Dusky conure photos!

[asterroc]

Tuesday I put down a deposit on the dusky conure I'd been visiting with. It will be at least two weeks before I can take her home, as they need to do a throat culture first. Today I visited with her before work, and I took a few pictures. She was absolutely terrified of the camera, so I didn't take too many, I didn't use the flash to scare her more, and I didn't zoom in. The photos came out slightly dull in color, and slightly blurred (since I and she were both moving), so I (unlike usual) actually edited them a bit for color, sharpness, and cropped. Below are the two I like best.


This is my new dusky conure from the back. Her back/wings are actually slightly iridescent, though it doesn't show in the photo.


And from the front, kinda. I can tell her from her "brother" because above her nostrils is a little more tan, and her belly is a little lighter a green. That and they "squared off" the very tip of the other one's tail. :-P

Edit:
Forgot to mention, I'm looking for naming help! Some of my ideas include Sushi, Dragonfly, and Kappa. I'm currently leaning towards Sushi or Kappa - the latter was suggested by "Foxtrot" (CTY friend), in reference to cucumber maki (sushi rolls), and also reminds me of κ (Greek letter).

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[demigoth.livejournal.com]

Another source for Kappa:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_%28folklore%29

I like Kappa better than sushi as a name, but maybe that's because I don't like the way my mouth says the "sh" sound. :)

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

they are also considered to be a part of cryptozoology, due to apparent sightings

I'd caught the part about them being water sprites before, but adding the cryptozoology part means that T$ will definitely approve. ^_^ I think we have a winner.