Hello all! Sorry I haven't posted in so long! Dakota is thriving and happy and we have learned so much about each other in the 10 months we've known each other now. He is exactly the healing we needed after losing Sunny almost 4 years ago now. Dakota is so sweet and loving and obsessed with his mama, but he also has a very spicy side! He can be a biter at times and even draw blood (usually from my husband). He doesn't do the nibble bite Sunny used to do. He's got a strong beak! He loves to be in my face singing and talking to me and loves head rubs while he serenades me. He loves to come out daily several times a day and is very serious when it's time for bed. He is a strict follower of the setting of the sun. He loves hanging on husband's shoulder and looking out the window and will be mushy with the hubby when I'm not around. Ha! He says I love you, peekaboo, and alot of other words I can't quite place. We found he doesn't enjoy meeting new people at first,he gets very territorial of his cage and possessive of me and puts on quite a display to show big and bad he is...butt fanning and open wing displays. Not sure how my husband and I will ever go away together again. Yikes!

I wanted to ask what you use to prevent drafts from windows. We used to use the plastic seal you use with a blow dryer but I worry about an odor. I was wondering about maybe a hanging quilt or something like that. What do you use for the colder months. His cage is pretty close to the window and he likes to sleep right near the window side which is so strange but how he likes it!

Attached are sweet pics of Dakota: loving his mama (pardon my morning appearance lol), always with food on his face - he loves peppers, carrots and most veggies, doing his talk to the hand pose and happy on his food bowl!