Ziggy is our yellow sided conure. She is one of the smallest conure species and the quietest. So they say!
We have had Ziggy 2 years this August. As you can see from the pictures, we have known Ziggy since she was just a fledgling. It all started the summer of 2008.
Sam and I were on the hunt for a certain color Lovebird and stopped at one of our favorite bird breeders. She did not have any lovebirds, but had a large aquarium full of these little green birds.
Sam stuck his hand in there and out he came with a baby bird. She clung to his hand with all her might. And that was that. He played with her for a few minutes while I talked to the breeder. Then we left. On the way home I noticed Sam was being so quiet. He was in tears!! (Shh, I told him I would never tell...) I thought he was hurt, so I pulled off of the road. He looked at me with tears in his eyes and said "Mom...I love her..." 
Who?" I said. "That bird", Sam replied." I laughed, relieved that he wasn't hurt in some way other then his heart. And I told him I would never tell. So when I got home, I called the breeder and asked if we could put the bird on "layaway". It would be 3 months until she was ready to go home anyway. And since it was summer, we spent a lot of time at the aviary playing with the baby bird we were now calling Ziggy. She knew Sam right away and would crawl up on his hand and hang out on his shoulder until we left, where she would cling to his shirt in protest of letting him leave, again!
Who?" I said. "That bird", Sam replied." I laughed, relieved that he wasn't hurt in some way other then his heart. And I told him I would never tell. So when I got home, I called the breeder and asked if we could put the bird on "layaway". It would be 3 months until she was ready to go home anyway. And since it was summer, we spent a lot of time at the aviary playing with the baby bird we were now calling Ziggy. She knew Sam right away and would crawl up on his hand and hang out on his shoulder until we left, where she would cling to his shirt in protest of letting him leave, again!
Ziggy is now almost 2 years old and talking up a storm. She says a number of things.
When we leave the room, she hollers Sam! Comere! She says Baby bird, dances while saying dance, dance, dance, does the crazy bird, says silly bird, pretty bird, What!!, peek a boo and what cha doin? She says some other things we have not figured out yet.
She is such a neat bird. She loves us and loves being with us. She really loves carrots, animal crackers and sharing trail mix with Troy. It's neat to see her hold things with her foot.
It is fun to watch her play with her toys and get goofy in the evening when this species is more active.
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