Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Meet Loretta

So my Mum took her dog for a walk a few months ago and didn't get half way round the block when this Rainbow Lorikeet flies onto her shoulder. She walked back home with it sitting there and called me. We've posted found notices for a few weeks but all to no avail. So we've decided to keep her.I'm pretty sure it's a she because she was biting at first. But she picked up very quickly that she wasn't allowed to do that and now she's a very well behaved little birdy.
Loretta loves to play with the bells in her cage, and gets on her back with a tinkle-ball in her feet and plays with it. She loves baths, and she can talk!When we bring her native flowers, she starts off by saying "What's this? What's this?" Then goes on with "Flowers!" She can whistle many different things and also say "hello, hey, oh, ok, WOW" and asks "What's up?"You can also put your finger into the cage saying "shake" and she'll repeat it back to you and shake your finger with her foot.Yep, she's a pretty cool bird.

7 comments:

Vintage Sandy said...

Loretta is a beautiful bird how very lucky she was to pick your mom's shoulder to land on seems she's found a very loving new family!!!!

Anne-Lise at Rag, Tag, Bobtail said...

She's beautiful! So now you must watch your tongue?!

Christine M said...

Loretta is lovely!

Cubby House Crafts said...

Loretta is just beautiful!
Lisa

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

She is a beauty Manda....

Jennifer Rose said...

so pretty :D nice to see a happy captive bird, they are smart creatures

val said...

lovely Loretta...I love birds and she is the reason...GORGEOUS!