Look what we found in the punch bowl!

[alcina]

I finally figured out how to post a photo of my baby boy.

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[arcane1]

1. How CUTE!!!

[alcina]

2. Thank you.

Unfortunately, he's a mean drunk.

[BrotherIvan]

11. That's too funny

[Paper Roses]

3. So cute! n/t

[shenmue]

4. What a handsome critter!

[TygrBright]

5. A bird in the punchbowl! heheheh... whole new connotation. n/t

[TheProgressive]

6. This little guy is a caique - no?

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They are great birds!

[alcina]

8. Yes -- a black-headed caique

He definitely has his "great" moments. Alas, they're frequently interrupted by episodes of seriously evil mischief.

[sarge43]

7. How did you get him to wear that hat?

Parrots have no tolerance for cute unless they're responsible for it. They usually reduce people stuff to its component atoms in nano seconds.

[alcina]

9. My brother photoshopped the hat

But everything else is real. I've tried over the years to get him to wear costumes, but he absolutely refuses. I always thought he'd look good in a WWI German helmet.

But if you're interested in costumed birds, there's a great book called "Mrs Ballard's Parrots." Mrs Ballard was a wardrobe artist (or whatever they're called) and she applied her creative skills to dressing up her assortment of parrots. The book is hilarious. Here are some of the photos:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=mrs+ballard%27s+parrots&espv=2&biw=1074&bih=577&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=O7WYVMfiMM2PyASPgYGYAw&ved=0CBwQsAQ

[sarge43]

12. I'm impressed

She must have made them an offer they couldn't refuse.

[stopwastingmymoney]

10. I want to see more of your kitchen

Pretty pretty

[Skittles]

13. THAT BIRD BETTER NOT TRY USING MY CREDIT CARD

no INDEED

[Rhiannon12866]

14. He's beautiful!!!

Thanks so much for sharing!

[alcina]

17. Thank you

I see so many other adorable pets here, but mostly dogs and cats. I was hoping some DUers might appreciate this little beast.

[TorchTheWitch]

15. How adorable!

Where on earth did you find such a bitty little hat, and how did you manage to keep it on his head?

[alcina]

16. I acquired the small elf hat...

along with a pilgrim hat, a tiny biker helmet, a small tiara, and a petite fez over the years at various craft stores. Alas, he refused to wear any of them. In fact, all but the elf hat have been beaked to smithereens. So I saw my only options as either hot-glue the hat to his head,* or photoshop it on. Given that he'd already eaten the glue stick,* we were left with photoshop.

When he's not being sweet and trying to steal alcohol, his real personality comes out:

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*I am, of course, kidding.

[DawgHouse]

18. He's so cute! nt