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Published: 2008-11-24 00:19:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 648; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 16
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Jack is a Quaker parrot owned by my husband's stepfather. He had two or three homes before coming to live with Heinz. He isn't tame, but is vocal and quite a character. Unfortunately Jack was somewhat abused - newspapers and anything long and thin scare him. He has so much intelligence in him! I took a portrait of him, but due to lack of light, it came out grainy. I painted over it in Corel Painter and am quite pleased with the effect. I ended up taking two tries at it - and merging the two versions for a more artistic look.Related content
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lol that looks like my pet Quaker Parrot Pakita She is on the left[link]
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They tend to all look the same to me 
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omigersh! it looks like me and my sister's new birdie!
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Yeah! These guys look pretty much all the same
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I had a quaker parrot named Jack.... he died recently in an accident with my cat
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Hopped over here from livejournal, have to say this came out quite beautifully
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Thanks for stopping by and the fave!
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What a beautiful bird! 
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Yes, me too! He has a nice sunny window to enjoy all day, and lots of attention. I had never seen a Quaker in Alberta until last year at a Petland and now they have a few all the time. I guess they're kind of rare.
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Oh, I know how loud they can get! 
Best of luck to Jack! As long as he is in a good home I know he will continue to improve and shine. With patience I believe he has the potential at being tamed.
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Oh man! I can't imagine anything louder than a Quaker at the moment (and I always thought my budgies were loud!). Hopefully there's a quick way of calming her down when she gets worked up!
Here are two photos of Jack - [link] - I just missed getting a good shot of him eating the nut. He ate it pretty fast!
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Haha, Indian Ringnecks can have a very high pitched call. It leaves your ears ringing for a good few minutes afterwards.
Aww, Jack looks like a very happy camper.
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Jack is beautiful! The picture turned out great; I really love it.
I am owned by a Quaker so I know the personality that comes with them; they are phenomenal birds, no?
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Thank you! I have some photos I took with the flash that I'll probably post elsewhere. He's a smart bird - I did some clucking and whistles and he listened very intensely! He also lunged at me. He does a dance for nuts.
I don't know how anyone could abuse birds either. He was quite loud when he squawked, and I imagine people are rather unprepared for that. I hope he'll be tame someday. He has a good home now at least.
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