Odo, my Dusky conure

This is Odo, a Dusky conure. This pic is proof that conures are goofy clowns... he is flighted, yet he still thinks he has to climb to the ground from a chair. Dork!!'


Odo again. They're very smart, and he figured out this little toy in less than a half hour. He takes all the shapes out and puts them back in the proper holes.




Interspecies flirting.


He LOVES to stare at his feet as if to say, "what the heck are these scaly things? I thought I was made of feathers!"


Here he is singing one of his enchanting songs... it goes something like this, "Screeech! Screechy screechy! Ritty irrrrd..."




He LOVES his happy hut.


Chip thief!!


One of my favorite pics... we were having a relaxing evening with the help of Mike's Hard Lemonade, and Odo decides to plop on his back and look drunk. I promise we didn't give him any, though he does indeed look drunk!

Conures are wonderful pets... not as demanding and psychologically fragile as the larger parrots, but as clownish and entertaining as they are... plus, they are very hands-on, Odo loves to be held on his back, have his head rubbed, and hide in my shirt to take a nap. He says "retty irrrd," wolf-whistles, and gives me kissy noises. I love my Odo so much.

Wow, I didn't know they were that smart..he is smarter than my one year old niece. He is really cute!!

Wow-hes beautiful I am so fasinated(sp?)..lol..with birds!! I love 'em~

Awww adorable! My sister has a Green Cheek Conure and she's a lot of fun!

He is beautiful! I'm amazed with what you say he does! And the lemonade picture is worth framing!

Odo is such a beautiful birdie, and what a silly little guy, too! These are fun photos, thank you!

Thanks, guys. He really does all that. He's such a joy.. but a lot of work... parrots require the same level of care as a dog, and they can get emotionally messed up if you don't give them attention and mental stimulation.

If you want to be amazed at how smart parrots can be, you should look up African Greys. They supposedly have the intelligence of a three to four year old human.

If you want to be amazed at how smart parrots can be, you should look up African Greys. They supposedly have the intelligence of a three to four year old human.

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In psychology we saw some videos with African Greys. They could identify colors/materials/numbers etc. It was really interesting... but I think to have one you would have to have a LOT of time to devote to them. My sister used to foster birds for bird rescue and they had one at one time. He HATED women but loved my sister's husband. They really are amazing birds.

I bet Odo and my Hahn's macaw Murphy would have a blast playing together.

beautiful bird! I'm a little scared of birds, so I'll never have one, but he looks like a blast that last pic is priceless "oh, I'm going to feel this tomorrow"