Lytha The Lovebird

As the owner of Lytha Studios, I frequently receive mail addressed to Lytha. It comes as a shock therefore to many to learn that my business is not named after me, Erin, but actually named after a little green bird with a peach face and a blue bottom, and an insaitable desire to shred paper; any paper, all paper (good nesting material, you know).

Lythabird is our first born "child", our daughter, and the ruler of the roost here at Lytha Studios. My husband and I adopted her in 1996 when she was just baby. Her birthday, most appropriately, is Valentine's Day.

Lytha, and her brothers and sister birds are our children, our muses, our passion and our entertainment. We love them very much, and consider it an honor to be part of their flock!

Here is a really cute picture of Lytha as a baby. You can tell that she is a baby lovebird because of the spot of black on her beak (baby beaks turn yellow as they grow into adulthood), her dark feet (feet lighten up, too) and the lack of bright orange on her face. She used to love looking into the fish tank when we was little.

Have you ever seen a bird this cute???? In this shot, Lytha is snuggled up on my chest, underneath a sweater (nice and warm, a good place to rest) with just her head sticking out, munching on a birdy favorite - millet. This picture was taken shortly after Lytha broke her leg, and while she was all bound up in a cast, she loved to sleep under sweaters and shirts when ever she could.

Here is our sweetie yelling at us - wings beating, beak open in a lovebird rant - looking just like a little vampire bird. And then the second photo was taken immediate after the bird-rant - now she looks quite well-behaved, doesn't she?

Here is Lytha, chowing down on Just Veggies, while Percy the lovebird looks on. This photo appears in the catalog for Fowl Play, a bird toy and supply catalog.

An arial photo of Lytha Bird, who is chowing down in the bottom of a jug of seed - another favorite birdy treat.