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Claudia is a blue female Indian Ringneck Parrot.
Claudia was born in April of 1997 at a breeder's house in San Jose, California, 10th offspring from an albino (white) mother and a blue father.
Claudia was removed from the nest at the age of three weeks, and I took her home at the age of 41 days. At the time she could not yet stand straight, and had few feathers. I completed the twice-a-day handfeeding with baby formula, and taught her to stand on her own feet and eat a variety of foods.
Claudia is now as tame as anyone could wish for, and also very polite as she knows to raise her right foot to ask for food, or quiety lay on her back while I clip her claws.
Claudia loves to feel part of the group, and will eat, drink, shower and sleep along with her company.
She is now a beautiful parrot, a great companion.
It took me a while to find her a suitable name, and I ended up choosing "Claudia" because of her blue eyes, bright red beak and her habit to play with her nails and look at herself in the mirror. However like a true supermodel, (and to my distress) she does not speak at all...
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