I THINK IT NEEDS A LITTLE MORE CAYENNE. Leopold, a white-bellied caique, taste tests for Michael and Anne Hainsworth of Durham, N.C.

I HEART YOU. Spike the cockatiel's heart-themed swing inspires him to flare "heart wings" at his owner, Jaime Fulcher of Ontario, Canada.

HOT-PINK MONKEY LOVE. Roseanna Launstein's baby vos eclectus, Obi-One, enjoys an embrace from his favorite stuffed animal.

PROFILE OF COQUI. Herman Dominguez of Port Richey captured a good closeup of his halfmoon conure.

GIVE US A SMOOCH! Toby, a green parakeet, lays one on Kitty, a blue parakeet. Their owner is Mindy Ogg of Houston.

IS IT SAFE TO COME OUT? Snowy the umbrella cockatoo actually loves being under cover, says owner Sandy Hammond.

IAGO, THEREFORE I AM. Michelle Wilson of Alberta, Canada, caught this shot of her cockatiel, Iago, while he perched on her knee.

I'M READY FOR MY RETINA SCAN. Emily Gough of High Point, N.C., focused on her double-yellow head Paco's nicest feature, his orange eyes.

APPLE AND SPANGLE. These unusually marked budgies belong to Rosie Ives of Devon, United Kingdom.

THIS HAND IS SO COZY I COULD...ZZZZZZZ. Adrienna Taylor of St. John's Newfoundland shows off her baby budgie.

ALMOST GOT IT! Danny, a yellow-nape Amazon owned by Stephen Young of Darwin, Australia, can't resist a brightly hued blossom.

DESERT OUTING. Boomer, a calico macaw owned by Chris Biro, an advocate of free flying pet birds, takes wing in Moab, Utah.

PARDON MY TAIL. Tiki, a Congo African grey owned by Susan Weber of Little Ferry, N.J., rearranges his species' famous red feathers.

I'M THIS BIG! Chelle Collins' blue-and-gold macaw Ralphie displays his wings.

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE WAS FRIGHTFUL. Rachel Parker's blue-and-gold macaw, Charro, looks out on a snowy day in Grand Ridge, Ill.

I LOVE THESE THREE-WAY MIRRORS. Pico, a white-bellied caique who lives with Cindy Jones of Houston, checks all angles.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A CAN-CAN GIRL. Phoenix, a Goffin's cockatoo, tosses her tail feathers into the air just as Sherry Johnson of San Leon, Texas, passes by with a camera.

THE ORANGE ONES TASTE BEST. Jessie James, a sun conure belonging to Pam Hardy of Alberta, Canada, tries out new fruit-flavored toy sticks.

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE WATCHING THE SUNSET? JoJo and Chickie, white-bellied caiques, bid farewell to the end of another day on their outside perch.

THIS IS ME LAST HALLOWEEN AS A NATIVE AMERICAN. Despite occasionally menacingly raising his head feathers, her hawk-head parrot is a sweetheart, says Jill Warner of Santa Clarita, Calif.

AH, AHH, AHHH-CHOOO! It looks like allergy season for Jen Haubrich's parrotlet, Jellybean, of Lincoln, Neb.

MONSTER AND FAWKES. Kelsey Head of Gold Coast, Australia, shared this shot of his budgies.

IS THIS ROPE SAFE? Bo-bebe, a lutino cockatiel owned by Amelie Roussel of Mirabel, Canada, checks her perch for structural problems.

NIN'S CAGE. This unusual dutch blue peach-face lovebird belongs to Megan Grueneberg of Alberta, Canada.

WHATSUP? Sydne the eclectus greets his owner, CJ Banfill of Williamsport, Pa.

IN THE HOOD. Oola, a military macaw owned by Chris Pezza of Manahawkin, N.J., gets dry after a bath.

I THINK I SEE A PEANUT I MISSED! Stella, a white-cap pionus owned by Jennie Kiger of Oxford, Miss., spies something tasty on the floor of her cage.

MAYNARD'S MY NAME, SUAVE IS MY GAME. April Chavez's double-yellow headed Amazon flirts with the camera.

DON'T MIND ME. Emmett, a black-head caique, has found a place to watch Diane L S O'Gara of Cape Coral, Fla., as she works in her office.

I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A LONG TAIL! Monette Wright's Mexican redhead Amazon, Jade, eyes bite-worthy plumage belonging to Harley, a blue-and-gold macaw.

YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY I'VE ASKED YOU HERE. KC, a blue-and-gold macaw owned by Terri Mitchell of Gulf Breeze, Fla., conducts a secret meeting under his wing.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE STUFFY AT ALL! Shiloh, a Congo African grey, kisses his best buddy, "Macaw." They live with Robin Wood of Mechanicsville, Md.

HEY, IT'S A NICE DAY! Piper the umbrella cockatoo wonders if perhaps John or Marlene Lucas might take her outside in the back yard of their home in Miami Lakes, Fla.

WRAP ME UP. Toot, a white-bellied caique, is dressed as a present by Suzanne DeRosa of Farmington, Conn.

OUT FOR A WALK. Haley K.'s fiery-shouldered conure, Petrie, strolls along the arm of the couch at home in Toronto.

I'M POOPED. Roxy, a lovebird owned by Kelli of Muncie, Ind., hunkers down on the nearest toy for a rest.

BONK. Skittles, a sun conure, and Peanut, a Timneh African grey, enjoy mutual head rubs. They live in Delaware, Ohio, with Kelcie Merritt.

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