Polly Wanna Cracker!?!

As I mentioned earlier, the lobby of our hotel is open and airy so every so often you'll see a bird fly in. I never paid much attention to it until yesterday. I think the birds fly in because they're hungry. Yesterday I saw some cute little birds perched on the cages, eating the parrot's food.

Let me introduce you to some of the permanent birds that reside here.

This is Alex. He just kept saying over and over "My name is Alex, My name is Alex!"



This is Bojo. I think he's considered the big daddy of the bunch being that he's 18 years old. Just a little intimidating this one is. He wouldn't say a thing, just kept making clicking noises with his beak and giving me the evil eye.



This is Lil Sid. He's the acrobat of the group. He did quite a bit of showing off for me while I was talking to him and taking his picture.



My favorite of the group is Inca. Inca is a tiny one compared to the others but has the most gorgeous colored feathers. She's the most gracious as she keeps saying "Aloha, Aloha, Aloha!"


From watching these beautiful birds I also learned that they love to eat wood. Did you know that parrots like to eat wood? In each of the bird's cages they had these bright colored wood pieces strung up like toys. They loved it and would chip off a little piece at a time and nibble on it.


Funny thing about all of this is that I've passed by these birds oodles and oodles of times over the years and generally didn't pay too much attention to them. Yes, I've looked at them and read about them before but yesterday I really took notice. I talked to them and got a feel for their personality. Blogging will do that to you!

I saw a shirt today that read "Forget the cracker, Polly wants a drink!"

Aloha!