURSOR: hand" height="96" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/foulm.1.gif" width="88" border="0" /></a> Birds that are fed a balanced diet will usually outlive a bird that is being fed a "seed only" diet - sometimes as much as 2 or 3 times longer, depending on the breed. A balanced diet for your bird will include a more "pellet-based" diet, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables. (I like corn the best!)<br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc33cc;"><em><strong>To get more tips on raising your bird,</strong> </em></span><a href="http://www.birdtricks.com/cmd.php?af=383958"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Click Here</strong></span></em></a>BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-1146544829230416522006-05-01T21:27:00.000-07:002006-05-01T22:28:07.396-07:00Me and Mama Bird<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/bubba4.2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/bubba4.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">Hi Friends! Sorry it's been so long, but Mama Bird has been a little under the weather!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">I came to live with Mama Bird 14 years ago, when I was just one year old. I was hatched July 15, 1991. At first I had another Mama. She and her husband had 2 daughters. I lived in the computer room, with no cage, and pretty much had the run of the room. As I started growing I became VERY noisy, and I didn't like one of the daughters very much - I used to chase her around the room. So my first family decided I need to find another home. Breeder Ruth was bird-sitting me while my 1st family was on vacation, when Mama Bird came over to pick up another hatchling to hand feed. It was love at first sight! When Mama Bird came into the room I got so excited, I started shouting my own name and I flew to Mama Bird and ran all the way up her arm, to her face and french-kissed her on the spot! I have been living with Mama Bird ever since! My first family wanted $350 for me, but Mama Bird didn't have that much money. However, she did have some hand-crafted wooden benches she had made and painted herself. So I was traded for a wooden bench and $80. Mama Bird and I got the best end of THAT deal!. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">Hey, be sure to check out Bubbas' </span><a href="http://bubbasjokepage.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Joke Page</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">!</span>BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-1144719553012698682006-04-10T18:25:00.000-07:002006-04-11T09:52:31.386-07:00Parrot Training<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/bubbasinging.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/bubbasinging.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.birdtricks.com/cmd.php?Clk=1381039"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Click Here To Download A FREE Parrot Training Video</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial;">As it says above, I am a Mitred Conure, of the Aratinga family, the largest conures. Conures speak very well. I make up my own words (ickpoo) and sentences, and I LOVE to sing and laugh! But not all humans are as smart as Mama Bird, and some humans need extra help teaching their bird to talk, or how to even behave with their birds.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Click the link above for some free help for humans!</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/blogbar-3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/blogbar-3.jpg" border="0" /></a>BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-1143611235164769922006-03-28T20:59:00.000-08:002006-03-28T22:18:51.106-08:00Bubba Bird's Family<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/bubba4.1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/bubba4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial;">My happy family starts with my human, Mama Bird, but she wouldn't let me take a picture of her. I also have 3 sisters: Africa and Congo Louie are <u>African Greys</u>. (Mama Bird was hoping that Congo Louie was a boy, but it turned out otherwise) I will add pictures of them later. </span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Goldie is a Blue and Gold <u>Macaw</u>. Here are 2 pictures of her:</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/blueandgoldbighair1.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/blueandgoldbighair1.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/bandgmacaw1.0.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;"><strong>We call this "Big Hair" Day!</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#00cccc;"><span style="color:#000000;">All four of us have our own "houses" - cages. Mama Bird calls them our houses because she wants us to know how special we are! Our houses are in a room together, right next to Mama Bird. We also have a pet - a dog who I call "the cat". And I have a cousin, but I'll tell you about him later. Check back with us regularly to learn more about Conures, African Greys and Macaws.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">OR...</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#00cccc;"><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/xmlrssfeeds.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/xmlrssfeeds.jpg" border="0" /></a>Add "Bubba Bird" RSS Feed to your "My Yahoo" or "My MSN" pages! For "My Yahoo", just click on "Add Content", then next to the search box click on "Add RSS by URL". Copy and paste this link into the box as shown below: (the procedure for "My MSN" is similar)</span></span></p><p><a title="http://bubba-bird.blogspot.com/atom.xml" href="http://bubba-bird.blogspot.com/atom.xml" target="_blank">http://bubba-bird.blogspot.com/atom.xml</a></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#00cccc;"></p></span><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/blogbar-4.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/blogbar-4.jpg" border="0" /></a>BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800105.post-1143427396550385102006-03-26T18:39:00.000-08:002006-03-28T07:33:58.450-08:00Welcome to Bubba Bird's Site!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/bubba4.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/400/bubba4.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Welcome to my site! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">My name is Bubba (duh!) and as I said earlier, I'm a Mitred Conure. I am somtimes confused with the Cherry Head. (See Picture Below) I'm here to discuss exotic birds, raising birds, even breeding birds.<br /><br />I've also been known to give advice a time or two, so you can ask a question by emailing me at: </span><a href="mailto:bubbasbirdbuzz@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family:arial;">bubbasbirdbuzz@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Oh, and my human, Mama Bird is really into internet stuff, so you will probably see some marketing stuff here, too. Especially bird stuff - toys, cages, etc. And you might just learn a few things about how to make your BLOG work for you, to earn some extra moolah!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/cherryheadconure33.3.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;"><strong><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/cherryheadconure33.3.jpg" border="0" /></strong></span></a><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">Cherry Heads</span></strong></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></span></strong><br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/cherryheadconure22.1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/320/cherryheadconure22.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;"><strong>(I prefer blondes, myself!)</strong></span></span></strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/1600/birdbar.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1759/2579/400/birdbar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span>BestMoneyMakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812659997819444386noreply@blogger.com0