Mac came to our home around 3:30pm today. She was a little hesitant to enter her new cage in her quarantine room, but did come out on her own to look around from her carrier. She quickly scaled the side of the cage and went to the uppermost perch. i left her to be on her own a bit, to let her settle down. my husband went in to visit her and actually took a nap in there. seemed like things were rather calm and quiet in there.
She was given dinner around 5pm, with our other birds, and she seemed very interested in the cooked beans and corn.
After about 30 minutes i entered into her room. i talked to her in a soft, but higher pitched voice and she responded almost immediately, making her cute noises, saying "hello" in her own funny way, and giving me a good wolf whistle. i think she likes the female voice a lot. we talked, i read to her a bit from a book i found in the room, and just enjoyed eachother's company. at one point, it seemed that she was really interested in me so i approached her cage and extended my finger to her through the bars....she immediately bowed her head, touching her beak to the perch she stood on, inviting me to scratch her head. i happily did this for her and her neck feathers just puffed out showing enjoyment and contentment. i found this such a warm and beautiful gesture to me, amazed that she allowed me to scratch her head just hours after arriving at our home.
Mac is just a WONDERFUL, friendly bird. i do believe that she will not be in my care for long, since im sure that someone will soon come along and give her a forever home. she is truely a magnificent bird - beautiful and friendly!
