Hello fellow bird lovers,

Allow me to introduce myself – I’m Eric, a dashing African Grey with a few tales to tell. They say I’m quite the handsome chappie, and who am I to disagree? My history is a bit complex. I ended up with my safehouse mum because my previous owner passed away, and things got a bit chaotic. But that’s all in the past now, and I’m ready for a fresh start.

I may be a Grey of few words, but when it comes to whistling, especially the Addams Family theme I’m an expert and even do the clicks. I enjoy music and nothing gets me grooving like “Rock around the Clock.  I’ll have you checking your phone for messages with my spot-on imitations of various notification sounds. My safehouse mum says she knows there are more words in me but I’m keeping them to myself for now!

Now, let’s talk about my diet – fresh fruit and veggies have won me over, thanks to my persuasive safehouse mum. And let me tell you, birdy bread is now my all-time favourite treat. I don’t mind the occasional shower, but I do prefer a good spray from my human friend.

I’m a confident flyer and a bit of a nosy bird. If I want to be in a room, well, just close the door, and I’ll get the hint. My safehouse mum says that I’m not as destructive as I was rumoured to be, although I may nibble on the chair if no one is watching and I really enjoy shredding paper. Mainly I enjoy perching on the back of a chair, watching TV, or simply observing what’s happening around me. I’m fairly laid back, you see.

Now, let’s get into the important details. I’m a male-oriented African Grey, and I’m looking for an adult male in my forever family. Don’t get me wrong; I’m happy to let females feed and care for me. I’m not aggressive, but I won’t interact much – it’s just a preference. I’ve lived with dogs and cats before, so they don’t bother me. Just don’t bring any wooden poles too close to me – they scare me a bit.

I may not be the best ‘stepper-upper’ yet, but I’m trying to learn. I’ve got a calm temperament and love to chat away with my feathered friend Monty. The dawn chorus when my cover comes off is a daily delight, and you’ll often hear me say a friendly ‘hello’ in various voices.

My daily routine is pretty straightforward – fresh water, chop, snacks, fresh fruits, and seed. I enjoy my interaction time, usually from 4 pm onwards, and I put myself to bed at 9 pm, covered and cozy. I’m not a fan of long alone times, but my safehouse mum works from home, so I’m rarely lonely.

In terms of the perfect home, I’d thrive in an environment without small children. A busy or quiet household works for me, as long as there’s a male main person to be my companion. Part-time or work-from-home situations would be ideal, as I’m not used to long hours alone.

So, there you have it – that’s me, Eric, the African Grey in search of a loving home with someone special. If you think you’re the one for me, join Birdline and put in an application to foster me (please do think carefully before applying), and let’s make beautiful melodies together!

Yours chirpily,

Eric

Hello everybody we would like to introduce ourselves to you, we are Billy (a nine-year-old Patagonian conure) and Abby (albino Quaker, age unknown).

We live in an aviary together and have formed a strong friendship as you can see by our picture. Neither of us have a lot of past history that we can share with you – Abby is a found bird and Billy came to Birdline due to owner’s ill health.

Neither of us is tame and we will need to find a new aviary home together with spaces to hide as we can become a bit defensive if you come near us. Billy in particular isn’t keen on smaller birds, so an aviary just for us two would be ideal. Billy, can’t fly but loves to climb around the aviary and must have lots of different perches so he can rest in-between climbing. Abby can fly really well, but she enjoys being close to Billy and chatting to him.

We love to be vocal and sing the song of our people to each other, the other birds we see and also our safehouse parents. We also like to voice our opinion if we are not happy about anything! We are good eaters and enjoy our seed mixes and fruit, but are a bit more picky with our vegetables. Our favourite foods are apples, banana, sweetcorn, peas and watermelon.

We are looking for a lovely aviary, where we can both stay together and grow old gracefully, if you think you would be able to give us a home then please do apply.

Thank you so much,

Billy and Abby

Hi Peeps,

We are Blazie (yellow sided conure), Rory (standard green cheek), Remy (pineapple conure – now passed away) and Pixel. Now three adorable fun-loving conures, who have formed a gang. Blazie and Rory are siblings, and are about 8 years old. We have a mysterious past though, as we were bought from a pet shop 2 years ago, and it’s not clear what our lives were like for our first few years. Although we were sold as tame pets, we really aren’t interested in people, because we have each other for company. Because of this the children we were bought for got bored of us and we didn’t get much human interaction or time out the cage. Remy was a found conure and about the same age. We fell in love with Remy the instant we saw her, she was so beautiful.

We aren’t scared of our safehouse mum, but interaction only goes as far as taking the occasional yummy treat from her hand or looking beseechingly at her when it’s time to refill our food bowls. We were seed junkies to start with, but now we eat Tropicaan Pellets too. We really only like apples as far as fruit and veggies goes, but our safehouse mum keeps trying to introduce new fresh food. We show our dissatisfaction by pooping in the dish hee hee hee !

Our safehouse mum thinks we are beautiful and entertaining, but that we really need a home with a dedicated bird room to fly around in, or even an outdoor aviary. We like nothing more than sitting on top of or even inside the wardrobe in the room we are staying in – our safehouse mum calls us the “wardrobe monsters”. We play this brilliant game of hide and seek, where we hide and sit quietly and safehouse mum hunts frantically for us, until she finds us. When she calls “babies” we do now come and peer over the edge of the wardrobe so she can see we are safe. We get very indignant if other birds come into our room, and any attempts to make us share a space with other birds would have to be done very slowly.

Do you have the perfect home for us, where we can enjoy having lots of room to fly around in? We promise not to be too much of a bother because we prefer to play with and entertain ourselves. But we will provide a beautiful, entertaining feathery rainbow of delight for you to enjoy.

Update: We have a new friend called Pixel who has joined our flock.

Hello, My name is Bow, I am a Blue Fronted Amazon about 18 years old. I am looking for an experienced home.

I am such a beautiful bird however I am not keen on hands or being handled. I am not an aviary bird as I do like to come over and talk with people through the cage bars, but sadly I do have a history of being overly defensive.

I am an admire from a distance kind of bird. I do not wish to be touched, handled, stroked or to step up. If you try this, I will promptly let you know how I feel with a lunging warning. However, as my safehouse respects my boundaries and doesn’t push me, I don’t normally escalate to biting. However, I have been known to dive bomb my humans without warning, so I do need an experienced observant home. Despite this, I do feel I am a good boy and will tell you so, I also say hello and will come over for a chat and laugh. I can have a bit of a loose tongue and drop an F bomb now and then; I think this is hilarious and laugh at myself when i say naughty words. I also say “Hello”, “Good boy”, “Woop woop” and blow lovely kisses !

I love fruit and veg and will happily take a nice nut treat from my safe house mum’s fingers. I like natural looking wood toys, a spray for a shower and interaction at a distance. Typically, I am fine with bowl changes and paper changes. Although, more thorough cleaning the cage requires someone else to distract me whilst safehouse mum is cleaning as this makes me nervous. I am more likely to back away, but I will defend myself and my home if I feel my boundaries have been compromised.

In time I may want more interaction, but this will take a lot of time and patience. I do live with other birds and we have a good chat and dance with the music. At the moment, I am not let out to interact with them, as this is deemed safest for me and them.

A home with children would not be a good idea for me, as my defensive nature would not be helped with youngsters running around. However, I am not fazed by a calm dog. I currently have not shown a preference to men or women and have lived with both. Time out of the cage, is still something I need a confidence boost with. The cage door gets left open for me and it is up to me if I come out or not. Some days I just don’t feel like it. Food is used to get me back in at dinner time. I do like consistency and sticking to a time so I know what to expect.

I am not an easy bird, I do not wish to be handled but am happy to be talked to and be treated the same as any other bird you would have in the house, just without the hands and physical fuss. Due to me being nervous an aviary is probably not for me as I think I would feel too overwhelmed. Instead, I would love a big cage so I have lots of space should I not wish to come out. However, I love people in my own way, and would love a home to call my own.