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Youschi

- A unique spelling of Yoshi, the little green dragon from Nintendo games
  • Tucumán Amazon (Amazona Tucumana)
  • Distribution: Argentina in the Andes (up to 3000m.)
  • CITES listed.
  • Male
  • Weight: 240g (That’s low for his spieces, he is the skinny kind but healty and won’t gain weight even though he eats a lot.)
  • Born: Göran Ingesson, Sweden, 1995-06-28
  • Came to us: 1999-01-16
  • Died: 2016-09-16

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    Fia

    Fia

    – She learned to say ”Fia” from a Macaw named Fia at the bird breeder…

    • Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva aestiva)
    • Distribution: Brazil
    • Female
    • Weight: 330g
    • Born: Jan och Eva Ljungholm, Sweden, 1999-04-11
    • Came to us: 1999-11-21

     

    Gobi

    Gobi

    • Panama Yellow-fronted Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala panamensis)
    • Distribution: Panama, Central America
    • Male
    • Weight: 540g
    • Born yes… but no one knows when, his history is known back to 1968
    • Came to us: 2001-08-21
    • Died: 2005-08-26

     

    Filuren

    Filuren

    – Swedish for ”a cunning little devil”

    • Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis autumnalis)
    • Distribution: Central America
    • Male
    • Weight: 480g
    • Born: Recently, he seemed to be just a few years old when we got him.
    • Came to us: 2003-09-05
    • Died: 2007-10-22

     

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    2005 -> 2008 -> 2010

    Gruff

    – The work name Anna gave him when she hand fed him, he made that sound…

    • Double Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala oratrix)
    • Distribution: Western Mexico
    • CITES listed
    • Male
    • Weight: 580g
    • Born: Susanne and Anders Eriksson, Sweden, 2005-06-03
    • Came to us: 2005-07-14

     

    Morran

    Morran

    – She Growls a lot, Morran is Swedish for Growl

    • Blue-crowned Mealy Amazon or Guatemalan Amazon (Amazona farinosa guatemalae)
    • Distribution: SE Mexico to Honduras
    • Female
    • Weight: 560g
    • Born: Emmanuel Naulleau, France, 2008-06-06
    • From the breeder: 2008-07-10

     

    Manne

    Manne

    – The name given by his first owner

    • Costa Rican Mealy Amazon or Green-headed Amazon (Amazona farinosa virenticeps)
    • Western Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
    • Male
    • Weight: 600g
    • Born: Most likely in Holland, came to Sweden as a grown up chick 2003
    • Came to us: During October 2008 to October 2010, we had a co-owner agreement. We own him since October 2010.

     

    Victoria

    Victoria

    – The name given by her breeder

    • Bodini’s Amazon (Amazona festiva bodini)
    • Distribution: Venezuela, Orinoco river
    • Female
    • Weight: 430g
    • Born: Hugo Starcke, Denmark, 2008-06-08
    • Came to us: 2009-05-19

     

    Cameras
    During the years many models have been used.

    1999-2002
    Olympus C2020 zoom
    Olympus C-2020 Zoom
    2 megapixels | 1.8″ screen | 35 – 105 mm (3×)


     

    2002-2004
    Minolta Dimage 7Hi
    Minolta 7Hi with 5600HS(D) blixt
    5 megapixels | 1.8″ screen | 28 – 200 mm (7.1×)


     

    2004-2006
    Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2
    Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 with 5600HS(D) blixt
    8 megapixels | 1.8″ screen | 28 – 200 mm (7.1×)


     

    2005-2009
    Canon Digital IXUS 700
    Canon Digital IXUS 700
    7 megapixels | 2″ screen | 37 – 111 mm (3×)


     

    2006-2010
    Canon EOS 30D
    Canon EOS 30D
    8 megapixels | 2.5″ screen | APS-C sensor


     

    2007-
    Canon EOS-1D Mark III
    Canon EOS-1D Mark III
    10 megapixels | 3″ screen | APS-H sensor


     

    2009-2012
    Canon PowerShot G11
    Canon PowerShot G11
    10 megapixels | 2.8″ screen | 28 – 140 mm (5×)


     

    2010-
    Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
    Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
    16 megapixels | 3″ screen | APS-H sensor


     

    2013-
    Canon PowerShot G15
    Canon PowerShot G15
    12 megapixels | 3″ screen | 28 – 140 mm (5×)