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		<title>By: Vicki</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vicki</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have a double yellow head amazon named Tequila.  I got him from the breeder and hand fed him thelast few weeks til his feathers grew in and he switched to parrot feed.  He also loves chicken and turkey, and most fruits and veggies, we always share part of our dinner. 

Since he has always been int the kitchen area, and near the phonem he talks like crazy,.  Calls out people&#039;s names, says hellow when the phone rings, asks &quot;do you want to go outside&#039; when he hears me let the dogs out of their crate.  He is awesome, and 24 years old now.  

he terrified the first poodle and cat we had when he joined the family, taking their toys and pulling the cat&#039;s tale to chase her from her food.

He spent many summer daysw outside with me by the water fountain, until he was about 12 years old, then even with clipped flight feathers he was strong enough to fly .  Now he is outside in his large cage, and loose when we can watch him in the house.  He follows me to whatvever room I go to, climbing up the comforter to sit on my shoulder and croon to me.

Awesome bird needing alot of hands on attention.  If I have been busy for a few days, I can count on a good nip on the finger to let me know just what he thinks about the neglect lol.

But then he loves me scratching his head and chest, and cuddling him close.  My daughter is anxiously waiting for Tequila as part of her inheritance.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a double yellow head amazon named Tequila.  I got him from the breeder and hand fed him thelast few weeks til his feathers grew in and he switched to parrot feed.  He also loves chicken and turkey, and most fruits and veggies, we always share part of our dinner. </p>
<p>Since he has always been int the kitchen area, and near the phonem he talks like crazy,.  Calls out people&#8217;s names, says hellow when the phone rings, asks &#8220;do you want to go outside&#8217; when he hears me let the dogs out of their crate.  He is awesome, and 24 years old now.  </p>
<p>he terrified the first poodle and cat we had when he joined the family, taking their toys and pulling the cat&#8217;s tale to chase her from her food.</p>
<p>He spent many summer daysw outside with me by the water fountain, until he was about 12 years old, then even with clipped flight feathers he was strong enough to fly .  Now he is outside in his large cage, and loose when we can watch him in the house.  He follows me to whatvever room I go to, climbing up the comforter to sit on my shoulder and croon to me.</p>
<p>Awesome bird needing alot of hands on attention.  If I have been busy for a few days, I can count on a good nip on the finger to let me know just what he thinks about the neglect lol.</p>
<p>But then he loves me scratching his head and chest, and cuddling him close.  My daughter is anxiously waiting for Tequila as part of her inheritance.</p>
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		<title>By: anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i just got an 8 month old amazon parrot 5 hours ago and he was a really scared...so i tried petting him but he would try to bite me so i tried feeding him with my hand and he took a try... it was time for him to sleep so i had to begin my training/bonding tomarrow xD</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i just got an 8 month old amazon parrot 5 hours ago and he was a really scared&#8230;so i tried petting him but he would try to bite me so i tried feeding him with my hand and he took a try&#8230; it was time for him to sleep so i had to begin my training/bonding tomarrow xD</p>
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		<title>By: beverley</title>
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		<dc:creator>beverley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>need help my parrot keeps choking i got him of my mum 2 years ago as she had 2 go in 2 a home i have no idea on how 2 look after him he comes to me and no 1 else he dosnt talk he is 12 years old why does he choke all the time</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>need help my parrot keeps choking i got him of my mum 2 years ago as she had 2 go in 2 a home i have no idea on how 2 look after him he comes to me and no 1 else he dosnt talk he is 12 years old why does he choke all the time</p>
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		<title>By: Aidan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Aidan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Look after my friends Amazon when he goes away and I love it! He talks, is friendly and I feel a definite bond. Want to get my own but dont have much experience with parrots. Need to know what my options are? Would like a pretty bird, one that does have the abillity to talk, not too loud, (Oscar is very loud when he knows Im home. Doesnt bother me but I do worry about neighbours as I live in an apartment) and price, I dont mind paying if its the right bird but only earn an average salary. Would defineatly get alot of attention, love animals and staying in apartment limits my options. Have always wanted a parrot since I was a kid. I think its time ;-) please help?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look after my friends Amazon when he goes away and I love it! He talks, is friendly and I feel a definite bond. Want to get my own but dont have much experience with parrots. Need to know what my options are? Would like a pretty bird, one that does have the abillity to talk, not too loud, (Oscar is very loud when he knows Im home. Doesnt bother me but I do worry about neighbours as I live in an apartment) and price, I dont mind paying if its the right bird but only earn an average salary. Would defineatly get alot of attention, love animals and staying in apartment limits my options. Have always wanted a parrot since I was a kid. I think its time <img src='http://www.parrots-as-pets.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />  please help?</p>
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		<title>By: I want one! Amazon parrot :) &#171; Viljem Klemen is!</title>
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		<dc:creator>I want one! Amazon parrot :) &#171; Viljem Klemen is!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Pat Naab</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pat Naab</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I had a blue front that I took out of a rescue center back in 2001. I had him for 5 wonderful years but he was not good with children or my husband, just me. He passed away in 2006. I miss him deeply. I just got another amazon. He is a single yellow head. Very bad conditions at his last home. I think it will take me months to really bond with him but his second day here, he let me scratch his head. It is a start. I happen to love amazons. They can be difficult during season but they are wonderful birds. I agree, not everyone can own one, but the people that can&#039;t, don&#039;t know what they are missing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had a blue front that I took out of a rescue center back in 2001. I had him for 5 wonderful years but he was not good with children or my husband, just me. He passed away in 2006. I miss him deeply. I just got another amazon. He is a single yellow head. Very bad conditions at his last home. I think it will take me months to really bond with him but his second day here, he let me scratch his head. It is a start. I happen to love amazons. They can be difficult during season but they are wonderful birds. I agree, not everyone can own one, but the people that can&#8217;t, don&#8217;t know what they are missing.</p>
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		<title>By: Cat Burke</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cat Burke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We have owned our Double yellow headed amazon for eight years.  He was only six months old when we brought him home (we don&#039;t know if it is male or female, and it doesn&#039;t matter to us!).  He is the light of our lives!  He greets our children each morning by name (he does not repeat what he hears, but can actually identify each child), laughs at our jokes (most of them from our youngest, who doesn&#039;t quite understand they are supposed to be funny), dances to classical music (He looks like they conductor of the orchestra, moving his foot to the beat, and bobbing his head, and swaying), enjoys friday night pizza (he sits on his perch in the center of the table eating and talking and laughing with the kids).  He knows that mommy is the dominant member of the family, he listens and obeys just like a good child should.  When he is scared, he will lean in and hide his face in my shirt.  But he loves daddy the most.  Every day at 5pm he begins to get excited and chatter because he&#039;s waiting for daddy to get home.  And the minute my husband walks in, he runs straight to the birdcage for his kisses, and tickles the birds belly and they both laugh!  Our experience with this bird has been one of absolute awe - at what a highly intelligent,  funny, and loving animal it truly is.  It is true, just as with EVERY animal, you must be careful with children around. Their beaks are incredibly strong, and sometimes they have bad days, just like we do.  But with a good FAMILY, and lots of LOVE, and enough ATTENTION, these birds are more like adopting a small child.  Ours now has such an extensive vocabulary that I honestly couldn&#039;t count the number of words, but what amazes us is how he really &quot;talks&quot; to us, sometimes he can carry on a full conversation.  I heard him talking to the UPS guy for over 10 minutes one day before the man realized he was talking to a bird!  He will out live me and my husband, and our children will have to fight over who gets to take him next, because he is loved by all!  I highly recommend amazons for wonderful people with lots of love and happiness in their lives.  Because those are the only homes these birds deserve. We are the lucky ones - to have be honored by having an amazon in our home!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have owned our Double yellow headed amazon for eight years.  He was only six months old when we brought him home (we don&#8217;t know if it is male or female, and it doesn&#8217;t matter to us!).  He is the light of our lives!  He greets our children each morning by name (he does not repeat what he hears, but can actually identify each child), laughs at our jokes (most of them from our youngest, who doesn&#8217;t quite understand they are supposed to be funny), dances to classical music (He looks like they conductor of the orchestra, moving his foot to the beat, and bobbing his head, and swaying), enjoys friday night pizza (he sits on his perch in the center of the table eating and talking and laughing with the kids).  He knows that mommy is the dominant member of the family, he listens and obeys just like a good child should.  When he is scared, he will lean in and hide his face in my shirt.  But he loves daddy the most.  Every day at 5pm he begins to get excited and chatter because he&#8217;s waiting for daddy to get home.  And the minute my husband walks in, he runs straight to the birdcage for his kisses, and tickles the birds belly and they both laugh!  Our experience with this bird has been one of absolute awe &#8211; at what a highly intelligent,  funny, and loving animal it truly is.  It is true, just as with EVERY animal, you must be careful with children around. Their beaks are incredibly strong, and sometimes they have bad days, just like we do.  But with a good FAMILY, and lots of LOVE, and enough ATTENTION, these birds are more like adopting a small child.  Ours now has such an extensive vocabulary that I honestly couldn&#8217;t count the number of words, but what amazes us is how he really &#8220;talks&#8221; to us, sometimes he can carry on a full conversation.  I heard him talking to the UPS guy for over 10 minutes one day before the man realized he was talking to a bird!  He will out live me and my husband, and our children will have to fight over who gets to take him next, because he is loved by all!  I highly recommend amazons for wonderful people with lots of love and happiness in their lives.  Because those are the only homes these birds deserve. We are the lucky ones &#8211; to have be honored by having an amazon in our home!</p>
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		<title>By: Phyllis Martin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Phyllis Martin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have several types of Amazon parrots and I agree they are not a recommended pet for everyone. I do not encourage people with small children to purchase an Amazon due to the aggressive behavior Amazons can exhibit when they mature. As you mentioned Amazons usually bond with one member of the family so a family with children cannot devote the time needed to ensure the Amazon parrot becomes a part of the family environment. Many breeders of Amazon parrots are selling out their birds because of the low marketability of the birds. We are seeing a decline in many of the used-to-be common species of Amazons, such as the Red Lored, Spectacled (White-fronted) and Orange winged Amazon. I fear that many of the Amazon species are going to become rare in captivity here in the U.S. as breeding stock dies out. Most of the Amazons were imported into the U.S. during the 70s and 80s. People who acquired these Amazons as pets back then usually keep them in the family for quite a while (30 to 40 years) as these birds are great talkers. Sadly many of these Amazon parrots are sitting in a small parrot cage and never get out to spread their wings as the saying goes. Even with what most believe is poor quality of life, these Amazons are living into their 50s. The groups of Amazons we have truly enjoy a rainy day - they spread their wings and take full advantage of a good bath, yelling and flapping their wings for 15 minutes or more. Great fun to watch them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have several types of Amazon parrots and I agree they are not a recommended pet for everyone. I do not encourage people with small children to purchase an Amazon due to the aggressive behavior Amazons can exhibit when they mature. As you mentioned Amazons usually bond with one member of the family so a family with children cannot devote the time needed to ensure the Amazon parrot becomes a part of the family environment. Many breeders of Amazon parrots are selling out their birds because of the low marketability of the birds. We are seeing a decline in many of the used-to-be common species of Amazons, such as the Red Lored, Spectacled (White-fronted) and Orange winged Amazon. I fear that many of the Amazon species are going to become rare in captivity here in the U.S. as breeding stock dies out. Most of the Amazons were imported into the U.S. during the 70s and 80s. People who acquired these Amazons as pets back then usually keep them in the family for quite a while (30 to 40 years) as these birds are great talkers. Sadly many of these Amazon parrots are sitting in a small parrot cage and never get out to spread their wings as the saying goes. Even with what most believe is poor quality of life, these Amazons are living into their 50s. The groups of Amazons we have truly enjoy a rainy day &#8211; they spread their wings and take full advantage of a good bath, yelling and flapping their wings for 15 minutes or more. Great fun to watch them.</p>
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