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Maya
10-10-2009, 05:06 PM
This is my new baby Ruby, i picked her up last week :) Isnt she precious?

http://i34.tinypic.com/n77fd.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2wbyw5f.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/2usbhbp.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/35mqx02.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/xc9fdy.jpg
lukris
10-10-2009, 06:13 PM
Hi Jess, Ruby is gorgeous! What exactly is she?

Theresa
Maya
10-10-2009, 06:58 PM
Well, when she is fully grown (in about 6 months) she will look like this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/2362033537_a4abc5e17b.jpg


A black capped lory :D


She was desperately in need of a bath when her pics were taken. They are nectar eaters, so the food you give them is sticky liquid stuff and she gets covered in it!!
lukris
10-10-2009, 07:03 PM
Lovely! Brian and i debated over what she was. We look forward to seeing how she grows.

Theresa
thunderbird8588
10-10-2009, 07:03 PM
She's realy cute Jess, how old is she.
I was glad Theresa asked what she was as i'm not too well up on birds :D
Basenjimamma
10-10-2009, 08:09 PM
How cute. She looks to be beautiful..

We have two zebrafinch babies in our little nesting box, they are about two weeks old and uglier then sin..lol.
Rita Jean
10-10-2009, 08:26 PM
Your bird is very beautiful love those colors. We have a blue fronted amazon our B just loves our bird (Sweetpea).

Rita Jean
Maya
10-10-2009, 08:48 PM
Thanks all!!

Ruby is only about 13 weeks old, she should be all feathered up in another month or so, then she just has a LOT of growing to do!!

Im pretty sure Maya would eat my birdies given half a chance...!
Vicki
10-10-2009, 09:07 PM
I love Lories. Sweet little Lorie you have.

I had a Red Lorie who ate out of the dog dish with my Basenji (mix), Cinnamon. Cinnamon crossed the Rainbow Bridge June 2008.:(

Cinnamon, aka CeCe, didn't like birds, but when the Lorie moved in and started saying "CeCe, come here!" "CeCe, go nighty." "CeCe, Mommy loves you." Cinnamon decided that the Lorie was worth befriending. They were quite a team!
noodle
10-10-2009, 09:11 PM
Wow Jess, you have quite a zoo at home, lol :D
nobarkus
10-10-2009, 11:14 PM
That's a stunning bird! The color is magnificent. Do they screech and squawk really loud?
irena
10-11-2009, 09:00 AM
Ruby is gorgeous!
I had a Budgie named Ludvik some years ago, he could tell his name and imitate some sounds. Also gived a kisses and used to sit on my nose :D.
My father used to have Fischeri's Lovebirds and Mask Lovebirds.
Maya
10-11-2009, 09:40 AM
Thanks all!

Irena - I had a pair of lovebirds years ago, they were a pair of rescues i took in. Such pretty little things, great fun to watch! Mine werent at all tame though, they can give a nasty bite!

Dan - They can be loud (like all birds) but they're generally regarded as being one of the quieter species. They are fantastic talkers. I had a rainbow lorikeet and he could sing about 5 songs (and dance along to it!!) as well as having a vocabulary of about 200 words. The black capped lories (what ruby is) are considered to be the best talkers so Ruby should be able to speak fairly well. She is already saying "hello ruby" :D
Ron Drummond
10-11-2009, 12:20 PM
Hi Jess,

A Basenji she isn't ... but a most beautiful black capped lori she most certainly will be.

LoL from our our tricolour puppy girl called Ruby to your rainbow coloured beauty.

Incidentally how can you tell it's a she?

Regards Ron
Maya
10-11-2009, 12:37 PM
You never know, she could end up copying Maya's yodelling so she could be an honoury basenji :D

The breeder DNA tested all of the babies to see if they were male or female :)
Elscodobermann
10-11-2009, 04:14 PM
Sorry i cant join in Jess - am suer she is lovely but birds give me the heebie jeebies!

You will need to give a warning in your titles next so i know if i can safely just look at the pictures of the beautiful Maya & the cute pugs, and avoid those flying things (i dont even eat chicken, have a real phobia about them!)
sharronhurlbut
10-11-2009, 05:53 PM
Beautiful...how long to they live?
Maya
10-11-2009, 06:27 PM
My mum has bird phobia, she hated it when i used to have all the rescue birds in the house!! I shall be sure to put a warning on next time ;)

Sharron - they live for around 20 years.
Rita Jean
10-11-2009, 07:04 PM
We were scared of our parrot when we first got him and I think he knew it. We would open the cage first thing out of his mouth was I BITE and that he would do. Then he get out of cage and thats when the fun would start. There is no way around it they can bite hard now we have a loving happy bird he will even tell you I love you and then I love me he is crazy.

Rita Jean
Maya
10-11-2009, 08:01 PM
He sounds like a character Rita Jean!!

Lories are known for being very very sweet pets. You cant really get a better pet bird than a hand reared lory, as long as you can cope with the mess! :D
Maya
10-19-2009, 07:39 AM
Just some more pictures of Ruby (sorry Scott!!!)

http://i36.tinypic.com/vdz3hu.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/352f9sm.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/28uu5ut.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2agjhih.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/sy33h0.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/5vd8y9.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/20it9qt.jpg
renaultf1
10-19-2009, 09:01 AM
She is sooooo cute!!! Can't wait to see her when she is all feathered in! :D She's a beauty...
Basenjimamma
10-19-2009, 12:18 PM
Jess, she is so cool. I love how you can tell that she is a baby, but yet she will become a beautiful bird soon..
The last picture is great.
AJs Human
10-19-2009, 04:19 PM
Yes, gorgeous!
Rita Jean
10-19-2009, 04:46 PM
She really is very cute and so loveable looking. I like the keyboard one I can see she was looking up what she was going to look like with her beautiful feathers.

Rita Jean
thunderbird8588
10-19-2009, 07:00 PM
She's lovely Jess, i like the one were she's looking at the computer too
moetmum
10-19-2009, 08:31 PM
She is lovely Jess, I like how she is surfing the net already!
JISGARD
10-19-2009, 08:38 PM
Ruby looks beautiful. Fantastic colours!
snorky998
10-19-2009, 09:15 PM
Lovely. Looks like she'll be a beauty. Thinking of you a lot lately. Thanks for posting.
Maya
11-01-2009, 03:00 PM
Some pictures of Ruby taken yesterday:

http://i37.tinypic.com/2ym6mhd.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/dsbpz.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/qp1p3q.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/25u1owm.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/qqx3tc.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2888c2f.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/20dfs.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/24ysk7o.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2zrj4v7.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/353az51.jpg
sharronhurlbut
11-01-2009, 03:33 PM
She looks so much better
Basenjimamma
11-01-2009, 03:47 PM
She looks lovely. She is filling in nicely. How old is she now?
I love the last picture..with the wings spread open.
Rita Jean
11-01-2009, 04:07 PM
Last picture really nice. She is getting so bright pretty bird for sure.

Rita Jean
Maya
11-01-2009, 04:25 PM
She must be about 16 weeks now i guess. :)

Thanks for the replies.
thunderbird8588
11-01-2009, 05:04 PM
Gorgeous pics, Ruby is developing fast. I like her fruit kebab and that last pic is great !
Nemo
11-01-2009, 08:46 PM
Wow, she is quite striking.
MacPack
11-01-2009, 11:19 PM
She really is pretty. I love the photo with her wings spread wide!
nala121498
11-02-2009, 07:29 PM
Yes, I like that too...I can't wait to see her like that when she's older. It will be quite a sight...she's beautiful!