Hello from South Florida

[LilChodi954]

Hello everyone! We would like to introduce our 'forever bird' - Adelita!

Adelita is a 9 year old male - Double Yellowhead Amazon. Adelita’s previous owner surrendered him to the aviary for consignment. We were originally looking for a baby bird but immediately realized that Adelita had a special bond with my wife. We purchased him on January 1, 2014.

We learned that Adelita was a male after DNA testing. His prior owner left Adelita’s aviary vet information at the store so we were able to continue with the same amazing vet. Adelita was not a hand bird and when we got him his vocabulary consisted of “What’s Up”. He now says, “Hi”, "Hello" and “I love you Little Chodi”. He also barks like a dog, does car alarms and giggles like Sponge Bob when he has a bath/shower.

“Little Chodi” travels with us between South and Central Florida and has a large cage in each home. He is learning to play with toys and also now allows us to pet him. He will “perch” easily on our arms and will sit in our laps.
He has been an amazing addition to our family and we love him dearly.

 

[thekarens]

Welcome! Beautiful DYH you have there. It's wonderful when a bird picks you like yours picked your wife. Sounds like he's a great addition to your family.

 

[Allee]

Welcome to the forum! Your DYH is a real beauty. So nice that he is traveling with you and saying new words. Looking forward to more pics.

 

[RavensGryf]

Welcome! That's a beautiful DYH you have

 

[henpecked]

Welcome to the forum. What avian vet do you use? Loads of good info here on the forum, hope to see you around. BTW thanks for giving an older zon a new home.

 

[LilChodi954]

Welcome! Beautiful DYH you have there. It's wonderful when a bird picks you like yours picked your wife. Sounds like he's a great addition to your family.

Hi thekarens - Thank you for the kind words. I agree with you on the bird picking us (my wife). I could never explain in it words but completely understood it when we saw it. He's a perfect match and we love him!

 

[LilChodi954]

Welcome to the forum! Your DYH is a real beauty. So nice that he is traveling with you and saying new words. Looking forward to more pics.

Hi Allee - Thank you! We will definitely be sharing more pictures! Happy 4th of July! :42:

 

[LilChodi954]

Welcome! That's a beautiful DYH you have

Hi RavensGryf - Thank you!

 

[LilChodi954]

Welcome to the forum. What avian vet do you use? Loads of good info here on the forum, hope to see you around. BTW thanks for giving an older zon a new home.

Hi henpecked - Thank you for the kind words! My wife and I have used the forum for the last 6 months in trying to better understand our new family addition. The forum has been great! We finally decided to take the plunge and share our happiness with others!

We use Dr. Don J. Harris at Avian Exotic Animal Medical Center in South Miami.

Avian & Exotic - Animal Medical Center - Miami, FL

Happy 4th of July! :42:

 

[JerseyWendy]

Welcome to the forum, and THANK YOU for sharing your story. Truly heartwarming!!!

He is a GORGEOUS bird! Yeah, I'm a bit partial to Amazons myself.

Happy Independence Day to you, too!

 

[LilChodi954]

Welcome to the forum, and THANK YOU for sharing your story. Truly heartwarming!!!

He is a GORGEOUS bird! Yeah, I'm a bit partial to Amazons myself.

Happy Independence Day to you, too!

Hi JerseyWendy - Thank you! We love your signature line - you have beautiful birds!

Happy 4th to you too! :42:

 

[Ducatimom]

Welcome to the forum guys! Glad you decided to join. Ducati and I look forward to hearing updates and seeing lots of pics.

 

[henpecked]

Hey wendy, how about those yellow "pants" on Little Chodi ?? He sure is a good looking DYH. Are you sure he's only 10 ? Is he a California bird or from this area? My zon likes to travel in the truck with me, go places,do things. Your lucky to have a good AV that knows your bird.See you around on the forum. (Amazon Section)

 

[Terry57]

Hello and welcome! Adelita is gorgeous! It is so wonderful that he picked your wife
Looking forward to hearing more about him and seeing more pics...so glad you joined us!

 

[LilChodi954]

Welcome to the forum guys! Glad you decided to join. Ducati and I look forward to hearing updates and seeing lots of pics.

Hi Ducatimom - Thank you! We look forward to sharing and enjoying the forum. Congrats on Ducati - you have a good lookin' birdie!

 

[LilChodi954]

Hello and welcome! Adelita is gorgeous! It is so wonderful that he picked your wife
Looking forward to hearing more about him and seeing more pics...so glad you joined us!

Hi Terry57 - Thank you! We look forward to sharing with the forum. We like your signature line - you have beautiful bird family!

 

[LilChodi954]

Hey wendy, how about those yellow "pants" on Little Chodi ?? He sure is a good looking DYH. Are you sure he's only 10 ? Is he a California bird or from this area? My zon likes to travel in the truck with me, go places,do things. Your lucky to have a good AV that knows your bird.See you around on the forum. (Amazon Section)

Hi henpecked - according to the information at the aviary and the vet's medical chart he's 9 years old. His hatch date was April 9, 2005. We do not know where he was born. The aviary says that he was not originally bought from them and the medical chart makes no mention of the place of birth.

Little Chodi has become a natural on road trips - we feel blessed that he takes to it well. He goes everywhere with us!

We will definitely see you in the Amazon Section! :25_coolgu

 

[Ellen]

Adelita is a beautiful bird! Glad that he is such a sweet addition to your family

 

[LilChodi954]

Adelita is a beautiful bird! Glad that he is such a sweet addition to your family

Hi Ellen - Thank you!

 

[Allee]

I hope your family is having a wonderful Independence Day weekend with Little Chodi!