Right now Salty is.....

[wrench13]

LOL, yeah also when asked if he was real, I would say no, I am actually working him with this string right here ( and showed them the end of the leash).

 

[wrench13]

Salty and I at the Long Island Pirate Festival on Fathers Day

http://www.parrotforums.com/members/wrench13-albums-salty-pics-picture18168-al-salty.html

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

Al..for some reason I particularly like the picture of Salty and Amy making out







Jim

 

[SailBoat]

Salty and I at the Long Island Pirate Festival on Fathers Day

http://www.parrotforums.com/members/wrench13-albums-salty-pics-picture18168-al-salty.html

The World is a Better Place when one knows that an Amazon has your back (shoulder)! That is ever more true when that Amazon is Salty!!!

Great Photo Al!

 

[Anansi]

Salty's a harness veteran now?!? Most impressive, Al! I know you and Salty both put a LOT of work into making that happen, so congratulations!

 

[wrench13]

Thank you! Salty is proof that with love and persitance any thing is possible

 

[Ladyhawk]

Salty and I at the Long Island Pirate Festival on Fathers Day

http://www.parrotforums.com/members/wrench13-albums-salty-pics-picture18168-al-salty.html

Very handsome! Both of you.

 

[Ladyhawk]

Right now Salty is recuperatin from a day in the Sun and his first real pirate event. He went into his harness 3 times ( and only bit me lightly once). He had his picture taken I dont know how many times. Most asked question "Is he real?" Answer "Yes he is, and so are the poops on my back". I have some pics coming. ALl in all he was a very good boy, didnt bite any children and was pretty mellow.

What happens at a pirate event? I love the sea and go whale watching as often as my budget will permit. Due to recent vet bills and a sudden and somewhat unexpected parrot acquisition, that may be awhile.

With his harness, is it safe for Salty to ride a boat? I guess that depends upon where you are. The waters of Monterey Bay can be quite rough. I can imagine you and Salty on warm calm seas dotted with islands of white sand.

I am impressed with your patience. You are so good with Salty and he obviously responds very well to you. I love the slide trick and his silly laugh. The harness may very well be a more impressive trick. For that one, I'm going to need your patience. I'm so sure my baby's a girl, I got a pink harness. For her sake I hope I'm right. XD

Back when Gabby and I were in college, each dorm had to put together some kind of float and that float had to include feathers because the school mascot was a bird. We were Dorm I, so I recommended a pirate theme with a boat float. Gabby provided the feathers. I was the captain of the boat and when I asked which dormitory was the best, everyone replied, "I, I, captain."

Yeah, it was a little cheesy, but I thought it should have won the contest. Feathers were an integral part of our float and they were on a living bird. All the winning float did was take a handful of feathers and throw them in the air at their presentation. The feathers had nothing to do with their float. They must have won because their float was better-designed. Ours was better-themed and made more sense. Cheesy sense, but sense.

We need a yellow-headed Amazon emoji for the Saltys, yellow crowns, Panamas, double yellowheads and yellow napes.

 

[wrench13]

Pirate festivals. THere are a few different kinds, and some kinda mush them all together.

a) Hard core - so everything is period correct ( roughly 1680 to about 1740). Camps, clothing, music, vendors. Generally these are for the hardcore history enthusiast - the ppirate version of guys dressing up like Cicil War soldiers and having a battle.

b) Polyester Pirate event - So lots of lower level costuming - everything from the halloween store costumes to hard core. Some Renaissance Festival spill over at these, and they are the most common type of event. Camps are still required to be close to period correct ( no pop up tents or Colemann stoves visible)

c) Combination of the 2 above - our favorite ones. No one is stitch counting - what we call the insane ones who want to know iif your breeches have hand poured pewter buttons.

We can play music for all 3 types, doing real actual sea music from 1680 ( but boring) or we can do songs from every pirate movie ever made ( more fun but too commercial)
or we can play any one of the 120 original songs and fiddle tunes that are pirate related.

The Brigands: Pirate Music and Black Powder Cannons: Home for a closer look.

 

[Kentuckienne]

Pirate festivals. THere are a few different kinds, and some kinda mush them all together.

a) Hard core - so everything is period correct ( roughly 1680 to about 1740). Camps, clothing, music, vendors. Generally these are for the hardcore history enthusiast - the ppirate version of guys dressing up like Cicil War soldiers and having a battle.

b) Polyester Pirate event - So lots of lower level costuming - everything from the halloween store costumes to hard core. Some Renaissance Festival spill over at these, and they are the most common type of event. Camps are still required to be close to period correct ( no pop up tents or Colemann stoves visible)

c) Combination of the 2 above - our favorite ones. No one is stitch counting - what we call the insane ones who want to know iif your breeches have hand poured pewter buttons.

We can play music for all 3 types, doing real actual sea music from 1680 ( but boring) or we can do songs from every pirate movie ever made ( more fun but too commercial)
or we can play any one of the 120 original songs and fiddle tunes that are pirate related.

The Brigands: Pirate Music and Black Powder Cannons: Home for a closer look.

I went to the Brigands website and learned they are not so much pirates as "preemptive marine salvage experts"...

 

[Inger]

Pirate festivals. THere are a few different kinds, and some kinda mush them all together.

a) Hard core - so everything is period correct ( roughly 1680 to about 1740). Camps, clothing, music, vendors. Generally these are for the hardcore history enthusiast - the ppirate version of guys dressing up like Cicil War soldiers and having a battle.

b) Polyester Pirate event - So lots of lower level costuming - everything from the halloween store costumes to hard core. Some Renaissance Festival spill over at these, and they are the most common type of event. Camps are still required to be close to period correct ( no pop up tents or Colemann stoves visible)

c) Combination of the 2 above - our favorite ones. No one is stitch counting - what we call the insane ones who want to know iif your breeches have hand poured pewter buttons.

We can play music for all 3 types, doing real actual sea music from 1680 ( but boring) or we can do songs from every pirate movie ever made ( more fun but too commercial)
or we can play any one of the 120 original songs and fiddle tunes that are pirate related.

The Brigands: Pirate Music and Black Powder Cannons: Home for a closer look.

Oooooh is there a YouTube channel? You all look very friendly and charming for pirates! LOL


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[Ladyhawk]

Pirate festivals. THere are a few different kinds, and some kinda mush them all together.

a) Hard core - so everything is period correct ( roughly 1680 to about 1740). Camps, clothing, music, vendors. Generally these are for the hardcore history enthusiast - the ppirate version of guys dressing up like Cicil War soldiers and having a battle.

b) Polyester Pirate event - So lots of lower level costuming - everything from the halloween store costumes to hard core. Some Renaissance Festival spill over at these, and they are the most common type of event. Camps are still required to be close to period correct ( no pop up tents or Colemann stoves visible)

c) Combination of the 2 above - our favorite ones. No one is stitch counting - what we call the insane ones who want to know iif your breeches have hand poured pewter buttons.

We can play music for all 3 types, doing real actual sea music from 1680 ( but boring) or we can do songs from every pirate movie ever made ( more fun but too commercial)
or we can play any one of the 120 original songs and fiddle tunes that are pirate related.

The Brigands: Pirate Music and Black Powder Cannons: Home for a closer look.

Very interesting! What musical instrument do you play? I'm a vocalist. Maybe the BFA and I could join yer crew. Arrr!

 

[wrench13]

Me, I play every orchestral instrument but the double reed ones. My main instrument is fiddle though. I love it. Started on bass and guitar, but after hearing David Brombergs big band, I fell in love. That was 35 years ago.

But enough about me. Salty is the star as far as I am concerned. Yesterday, after putting his harness on, we worked on my Z3, doing an oil, oil filter and air filter change, changed out a belt pulley that was going south, and tried to get my other Z3 going (can you tell I like those cars?). Salty was such a good boy, fascinated by all the action, not chewing on his harness at all. Not afraid of any tools or wrenches, I swear if I had little tiny tools he would have jumped right in and started tightening stuff up. He gets more and more used to putting on and taking off the harness, with no fussing or crabbing about it. And yeah, he got a nice treat when we were done. Today, I have to take the rear wheel off my motorcycle , which is a big, dirty and dangerous job, so he will not be helping with that, hell, I don't even want to do it. He is getting a good soaking shower today, though, and some outside cage time.

 

[SailBoat]

When Amazon's start spinning wrenches, things get done!

I let my guy do the cage two month take-down. Then he watches as it gets a detained section by section wash down. When its time to spray rise it, that's when he gets back involved as he runs in and out of the misting spray assuring that every piece is proper washed. He commonly just watches during the reassembly until its time to install the perches and hanging toys - then he is back in there directing.

Amazon's have way more Fun!

 

[wrench13]

Since we started to give Salty his wet foods outside his cage, from his hanging boingy thingy, the need to clean his cage is kinda gone . Still have to clean the bottom grate, but no more the whole cage.

 

[Ladyhawk]

Salty is an amazing little bird. I like hearing about the music and vehicle repairs, too.

 

[wrench13]

Well this summer Salty will get a lot more socializing. I plan on taking him to a lot more events since he has finally accepted his harness. Once I get the Z3 convertible going , we'll be traveling the best Salty likes. Top down, windows down, PAC O BIRD propped up on a cooler, firmly seat belted in, moving faster then we should be. He even sings once in awhile. Not too keen on car travel otherwise, and nite driving just plain scares the nutriberries right out of him.

He's officially a turn coat too. Last nite I fell asleep way early, and Geri ran thru his whole training routine, Salty only refused one trick, the roll over. I guess that takes a certain amount of trust or something. But what was pretty funny, when Geri would ask him to give her something (bell, ball, a lambie or a cup) instead of giving it to her, he walked over r to the side of the training table and pitched over the side. Hee hee good boy, Salty.

 

[GaleriaGila]

Coolio new photo, Mr. Wrench!
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ladyhawk]

But what was pretty funny, when Geri would ask him to give her something (bell, ball, a lambie or a cup) instead of giving it to her, he walked over r to the side of the training table and pitched over the side. Hee hee good boy, Salty.

Genuine belly laugh! XD XD XD

 

[wrench13]

We were watching parrot videos this afternoon (Salty and I), and the funniest thing is that for certain videos, he would say "Hi" and introduce himself "Salty", but not for others. And, he always looks behind the monitor to find the birdy. And he talks the most to videos of himself, the ham. Hope everyone had a nice weekend!