I Am a Cockatiel
By Sue H.
@CinnamonGrl (7086)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
August 21, 2016 9:42am CST
I changed my avatar to my cockatiel, Annie. Just because I like to change it up sometimes. I took this picture the day I became her proud owner. I got Annie from a third grade teacher who was moving to China for awhile and couldn't keep her. She already felt that she wasn't giving this bird enough attention. I put an ad on Craigslist for a "used" (lol) cockatiel, and I got lucky.
Annie is so sweet and affectionate and loves to cuddle. She is well behaved and was already hand trained, so she spends a lot of her days out of the cage. She is such a perfect companion for me. A cockatiel really bonds with its owner, of course more so if they don't have a cockatiel companion. They can really live a long time. I had another cockatiel before Annie. I didn't know her age, because a friend of a friend committed suicide, and that cockatiel was in her rather large aviary. Nobody knew the ges of the birds. I had my first cockatiel, Corkiy for eleven years. She was more wild and very shy.
Anyway, so the avatar is changed and I'll probably switch it up every once in awhile. Do you l ike to stay with the same avatar or change now and then?
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Aug 16
You told me about this cockatiel, that's awesome! Is that a boy or a girl? My girl one wants a mate, but I got news for her.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Aug 16
I was just thinking the other day that I need to change my avatar, because it's been the same ever since I've joined this site (in fact, it was my same avatar I used when I was on Bubblews before I moved over to myLot!
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Aug 16
People probably recognize you better if you keep it. But I just like to play with them, lol.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Aug 16
@moffittjc I only just returned here a little over a week ago, I dont know if people are really accustomed to the old profile pic or not. Whatever. I'll find 'em lol
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Aug 16
@CinnamonGrl I think that's the reason I've never changed it...I didn't want to confuse people who have become so used to seeing the same avatar all this time.
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@jstory07 (148749)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 Aug 16
@CinnamonGrl You were really lucky. i am sure it takes awhile to train them.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Aug 16
@jstory07 yeh and i'm not that patient anymore, lol
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Aug 16
I was lucky having this already well trained bird. She's such a sweetie.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
22 Aug 16
I changed it a few months into myLot and everyone talked me into changing it back.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
22 Aug 16
I don't think people will mind if I'm a cockatiel lol
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
22 Aug 16
@CinnamonGrl Probably not, I just prefer looking at my dog's face with me.
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
22 Aug 16
Well I changed mine complete with a post why I did it. You did tell me about you changing yours once in a while, so I recognized you.
I like your avatar. Glad you are enjoying her company.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
21 Aug 16
I do like to change my avatar from time to time. It is a pleasure to meet Annie since I have been party to her antics through facebook for a while.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Aug 16
Her antics right now are just sitting on her lifeless eggs.
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
22 Aug 16
I should change mine as it's years old here.
It was taken one evening when I was living with a boyfriend, and I'm in my housecoat. Steve and I have been married 5 years and back together at least 2 years before we got married, so yeah, it's an old one.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
22 Aug 16
Well it[s pretty. I'd keep it too, and everyone knows who you are.
@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
24 Aug 16
I keep my face on Facebook but other places I like to play with it.
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@xstitcher (39050)
• Petaluma, California
22 Aug 16
I never think to change my avatar. The one I have pretty much describes me--though I guess I could change it to something else.
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. No I've kept the same avatar for the whole of my computing life (3 years).@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
22 Aug 16
They like to sit on your shoulder and snuggle up.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
23 Aug 16
It looks nice. I never know whether to put the real me, somettimes I do sometimes not.
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
22 Aug 16
so glad ya were able to get ms. annie. most folks don't seem to realize how long those kinda birds can live, givin' lil thought to such actually :(
's fer my avatar? i don't change.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
24 Aug 16
Yes, they can live a very long time.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
21 Aug 16
I should really take a photo of my iron and use that as my avatar lol...
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@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
21 Aug 16
I really don't know much about birds but your cockatiel looks like she would be a fun pet to have. As for my avatar I haven't changed it as I think most people associate it with me. I'd be afraid that if I changed it to my profile picture most people wouldn't know it was me
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
24 Aug 16
yes those are kinda different birds
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@noni1959 (13047)
• United States
21 Aug 16
I had two cockatiels years ago. Both were raised as babies from my ex-mother-in-laws birds. They were tame and loved to ride on my shoulders around the house. One had wing issues from the get go and couldn't fly much. It was funny to see her try to fly and land behind something and hear her only learned word, "sh**." I named her Baby. The other I thought was a boy until later and found she was a girl. I named her Anthony Brock at first and later called her Country Jo HeShe.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Aug 16
She is a very sweet companion.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Aug 16
Yup, I know. And I love kitties, too. I'm living with my mother and she and my dad didn't want to get attached to any more cats or dogs. I'm sure I will have a cat again someday.
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