Lynda's Birds

[Lynjupiter]

Any restrictions to how many pictures? Can I post my wild bird photos here?

[Tiki]

Lynda, put as many pics as you want! Just keep adding them to this thread. You can put 5 attachments or Photobuckets per post but no limit on posts. You can also put your human family if you want!

[Lynjupiter]

Thanks Tiki,
Now why would I post pictures of my family? They have no feathers, quite unattractive! LOL

[Doyle'sMommy]

These are some great pictures Lynda!

[Lynjupiter]

My swans. They live down the road. The female is sweet and tame. The male will chase me if he is in a mood.

[Lynjupiter]

Parrots I have met. My one goal in life is to have a picture of every species of parrot. So far I think I am halfway there. The hardest will be getting the Spix Macaw in which I have to go to Peru and the yellow eared conure .
I won't post them all here don't worry

[Doyle'sMommy]

I love the one with the two Macaws, looks like he is telling him a secret, lol.

[Lynjupiter]

Other photographers laugh at my portfolio consisting of 98% bird shots. But that is where my heart lies so that is what works the best for me. I do have horse, dog and dolphin shots also. I hate landscapes and people shots.

[Lynjupiter]

Here is one I bet few of you have ever seen. I am still working on the pictures but here are a few. The Tanygnathus or Great Billed Parrot . They come from the forest of Indonesia. They are doing well in the wild but in captivity they are dying out and rarely seen. No one has ever got their diet down quite right and in captivity they have a life span of 20 years or less.

It was not an ideal setting for a parrot shoot but I would not pass up an oppurtunity I might not get again.
Lynda

[Lynjupiter]

I love the one with the two Macaws, looks like he is telling him a secret, lol.

Thanks so much Tiffany! I am glad you like the photos.

[Tiki]

Here is one I bet few of you have ever seen. I am still working on the pictures but here are a few. The Tanygnathus or Great Billed Parrot . They come from the forest of Indonesia. They are doing well in the wild but in captivity they are dying out and rarely seen. No one has ever got their diet down quite right and in captivity they have a life span of 20 years or less.

It was not an ideal setting for a parrot shoot but I would not pass up an oppurtunity I might not get again.
Lynda
He's gorgeous! Where did you take those pics?

I'll be in Peru this July, come with me!!! But no Spix Macaws there, there is a breeding facilty in Qatar but they aren't open to the public. I am invited to go there if I am ever in the neighborhood again, but unforunately the soonest I will be over there would be 2009.

[Lynjupiter]

Thanks Tiki,
Bonnie Zimmerman had three great bills on display after her presentation at the Parrot Fest.

Oh I wish I could go to Peru. Unfortantley I could barely afford to go to Houston.


Lynda

[Archive]

your pictures are awesome, Lynda. I love the St. Vincent. that great billed parrot looks lilke something crossed with a male ekkie. what kind of diet do they need that it is so unstable? someone should go to indonesia for a few years and study their diet. :)

[Bustersbuddy]

We need to do in situ studies of the diets of all parrots and related species but these types of studies are very long term (2 to 3 years at least) and require a lot of funding, even though they can be carried out by small teams of two or three researchers. Unfortunately, the pet food companies would probably be the ones to provide the funding and they are not going to do anything to break the stranglehold they currently hold via prepared foods such as pellets and the like. This would be a great project for a bunch of bird societies, local and national, to work together on and fund. And no, I don't have the time to start the movement! LOL!

[Lynjupiter]

I agree with Buster Buddy. Everyone thinks all parrots need the same things and it is not true. The great billed parrot has been found to need a diet higher in fats among other things. Look at Macaws and Ekkies. They have totally different needs and yet are expected to eat the same pellets.
Bonnie Zimmermen said they were researching the diet of the greatbilled.

The Pionus Parrot Research Foundation did do a study on pionus diets
http://www.fatparrots.org/pages/dietresearch.html
But they are the only ones I know of to do a species related diet study.

Lynda

[Lynjupiter]

Thanks so much Kate. This is only a tiny portion of my photos. I have yet to post pictures of my rescue or flock.
I was so disappointed in the St. Vincent picture. The first time I get to see them and they had a plexiglass front to the cage that was so dirty it was impossible to shoot through.
Lynda


your pictures are awesome, Lynda. I love the St. Vincent. that great billed parrot looks lilke something crossed with a male ekkie. what kind of diet do they need that it is so unstable? someone should go to indonesia for a few years and study their diet. :)

[Amanda]

I love the photos Lynda. You're so fortunate to have met so many different species.

[GINICH]

In addition to birds, Lynda also takes fabulous pictures of pets, especially dogs and cats. Everytime she takes my dog's picture, Annie wins a contest! Of course the fact that my dog is a cutie, helps but Lynda manages to catch her best expressions and personality, too!

[Archive]

I agree Tiffany lol These Pics are AWESOME!! :applause:
I ecspecially like the one with the two macaws to lol...

[Archive]

Here is one I bet few of you have ever seen. I am still working on the pictures but here are a few. The Tanygnathus or Great Billed Parrot . They come from the forest of Indonesia. They are doing well in the wild but in captivity they are dying out and rarely seen. No one has ever got their diet down quite right and in captivity they have a life span of 20 years or less.

It was not an ideal setting for a parrot shoot but I would not pass up an oppurtunity I might not get again.
Lynda

What a beautiful bird - they all are but this fellow is very handsome.

As always I have loved looking at your photos. Keep up the good work.

I used to know a guy who was into bird sighting & got a job taking tourists to where-ever as a bird watching guide - part of some tourist adventure package. Talk about the perfect job for a bird enthusiast.

[Archive]

i didnt notice that the st. vincent was behind a plexi glass. LOL it must be his coloring. id love to see all of your pictures of your flock and your rescues.

[Kateykat]

OMG Lyn that Great Billed Parrot is devine! Would have to be one of the most beautiful birds I have seen. I love all your pics, but that is the one that I keep comming back to look at. Do you know where I can find anymore info on them?

[Lynjupiter]

They have some good parrot links at http://www.indonesian-parrot-project.org/
that might have something on great bills. They are the ones who brought the bird pictured to the festival.

They also sell Molucca Nuts. It is an Indonesian nut that cockatoos adore. My two went crazy for the nuts. At 15 dollars a pound they are given out sparingly
Lynda


OMG Lyn that Great Billed Parrot is devine! Would have to be one of the most beautiful birds I have seen. I love all your pics, but that is the one that I keep comming back to look at. Do you know where I can find anymore info on them?

[Lynjupiter]

i didnt notice that the st. vincent was behind a plexi glass. LOL it must be his coloring. id love to see all of your pictures of your flock and your rescues.

In the picture it was not behind Plexiglass. I snuck to the back of the cage and took the picture through the wire.

I will have more pictures up soon.
Lynda

[Lynjupiter]

That does sound like an awesome job. But I am to brain addled to babysit tourist LOL. In fact when I go out with my camera I bring my daughter to watch my back. Otherwise I back up into paths of cars and alligators lining up shots.
Once I get a bird in my lens the world disappears.
Lynda




As always I have loved looking at your photos. Keep up the good work.

I used to know a guy who was into bird sighting & got a job taking tourists to where-ever as a bird watching guide - part of some tourist adventure package. Talk about the perfect job for a bird enthusiast.

[Kateykat]

thanks for the link Lyn, I have saved it to my favorites and will be reading through it tonight when the fids and kids are in bed

[Tiki]

Oh wow! Check out this ecotour to Indonesia!

http://www.indonesian-parrot-project.org/eco/upcomingtrips.html

And it's not even that expensive, the price includes airfare from LAX so I assume Aussies getting their own flights just pay the $1500? :drool: :drool:

[GINICH]

Lynda, Did you say you were putting up more pictures soon? How about some of the Rescue birds past and present?

[Lynjupiter]

This is Blossom and Bob. Blossom is the sun and Bob is the jenday. Blossom is just a total sweetheart. Bob loves to dance. He will run up to you and start bobbing which means sing and dance with me.
Lynda

[Lynjupiter]

My infamous Sammy Quaker and Bandit the nanday pair. They are my favorites by far.

[Lynjupiter]

Poor Paco. This bird is a hard case. He has terrorized and scarred every volunteer. He is majorly cage aggresive and very undependable. when he first came in he was sweet as sugar. His mom adored him. But she gave him up when her SO developed a horrible lung disease. Paco is just one angry angry bird.
I can hold him in a separate darkened room away from his cage and the other birds. But let him hear the other quakers and boom. When he bites he takes a large chunk out of you. Paco speaks spanish and english, he has a large vocabulary.

[Lynjupiter]

This is Taz the AG.I am going to be heart broken when he is gone. Taz is a wild caught 14+ YO African grey. He is a wonderful talker, does the perfect cell phone, roots for the Gators ( Go Gators he says) and I am teaching him his ABCs. So far he has down ABCD R Q ZeeeeeeLMNOP in that order :)

[JP]

holy cow WOW!!! What a flock! Paco sounds like a real bad ass!! (figuratively speaking that is) My kind of bird. :)

[Tiki]

What a bunch of beauties! Lynda, you were instrumental in me deciding to add a Nanday to my flock. It was seeing Sammy and Bandit togther! My Ixchel and Chaska adore each other. Ixchel also adores Yaxche, Chaska is OK with him but she loves Ixchel.

[Archive]

Here is one I bet few of you have ever seen. I am still working on the pictures but here are a few. The Tanygnathus or Great Billed Parrot . They come from the forest of Indonesia. They are doing well in the wild but in captivity they are dying out and rarely seen. No one has ever got their diet down quite right and in captivity they have a life span of 20 years or less.

It was not an ideal setting for a parrot shoot but I would not pass up an oppurtunity I might not get again.
Lynda

OMG! It is AMAZING! I have never seen one of these before. I'm in complete AWE!

All of your photos are amazing, actually...

[Lynjupiter]

holy cow WOW!!! What a flock! Paco sounds like a real bad ass!! (figuratively speaking that is) My kind of bird. :)

LOL those are only a select few. I still have more pictures to put up. You want Paco? LOL He is quite the handful.

[Lynjupiter]

What a bunch of beauties! Lynda, you were instrumental in me deciding to add a Nanday to my flock. It was seeing Sammy and Bandit togther! My Ixchel and Chaska adore each other. Ixchel also adores Yaxche, Chaska is OK with him but she loves Ixchel.


Nandays and quakers are just the perfect match up. The nandays even and gentle temper balance out the unpredictability of the quaker LOL Wait until you see the tiels we have. They are stunning beauties.

[GINICH]

You want Paco? LOL He is quite the handful.

Awww, y'know I was falling for Paco but I already have Shrek, who is such a cuddly and quiet fella that he hardly fits the profile of a Quaker. :angel: Paco was a really responsive little guy when I went to the rescue one day and started talking Spanish to him. He fluffed up and made kissy noises when I said " Di me un Beso? " :gimmekiss: I think he is missing his salsa music and mamacita-he really needs a new home.:quaker: Maybe you should put the Latin soap operas on for him in the afternoon, lol.:drama: :giggle:

[Archive]

Here is one I bet few of you have ever seen. I am still working on the pictures but here are a few. The Tanygnathus or Great Billed Parrot . They come from the forest of Indonesia. They are doing well in the wild but in captivity they are dying out and rarely seen. No one has ever got their diet down quite right and in captivity they have a life span of 20 years or less.

It was not an ideal setting for a parrot shoot but I would not pass up an oppurtunity I might not get again.
Lynda

OMG here they are! How could I have missed them?! Such gorgeous photos! I didn't know those birds were so HUGE!

I spoke with the woman who runs the Tanygnathus Society. She lives about 20 miles North of me. She has some wonderful recipes for the GBP.

[Lynjupiter]

They are big. As big as an eclectus but stockier. Just really think it over before you get one. A lot of research needs to be done before these birds should be kept as pets. They are very fragile.
Lynda

OMG here they are! How could I have missed them?! Such gorgeous photos! I didn't know those birds were so HUGE!

I spoke with the woman who runs the Tanygnathus Society. She lives about 20 miles North of me. She has some wonderful recipes for the GBP.