Audrey's first venture outside.

[kc_y0]

I took her out for a short trip on the harness for the first time. She was a little nervous but I think she enjoyed it lol!

 

[mnkeastman]

Aww she looks happy, very pretty bird

 

[roxynoodle]

She is so beautiful! I bet she loved it!

 

[Sadie]

That's adorable! She looks very happy!

 

[luvmytooo]

Wow ! She looks beautiful , definitely take a picture , the green grass really makes her color pop

 

[FutureDVM]

She is simply gorgeous! She really looks like she's smiling in that picture

 

[Mare Miller]

Beautiful bird! Can she fly? And, how long is her leash?

 

[MickeysMom]

She looks very happy!

I just ordered a harness for Mickey. When it warms up we're gonna try taking him out, I hope it goes as well for us as it did for you

 

[kc_y0]

Thanks very much everyone! She cant fly, her wings are clipped.

Good luck with Mickey and the harness! I hope it goes smoothly!

 

[mysteryfoxes]

She's gorgeous.

 

[mtdoramike]

An Eclectus can still fly pretty darn well even with a wing clipping because of the size of their wings. Also, most groomers won't clip an Eclectus to drastically because of the weigh and size of their body. The same goes for African Grey's.

I see on Craigslist every now and again in my area where either an Eclectus, African Grey or Macaw has flew the coop. The Owners even put in their ad that the birds wings had been clipped. They may not be able to fly for long distances, but far enough that they could get out of sight.

That is why I will not take Mac or Tiki outside unless they are in a travel cage. But I have been considering a harness though.

 

[kc_y0]

That is true, Audrey can still get a pretty long distance for clipped wings lol! She just can't fly up that well.

I think I will always be on the safe side with Audrey and use a harness when I take her outside. Even if I have complete trust she wont try to fly away something could always spook her and she might freak out and fly off and anything could happen.