Bobby, our Dusky-headed Conure came to live with us in March of 2001. He is our high-energy bird - never still for a moment. We we got him his wings were really clipped far to short - in fact he was butchered. He could fly like a rock. But much to our surprise he never stopped trying. He now has his flight feathers - it took him about 1-1/2 years to get them. He is learning to fly now and is improving his flying skills each and every day. His favorite flying exercise is to fly from my shoulder to Betty's shoulder and back again. He will keep this up until he tires, then will remain on one of our shoulders until he regains his strength. Then he starts over again.