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Awe, my baby Jewel is getting to where she really loves to be rocked and held like a baby. She will drop to where she’s hanging from my hand instead of standing so I’ll hold her like a baby and scratch her head. #Miligoldmacaw #macaw #baby #sweetbird #sweetmacaw #goodbird

Misha is such a lover bird! We got a bite to eat at the Tower Grove Farmer’s Market and he didn’t want the cuddling to stop. He let kids pet him and said hello to a few people before we left. #goodbird #mishabird #moluccancockatoo #cockatoo @tgfarmersmarket #towergrovepark #towergrovefarmersmarket #loverbird #stlpets (at Tower Grove Farmers’ Market)
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I love Boo but there is nothing so profound as Misha empathetically loving on me after a crazy day when I’m drained. He is such a loving, intelligent, gentle cockatoo. I am so fortunate that he is in my life! #mishabird #moluccancockatoo #cockatoo #cockatoolove #bffsforever #loverbird #lifetimecompanion #goodbird #lovehim #love #stlpets (at St. Louis, Missouri)
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7 years ago today, I was fated to become a “failed foster” with Misha. I was not looking for a bird and I was actually pretty scared of Moluccan cockatoos, yet I was immediately able to handle Misha. When a bird chooses you and there’s that spark of immediate connection, there is no saying no without lifelong regret. Misha was about 6 years old when we met, and he’s gone through the rowdy adolescent phase surprisingly well (none of the aggression or personality changes that others have documented). He’s gladly accepted a harness so he can go out with me, and he adapts to whatever my schedule is. He is the best bird about choosing and eating healthy foods, and in 7 years he has destroyed less of my house and belongings than Boo does in one year. Misha is the kind of Moluccan cockatoo that makes other people want a Moluccan cockatoo, and I am so fortunate to be his caretaker . #moluccancockatoo #cockatoolove #gotchaday #mishabird #cockatoo #cockatoolife #gotchadayanniversary #7yearsoflove #cockatoos #lifelongcommitment #lifelongcompanion #adoptionanniversary #goodbird #stlpets #stlbirds (at St. Louis, Missouri)
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