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Two African Grey parrots:
Fixie, turning four later this month:
Loves behaving as mischievously as she possible can, including hanging upside down with her talons buried deep into your clothing/skin (yep, hurts like hell). She hates showering and will stay angry for hours after I attempt getting the dust out of her feathers with the help of a little harmless water. (Fixie: Something that kills poor innocent parrots isn't exactly 'harmless'). She loves human food and will, if keeping leftovers on the kitchen bench, force the kitchen door open through her own methods, just to dive into the pans head first. See why this behavior is a little contradictory to her no-shower policy? She has perfected her door opening skills enough to open any closed door, which means I rarely get a second to myself. Try studying around a parrot that is convinced your pencil is
hers and noone else's. My keyboard is missing about 15 keys, but at least she's bringing forth my creative sides. Will attack your feet if they're socked and above the ground (resting in the couch, for example). She loves being cuddled more than anything, and will do just about anything to receive hour-long cuddles from me.
Plupp, three and a half years old:
Prefers to sit as high above the ground as possible, which means the curtain rods are perfect for perching. While invisible (at least he thinks he is), he sneakily and carefully destroys the wallpaper. He loves water, both for drinking and bathing, and he makes these unexplainably cute little noises when swallowing. He also loves biting people's noses. Hard. Wearing accessories around Plupp is a enormously huge no-no, as it transforms him into a miniature T-Rex (also known as the new species P-Rex) and will do a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g to destroy your earrings/necklaces/bracelets. To say it's difficult wearing my glasses around him is nothing but sugar-coating the reality. Plupp is however a bit more cautious than Fixie; when she explores just about anything and everything (her life is one big adventure), Plupp watches from a safe distance. If her adventuring looks fun enough, he joins her. He's also got a not-so-secret crush on Fixie, and she does not turn his flirting down in a gentle way.
Children.