Dante

By Laurie

I couldn’t think of a witty post name for this.

Dante is currently residing in California with Miss Susie Christian. He’s a cute lad with pretty green feathers coming in! I think his tail is just adorable.

Dante is an eclectus parrot, specifically an Aruensis Red-Sided Eclectus parrot. Eclectus parrots intrigued me several years ago when I was studying companion parrots for a future friend. I was initially interested in African Grey parrots, but when I saw an entry in the book I was reading about Eclectus parrots, I was immediately drawn to them. They just seem so calm yet personable. They also have a good range of speaking ability, and while that’s not very important, it’s good to know.

So here I am, waiting for Dante to grow up and come home to his new playground. I’m hard at work making him a play-gym and buying him toys, and in general, getting ready for his arrival. I think Bruce is going to be VERY jealous. Heh!