Syd Senegal Parrot Kipling Bag

Syd my Senegal Parrot Kipling Bag

I have noticed recently that Syd my Senegal Parrot seems to be attracted to my Kipling Bag. He first chomped off the monkey’s thumb, I thought nothing of it, now when I come home and I put the bag on the chair, somehow he manages to get onto it. He propels himself onto the open bag. I am not sure if it is because he knows when I go out I have the bag with me or he wants to come with in the bag. Bless his little head, his so cute, see the pictures, new toy I guess, I can’t say I am too happy, slightly wary, I will have to find a new bag if he chomps anything else.

Some Syd Senegal Parrot Photos

Some cute pictures here and above of dear Syddie, he has another new thing at dinner, he announces “Sleeping”, if you make a bit of noise with a plate, he says “sleeping” again. If you leave the door open and there is a bit of a draft he also complains, moaning away. I guess we all getting little quirks and a thing as we mature, Syd is 7, and he turned 7 in January I did slightly forget. The lady in the pet shop did not order his favorite parrot toy with the wooden banana, peach and another fruit object that tastes like the fruits. I guess it is imported to South Africa and the reps don’t always deliver.

Syd my beloved Senegal Parrot and sleeping

Another new things is I must go lie down on the bed next to him when he goes to sleep, I did it the one time when he was a bit dehydrated now the expects it all the time. A real little monkey he is, he understands everything you say really. I told him the other day something was at his one foot, he was looking for it, straight away I told him he reached exactly where I said. Amazing. I play Whitney Houston music to Syddie, so when he heard them playing it on the TV as they said Whitney Houston dead, he was all ears. He loves the music from the Bodyguard from Whitney, what a happening Whitney Houston 2012. I am so thankful for this little Senegal Parrot who has changed my life, taught me to love again, that things are impermanent, to live in the moment. Parrots or birds are amazing to watch really, we could learn a thing or two from them, enjoying eating his guava completely engrossed or when he drinks his berry and guava fruit juice, he closes his eyes like his savoring the moment.

Syd - Senegal Parrot 2012

Syd my Senegal Parrot over Xmas

Syddie really enjoyed going over the mountain (Ou Kaapse Weg) and coming back on Xmas Day to spend with the rest of the family. He was looking curiously at all the greenery, mountain, on the way back he could not stop whistling and talking away non stop. One little happy Senegal Parrot I must say, so grateful we took him with.

Syd the precious Senegal Parrot

Syddie loves listening to the Whispers of Happiness words by don Miguel Ruiz, there is a passage where one of the affirmations are children love to change there minds, you can change your mind you are a child, you are allowed to. I am not so sure these affirmations are good for my precious Senegal Parrot as he is starting to develop his own mind know. He wants to do things his way, he announces at dinner, sleeping, he says it several times now. Such a clever boy my Senegal Parrot Syd.

Syd-Senegal Parrot festive plans

Syd-Senegal Parrot plans for the festive season

I have to go in the car on Xmas day over the mountain, Ou Kaapse Weg, oh dear I have not driven over the mountain yet; I am a bit weary about this. I like going in the car now, getting quite used to it, my mom took me to the gas station the other day and to the shops, she just nipped in quickly.

More on the family over the Festive and me Syd-Senegal Parrot

I am going to my Uncle Michael and Aunty Jenny’s house; the whole family is going to be there. I am a bit worried about the 2 cats my Aunty Jenny has, she also has a couple a big dogs, my mom Rose will look after me. The last time they went out they left me here the whole day on my own with the music going, filled my house with food, veggies and water. I even had lots of my favorite grapes, I never touched anything the whole day, and I was teaching them a lesson. Happy Holidays!

Syd, my Senegal Parrot eating guavas

My Senegal Parrot Syd, eating as they do

I caught Syd in the act of standing on the plate, he has started taking a liking to eating off an actual plate. He probably sees us doing that, so he wants to as well, simply climbing on it to make life a bit easier I guess.

He was pretty into eating his guava, he absolutely has a craving for guavas, you can hear him crunching on the pips. I will have to buy the tinned variety at the end of the season. I already have to get him black grapes that are imported from Eqypt as it is not grape season here.

Syd, Senegal Parrot, day life

Syd was having a bad day to today, I think he got a bit dehydrated, it was a warm day. I gave him some fruit and even sprayed his beak with some water, some went in his mouth. After that he was fine I took him for a drive in the car to the nearby park to get him out for a change of scenery. He was in a great mood afterwards, whistling and all, I guess parrots are like us sometimes we just need a change of scenery.

Senegal Parrot - Syd's birthday

Syd's birthday was Sunday he turned 6 years

Wow does time fly, Syd turned 6 years on Sunday, he will be around for many years to come.
Well he did not get that special pressie, I am attempting to get him a miniature rocking horse to make into a swing to hang from the ceiling. I have not found one of those wooden basic rocking horses in the craft shops. I seen the design in that lady Tammy Gagne's lovely Senegal parrot book.

Since this year he is not so keen on my filing his nails. He gets these quirks as he grows older, I am sure they all have little things that change.

Syd in his tunnel

Syd playing with the arthroguard bottle

Syd loves anything that resembles a tunnel, I get quite creative or he does, jeans legs he likes to crawl up. The arthroguard bottle he plays with, is solid so he can't chew it, the lid can't come off, he chases it around (check out an earlier video of him chasing it) he gets so mad at it, has a fight with the bottle.

Syd eating his carrot

Syd my Senegal Parrot

Syd-my Senegal Parrot loves carrots

Syd sitting on his basket, after several sore bites I know have a basket that he absolutely adores it has a high perch. He is pretty mobile, all his toys inside, it is like his second little house.

Syd the Senegal Parrot and his visit to his Doctor

Syd, my Senegal Parrot and his favorite person his Dr, Dr

Syd, my Senegal Parrot just loves going to the Doctor, of course I mean his beloved vet. Well what can I say, when he first met her she was okay, until she cut his beak and cut his toenails. After that she was his worst enemy. So now I try and file his nails myself, not an easy task in itself. I have to make a game of it, he likes my Maybe-line mascara container which is pink and lime green. He plays with that for awhile as I try and file his nails.

Back to my Senegal Parrot Syd's visit to his Dr,Dr

Yes, well it is pretty stressful for me as well to get him in his travel box to take him, I have to throw a sarong over him to get him in. Then he goes to see her, he normally likes the assistant. Then of course he get weighed I think he is a little more that the book below recommends, but he looks pretty healthy. He had put on 3grams from the previous visit, I have got the visits down to every six months, before it was every 3 months. He is going to be six years old in January. She put him in a plastic container, minus the weight of the container of course. Then on to clipping his wings, then deworming goodies and of course his vitamin injection.

Well then its home and freedom for Syd my Senegal Parrot

He does tend to sulk at first, but gets over it quicker nowadays, he is getting naughtier as well as he get older. It must be a trait of the Senegal Parrot, chewing my belts on my jeans from behind.

Syd having fun...