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nephely In reply to Rayfan [2018-09-29 18:35:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you This one was done using felt tip pens, markers, colour pencils and some 3-d and metallic markers. I'm getting more into felt-tip pens lately. Makes drawing much quicker than pencils and it's easier to create those bright sharp colours.
I've been dreaminig about adopting a parrot as a pet once I get my own apartment (realistically another 3 years or so) so bright iridescent colours are on my mind a lot How's life going on for you lately?

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Rayfan In reply to nephely [2018-09-30 03:18:29 +0000 UTC]

The colours certainly are beautiful! 

Life's going okay for me, pretty much.  By the way, I've had a parrot before (a macaw) and if you get one, be prepared for having a never-maturing, always-demanding 2-year-old on your hands who can incidentally bite your finger off!  And who of course can be heard several buildings away if he feels like yelling.  I loved mine, but I feel they're too intelligent to make good pets.  They need a huge amount of attention and mental stimulation, and of course lots of space and toys and so on.  They're wonderful creatures but you have to be prepared for them. 

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nephely In reply to Rayfan [2018-10-02 21:59:28 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I know all of that It's great that you want to share the information <3 I know it's a terrible thing that so many people adopt birds as pets and end up putting them in cages for -years- because they weren't prepared for the tremendous amount of work it takes to take care of a pet parrot. My home and family, (when I was a kid and up to 18 when my parents finally divorced, TMI I'm sorry @@) were disfunctional and we had a budgie for 7 years - it breaks my heart when I remember him and think about how he must've felt with all that screaming in the house... We were constantly on edge because of my psycho narcissistic father, and so was the bird, he didn't trust us - but he would make himself come sit on my shoulder whenever I cried - even though he wasn't comfortable with being so close to humans he tried his best to comfort me when life was the worst. I just want to adopt a budgie - not a very demanding parrot like a macaw or a cockatoo - first, give it a good and stable home. And maybe in the future, when I can afford it (not only finanacially, in all other aspects too) some other birds like a bare-eyed cockatoo which I adore. Or a conure.
What happened to your macaw, if I may ask?

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Rayfan In reply to nephely [2018-10-03 03:52:00 +0000 UTC]

Aw, that's wonderful (the budgie part).  I'm sorry you went through all that! 

I love budgies and cockatiels - they're both charming and can be very friendly and smart.  All parrots are so amazing. 

I eventually gave my macaw (blue and gold) to a lady who already had a few other big parrots and knew how to take care of them - I just couldn't give him a proper home even though we were very fond of each other.  He thought I was his mother - I actually fed him with bird baby food when I first got him, he wasn't weaned yet.  But I'm sure he's happier now and has some friends.

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