Anyone wanna see a bird and a Christmas Cactus that's 4 months late?

Deja Q

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Sun Apr-03-05 08:33 PM
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Anyone wanna see a bird and a Christmas Cactus that's 4 months late?

(I do hate shadows!)

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KittyWampus

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Sun Apr-03-05 08:37 PM
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1. Nice Crisp Photos. Very Pretty Bird. Can I Have Some Feathers?

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RevolutionaryActs

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Sun Apr-03-05 08:39 PM
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2. Gorgeous. Both are just gorgeous.

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mhr

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Sun Apr-03-05 08:45 PM
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3. Great Photos - What Camera Gear Are You Using?

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Deja Q

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Sun Apr-03-05 08:48 PM
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4. Well,

Sony Mavica CD500 digital camera, with manual aperture and shutter settings...

Thanks to its uber-bright flash, I had to cover it with my finger to reduce intensity (though one pic of the cactus was deliberately overexposed).

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mhr

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Sun Apr-03-05 09:01 PM
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6. Well Tell Zoe That He Or She Is A Very Pretty Bird.

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Sun Apr-03-05 08:57 PM
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5. Beautiful looking Senegal.

Here's mine.

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Deja Q

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Sun Apr-03-05 09:05 PM
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7. Yours is a gorgeous bird, too! How young is she?

Some claim Senegals are dimorphic; the female's orange/yellow extending farther up than the male (who sports the "V" pattern)... still, they're beautiful as they are, regardless!

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Sun Apr-03-05 09:19 PM
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8. She is a he.

At least I'm convinced of it (by the "V" pattern you mean the vent feathers?). If not by markings, at least by attitude and demeanor.

I'm guessing he's about 12 years old; he's banded, but I forget the exact date right off hand.

Right now, he's talking, chattering away and screeching to be let out of his cage.

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Deja Q

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Sun Apr-03-05 09:35 PM
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9. Ah. He would have laid an egg by now if he was a she too... Also,

Edited on Sun Apr-03-05 10:28 PM by HypnoToad

:-)

Mine's 8 years old.

Also, I recently bought a particular toy for Zoe. After 3 days of trepidation, he's since been playing with it NONSTOP:

http://www.petco.com/product_info.asp?familyid=11195&sku=1894031023&tab=4&dept_id=2122&c1=2093&c2=2122&c3=&ct1=Conure+%26+Small+Parrot&ct2=Toys&ct3=

Edited: Spelling errors

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Kat45

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Sun Apr-03-05 10:24 PM
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10. Sounds like a senegal.

Although the trepidation can easily last more than 3 days. :-)

He is a pretty bird.

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Deja Q

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Mon Apr-04-05 07:32 AM
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11. Thanks!

And that's certainly true; while Senegals can be boisterous and even terrify Macaws, they have quite the yellow streak that definitely defies description.

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Mon Apr-04-05 07:36 AM
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13. I take it those birds are from Senegal.

Hence the name. I've never heard of that species of parrot. They are nice looking.

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DS1

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Mon Apr-04-05 07:34 AM
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12. I LOVE the lighting on the cactus

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curlyred

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Mon Apr-04-05 08:59 AM
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14. my dad has an Easter cactus

I kid you not. When what I thought was my christmas cactus started blooming at Thanksgiving, we started looking at all the different varieties on the internet.....main difference is the shape of the leaves. My cactus is indeed a Thanksgiving cactus. And my dad's is in full bloom right now too.

Interesting - he just returned from a cruise from Florida to California through the Panama Canal....he said in Jamaica, there are Christmas cacti as big as trees.

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Deja Q

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Mon Apr-04-05 03:01 PM
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18. Now that's a huge Xmas Cactus! I wonder how they get so big...

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Mon Apr-04-05 09:01 AM
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15. Now, that is truth in advertising

Nice pics, man.

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bertha katzenengel

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Mon Apr-04-05 09:06 AM
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16. So THAT's what those cacti are supposed to look like when they bloom!

Fabulous photos, Toad. Thanks!

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Mon Apr-04-05 09:09 AM
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17. I love Sennies.

:loveya:

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