Here's my post today for @juliank's #portraitphotography challenge. This is my daughter with one of our two pet lovebirds - Callie. We named the other one (not pictired), Rio.
A former co-worker of mine gave them to me.
He apparently had more than enough lovebirds to take care of so whenever there are new babies, he gives them away after a few weeks from hatching.
Unfortunately, we only had Callie in our family for a short 6 months before she flew away from us, and the other lovebird followed suit shortly thereafter. 😢
FuN FacT
Lovebirds have high levels of oxytocin in their brains (also known as the love hormone). This means that the bonds they create are deep and meaningful. Due to the intensity of the bond they develop with their mates they are one of the few animals on earth who mate for life. >> Source
We, humans, can definitely learn a thing or two from these lovely lovebirds about fidelity. 😕
