*draws Beefed Up Hollyberry And Then Runs*

pet parrot content is getting more popular on platforms like tiktok, and i just want to put it out there that parrots are NOT like dogs or cats. i've already seen more than one video of someone falling in love with a parrot at something like a petsmart (sidebar: like for most animals, please find a responsible, ethical breeder) (this will also hopefully let you know that you are indeed buying a bred parrot and not a wild-caught) and buying one on impulse, and MY GOD does that make me nervous. people who are capable of giving parrots a good life are a vast, VAST minority of people.

my grandfather bred parrots so i grew up with them from a young age, and while i love them and respect them and am glad for the time i got to spend growing up around them, there's a reason *i* do not own a parrot. he always had a clause in the purchase agreement that meant parrots would be surrendered back to him and not abandoned/given to a shelter/rescue, and he had MANY birds given back. many. even with talking it through with people and letting them meet his other birds and experience their volume and how much care they need, there were still people who would buy a parrot and in a few months nearly beg to give it back bc they were in over their heads.

parrots are beautiful, intelligent animals, but they require SO much care and work and socializing. they are flock-based animals, and you will have to be their flock. they will need HOURS of your attention and care every single day. (and i mean HOURS). and if they don't get it, they can and will start engaging in behavior including mutilating themselves and plucking their feathers out. also they are super sensitive to their surroundings. new person in the house they don't like? plucking themselves with stress. too many visitors for their comfort? plucking themselves with stress. you went on a vacation and they aren't dealing with it well? plucking themselves with stress. new puppy in the house? plucking themselves with stress. get a divorce/move houses/new baby in the home? plucking themselves with stress. obviously not every bird will be sensitive to the same degree, but in general, parrots deal with stress/changes in environment WAY worse than other pets.

depending on the breed, you will have a creature with the intelligence of a toddler (some are even as smart as your average 5 year old), and you will be living with this toddler for literal decades. conures live 20-30 years, african grays live 40-60 years, and cockatoos can live 60-80 years. this toddler creature will ALSO have evolved to have a cry that can carry through jungles, and that volume is not gonna decrease bc you live in an apartment and your neighbors aren't gonna want to hear it. you ever heard a sun conure? get within a mile of one and you will.

tl;dr: parrots are beautiful and i love them, but there is no way in hell i would ever own one bc there are SO few people who should.

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I don't draw them enough. I love them, I want to hold them in my hwands forever

Winged King and Iron Serpent, you both look amazing in either of your forms! What do you think about Dialga, what does he look like, and do you both look up to him as a fellow Legendary Pokémon? You both deserve all the love and sandwiches in the world! 😊👍

Thanks for the question! This was a fun one.

Consider Dialga open for questions as well! He's quite prevelant in this au so you will for sure be seeing more of him. Just beware, he isn't the most fond of humans.

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Just wanted to update as well and say that annonymous asking is turned on now. I have no idea why it was turned off in the first place, and sorry if that scared anyone off, but its enabled now! Ask away annons!

Also this took forever designing Dialga's gijinka form was a task </3

make a second sona! a wickerbeast!

I redid my very first illustration of Magnus. (The original piece was a rough concept, so the painting was also quite loose when I did it for the "Witchsona" prompt years ago.) New tags - since the bracketed ones no longer work; #Magnus0 (related to the character) #Division0 (related specifically to his story/comic)

a selection of artist memes hand-picked and curated by me based on my own experiences

are you aware that ARCEUS is on tumblr rn??? like GOD on tumblr????? GODD??????

tumblr users will believe ANYTHING. ANYTHING. you sound like an evangelical

Don't stop talking about them. We need to be their voice.

Inspired by the amazing poem by dana