Alex is snuggling with her dad and the cat

Name: Alex

Breed: Indian Ringneck Parrot

Born: October 2019

Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand

My Family

Humans:  Andrew, Nadia, Luca and Bonnie (Andrew is my favourite if I am being honest).

Fellow animals:  Jimmy (a dog), Toothless and Princess (cats), Sarge and Marge (budgies) and Turtle (a cockatiel). Yes, there are more of us than humans.

Foods:

  My Favourites

Activities:  I like to have showers/baths. I enjoy riding humans (I sit on their heads or shoulders). I like to use my sharp beak to destroy things like computer mouse wheels and cords. Tearing cardboard & paper is fun too.

Human features: I like to preen hair, beards and fingernails. Take this as a compliment. I'm curious about glasses, earrings, zips, hats and hoods.  

Foods: I love apple, carrot, kiwifruit, celery, sunflower seeds and millet. Please don't feed me.

I can walk, fly and climb. If I climb up on you I may use my beak to help pull myself up. I am not trying to bite you. I do sometimes poop on people but that is supposed to be good luck! My advice is to leave it to dry then it will brush off easily. My family call these little surprises 'birdy badges'. 

I don't really talk yet but I might when I am older. I can make a noise like a laughing sound when I hear people laugh.  I like music and I am learning some tunes. Sometimes at home I do a 'flock call' if somebody has left the room and I want to know where they are. This is what birds in the wild do too.