HYBRID HUES. Arby, a macaw owned by Lancy Brady of Ventura, Calif., is a mixture of blue-and-gold, military and scarlet macaw heritage.

BIRD GOT YOUR TONGUE? Myles, a Jenday conure, is fascinated by a raspberry blown by Jeremiah Cohick of Sherman Oaks, Calif.

I LOWERED MY CHOLESTEROL by eating a Quaker oatmeal lid every day for six months! Piper, an umbrella cockatoo owned by John and Marlene Lucas of Miami Lakes, Fla., thinks outside the box.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD, GIRLFRIEND. Ophelia the umbrella cockatoo gossips with Steve the dachschund in the arms of their owner, Julie Huss of Elizabeth, Colo.

MILLET? PEANUTS? I SEE NOTHING. Zoe, a Pacific parrotlet owned by Kristy Garcia, wonders why her Christmas stocking is still empty.

YOU LOOK FAMILIAR. Liana and Tim Madraimov of Houston's African grey, Ramses, who placed in a recent Your Birds contest, comes close again.

JUST TRY TO TAKE MY PERCH AWAY, PUNK! Sinbad, a magna double yellow-head owned by CJ Banfill, fans his tail feathers and raises his head feathers to warn a passerby.

AND A ROPE PERCH, AND A HAPPY HUT, AND...Maggie, a white-bellied caique who lives with Lynzie Hall of Santa Fe, N.M., went right to the source of all gifts with her Christmas requests.

IN THE MOMENT. Isabella, a mealy Amazon, enjoys the orange her owner, Ed, gave her so much she's not aware it's become a beard.

CUCKOO FOR COCO. Greg Sujecki of Australia enjoys photographing his ultra-colorful rainbow lorikeet.

TIED UP IN KNOTS. Tiki the African grey tackles a plate of his spaghetti, his favorite dinner served by Susan Weber of Little Ferry, N.J.

I THINK I SAW A PUTTY TAT. Saroj Bono's red-bellied parrot Rudy watches out the window of his home in Florida.

I WAS EXPECTING MAYBE FOOD? Lucky the budgie peers into an empty cereal bowl not yet filled by his owner, Norma Royston of Houston.

SCRATCH ALL ITCHES is the motto of Jessie James, a sun conure who belongs to Pam Hardy of Alberta, Canada.

I'VE GOT YOU NOW! Timber, a Pacific parrotlet owned by Judi Livingston of New Hampshire, N.H., zeroes in on a troublesome feather.

LET'S PLAY! Aja, a catalina macaw, is best friends with a Staffordshire terrier named Rosie, says their owner Dawn Rizzuto of Hope, N.J.

FOLLOW YOUR BLISS. Baby the cockatiel finds seed heaven inside a canister of bird food. Her owner is 10-year-old Brandi of Muncie, Ind.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. Parsley, a lineolated parakeet partaking who belongs to Nancy Dryden of Havre de Grace, Md., loves, well, parsley.

DON'T RUFFLE MY FEATHERS! Concho the African grey is actually very happy, relaxing on his perch on a rare warm December day in Sewanee, Tenn., with his owner, Leslie L. Gale.

NICE NEST! Pixi and Ans Cally, budgies, consider homesteading in Santa's beard. They belong to Alex from Beauport.

MY FAVORITE! Despite his name, the food Kiwi the Jenday conure enjoys the most are green grapes, says owner Melanie Brocchiero of Lorraine, Quebec.

I'M SHOCKED AND APPALLED! JJ, a blue-and-gold macaw who lives in Toronto, Ohio, with Linda Costello, can't believe what he's reading.

UMMMM, THE WATER'S FINE. Tweety the budgie bathes in a water dish filled by his owner, Jeannie Joubert of Houston.

WHOA. BETTER TAKE CARE OF THAT MORNING BREATH, BUDDY. Ozzie seems to recoil at fellow budgie Blinkie's wide-beaked yawn. They live with Belinda Pye in Canberra, Australia.

MORNING MIST. Robert Cutrupi's hyacinth macaw is silhouetted against the spray of an early-morning shower in Colts Neck, N.J.

HEY, NICE PAINT JOB. Ruby, a Vos eclectus, seems to survey a freshly touched up room painted by Marie Shake of Little Egg Harbor, N.J.

EVERYTHING LOOKS SO SMALL FROM UP HERE. Keely, a yellow-nape Amazon, enjoys her view from on high on a kitchen rack. She lives with Barbara Helferich of Altus, Okla.

FOUR BOYS, FOUR GIRLS make up the perfect feathered family for Aly Haita of Plantation, Fla., who holds all eight of her budgies at once: Kiwi, Maui, Jazzy, Sugar, Sky, Stormy, Jamy and Limu.

MEAL STOP. Bubba the cockatiel hopes Lucky the hungry cat is more interested in what's in his plate than what's on his back. (Don't try this at home, kids.) The twosome live with Darlene Bondick of Gloversville, N.Y.

DID I JUST HEAR SPRING BEING SPRUNG? Pico, a white-bellied caique owned by Cindy Jones of Houston, just notices the big bouquet of daisies behind him.

THIS IS MY BEST SIDE. Rachel Parker of Grand Ridge, Ill., gets a profile of her blue-and-gold macaw, Charro.

I'M READY FOR MY PEDICURE. Cassius, a hawk-head parrot owned by Jill Warner of Santa Clarita, Calif., relaxes in his blankie.

I ABSOLUTELY ADORE FRESH FRUIT! Alliee, a sun conure owned by Emily Derewonko of Cedar Park, Texas, savors the taste of a strawberry.

THE MASK OF JAWS. Suzie Cupp of Burbank, Calif. snapped this shot of her black-mask lovebird, Jaws, right after he freshened up in his water bowl.

BABY, IT'S COLD INSIDE. Rosy Bourke parakeet chicks raised by James Leasure of Dayton, Ohio, huddle on a perch for companionship.

JUST ONE MORE RIDE! PLEASE? Paulie the red-bellied parrot takes an impromptu ride on a miniature ferris wheel in Mastic, N.Y., where he lives with Bill and Sue Webb.

SWEET DREAMS. Priscilla Sivanish of Spokane, Wash., naps with her severe mini-macaw, Kissel.

SCRAM! Peanut, a Jenday conure owned by Genevieve of Lake Oswego, objects to being photographed.

BORN FREE. Phillip Alphonse's parakeet Snowpea swings on a branch in Sydney, Australia, home country of his wild cousins.

COLOR ME COZY. Simon, a Quaker parakeet, dries off after a bath he got from his owner, Carrie Sidener of Lynchburg, Va.

CARE FOR A BITE? Guerro, a yellow-head Amazon, enjoys a good tomato from time to time says his owner, Xochitl of Santa Ana, Calif.

TIME TO HEAD BACK TO THE NORTH POLE. Gloria Pennington's red-bellied parrot, Beau, wonders why Santa is still in town.

THIS IS MY CUTE FLUFFY HEAD. Lisa Alexis of McKinney, Texas, got this closeup of her African grey, Brody.

COMING IN FOR A 10-POINT LANDING. Yaxche, a Jenday conure, prepares to end a flight across the room. His owner is Tara Tuatai of Brisbane, Australia.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Maria Hidalgo's Moluccan cockatoo, Maxi, catches a few rays in her back yard in Homestead, Fla.

DOES THIS MAKE ME LOOK MORE FEROCIOUS? Woof, a white-bellied caique owned by Catherine Balkin of Brooklyn, gives his feathers a good shaking out.

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