Snowball was wild-caught & imported to U.S. in 1969. We got him when he was 6 months old and we still have him! He has always been a very healthy bird and is as loving as his offspring are.

Uala is the trickster of the show performing most of the tricks. He is the eldest son of Snowball and he learns new routines quickly. Charley Chuckles was donated to us & has cute antics.

Talon was donated to us at 3 weeks of age from the Tulsa Zoo. Spectacled owls are very docile and one of our favorite species; they are the largest Central/S. American rainforest owls.

Swoop the eagle-owl was obtained when he was 3 weeks old. Eagle-owls are the largest types of owls in the world and the only owls with the red pigment in their eyes.

Tiki Toco Toucan is the largest member of the toucan family. The toco’s make quite loving birds, if purchased as hand-fed instead of parent-reared.  He's the naughty bird in our shows.
Meet our friend Jerry who breeds toucans.

Pinocchio is a very playful green aracari; the smallest of the toucan species originating in Central and South America. Back after a long visit with her fiancee Cyrano, she's anxious to get back into birdie show biz this year.

Milonga the red lory is our hip-hop break-dancing pollinator. He has pleasured thousands with his beautiful colors and awesome personality. He portrays an EMT rescue aotp his R/M firetruck.

Cockatoo Dundee is a wonderful rose-breasted cockatoo who actually purrs while being petted. These birds are common in Australia but rare in captivity.

Miss Zuri (pun intended ~ we’re in Missouri) and hubby Chelsea are severely endangered hyacinth macaws. Chelsea is known as “Larry Bird” in our shows because of his awesome basketball skills.

Gizmo is our best public speaker. When we performed for the Missouri Pilots Association, it was the first time she got a resounding “YES” in answer to her favorite question, “I can talk, can you fly?”

Gusto Bluebeard is an adorable blue-throated macaw, which are easily differentiated from the blue and gold macaw by their smaller size, blue throat and forehead, and the turquoise-blue wings and tail.

Australian diamond doves Baby Cakes and Lovey-Dovey are our 4th generation doves and very endearing to audiences. You may find one of them inside our Bible in ‘Birds of Faith’.

Mr. Bo Jangles express his fun-loving character to everyone he meets. Beware if you’re a college-aged guy as you will remind him of his years at a frat house where he was teased and learned some horrific language (doesn’t use any more).

Everybody loves triton cockatoo Cosmo after she tells says “I love you!” This type of cockatoo originates in New Guinea and adjacent islands of the S. Pacific. Three tritions were also the famous 'Fred' parrots in the 1970's Baretta TV series.

StarGazer and Charlemagne are our fabulous green-winged macaws and also one of the birds which are magically produced in the big shows. They both talk a little, sing some opera and their own funny songs with their names in them.

Pepper & Scotty our African grey parrots are our 2010 Christmas gifts. Greys are masters of mimicry - microwaves beeping, trucks backing up, telephones/conversations, belches, etc. They are learning lots of fun things for the shows.

Tobi is a blue-headed Pionus who is curious, smart and affectionate. She has a docile personality so we are allowing children to hold her at birthday parties and other events.

Pickles & Apples are adorable parrotlets; the smallest of all parrots. We put them inside an empty book and have kids discover its exciting characters.  Yvonne Patterson (trainer) raises these and their blue mutation friends.