Parry is really a great bird. she has been needing some mediction (she was on cipro for an earlier infection they found, but they saw that the infection was still there so we are using a different antibiotic) and although we do have to towel her (towelling her is not difficult at all - my husband plays peekaboo with her for a bit then towels her for her meds) she takes the meds without a fuss. she's a really good bird.

oh, we also took her into get some xrays done. Dr. Chris Sanders wanted to see if there was anything that was causing her infection to continue. He found nothing that would prolong this infection, but he found some hardened arteries due to her previous diet of mostly nuts and seeds.

and although she still doesn't really trust me as much as my husband, she tolerates me well and doesn't lunge at me or go out of her way to try and attack me. i have cleaned her cage with her perched on her cage and she has been wandering on the ground in her room, as i sat on the ground near her cage. she has never shown any aggression towards me and she has calmly walked around me.

she continues to LOVE to forage...great reinforcement for her is the yummy nuts she finds. this weekend is a bird mart where i can find really great toys and toy making parts at great prices. i think i will look more for great foraging materials and toys for her.

oh, and she is starting to "talk" more. i have heard her say "hello" more often and she does chime in on the morning and early afternoon calls that the other birds make (Parry is still not anywhere near the loudness you would normally associate with macaws, but she is a bit more vocal than when we first met her.