Opaline Lovebirds: We are peachfaced lovebird breeders of Opaline Peachface Lovebirds. The Opaline Peachfaced Lovebirds are a rare breed that have the Opaline color mutation. Opaline Lovebirds offered

Olive (double Dark factor) Violet.

Flight Crew in Large flight cage.

Medium Whitefaced (single factor) Violet & Medium Whitefaced (double factor) Violet.

Medium Whitefaced Violet.

Medium Whitefaced Violet.

This Peachfaced Lovebird is a wonderful pet and excellent breeder.

Whitefaced Violet.

Medium Whitefaced Violet with white brow.

Medium Whitefaced double factor Violet.

Whitefaced Australian Cinnamon Pied

Heavy Suffused Dilute (Greywing) Seagreen

This color mutation is uniquely beautiful and still somewhat rare.

Heavy Suffused Dilute (Greywing) Seagreen close-up.

Heavy Suffused Dilute (Greywing) Seagreen close-up.

Green Opaline split to Orangefaced.

Orangefaced Lutino.

The bulgeunder the tail and behind the legs indicates this hen will lay an egg soon.

Green Orangefaced.

Comparison of Lutino & Lutino Opaline (on perch).

The normal Lutino (above) shows the peach brow and bib, whereas the Opaline Lutino possesses more irridescent plumage as well as a full peach hood and wide band of peach on the tail.

Comparison of Lutino & Lutino Opaline.

Lutino Opalines.

Seagreen Lutino Opaline split to Orangefaced.

Orangefaced is a split that can be seen, but only slightly compared to a visual Orangefaced. If this hen were not split Orangefaced, her hood would have been a more cream or off-white color, instead of the peachy-pink color she exhibits.

Orangefaced Opaline &Green Opaline split to Orangefaced.

Whitefaced Blue Violet hen & Whitefaced Blue Opaline cock.

Standard (aka Longfeather).

The Standard originated in the Netherlands, developed by Mr. Jac de Jong through decades of selective breeding of Peachfaced Lovebirds. These big, beautiful birds are referred to in the U.S. as 'Longfeather'.

'Goliath', a Green 'Standard', also known in the U.S. as 'Longfeather'.

These birds are still quite rare in the U.S. Standards differ from the normal Peachfaced Lovebird because they possess more intense colors, a deeper red face, wider upper mandible, wider body and thicker feet and legs.

'Luck of the Irish', an Orangefaced 'Standard' also known in the U.S. as a 'Longfeather'.

Medium Whitefaced Violet cock & Green Opaline split to Orangefaced with eggs in nest.

Medium Whitefaced Violet & Green Opaline split Orangefaced with eggs and 4 day old chick.

Blue Opaline cock & Lutino hen with 3 Lutino Opaline chicks.

Lutino hen with 3 Lutino Opaline chicks.

Longfeather (Standard) in the process of hatching.

The first chick already hatched is an American Cinnamon Longfeather hen, noted by her dark red eyes.

Longfeather (Standard) hatching.

Longfeather (Standard) resting before pushing the rest of the way out of the shell.

Newly hatched Blue series Lutino Opaline.

Blue Lutino Opaline hatchling nestled against ceramic egg for warmth.

Newly hatched Fischer's Lovebird chick.

Note the egg tooth still intact on the upper mandible.

Green & Green Pied hatchlings.

Note the lighter color of the Pied chick's primary down feathers.

Opaline nestlings at 9, 11, 13 & 15 days of age.

Note accelerated growth of the oldest chick.

Opaline nestlings at 9, 11, 13 & 15 days of age.

Note accelerated growth of the oldest chick.

Green Orangefaced Opaline - 34 grams at 20 days.

Green series Opaline chicks have thick, yellow secondary down feathers.

Seagreen Opaline.

Blue series Opaline chicks have thick, white secondary down feathers.

American Cinnamon Standard (aka Longfeather).

This American Cinnamon nestling has light brown secondary down feathers.

Dark-eyed Yellow Fischer's nestling.

Emerging feathers of a Green Peachfaced Lovebird.

Emerging feathers of a Green Pied Peachfaced Lovebird.

American Cinnamon Standard (aka Longfeather).

A great deal of 'work' goes into growing feathers.

Lutino Opaline feathering.

Lutino Opaline feathering.

Two Blue series chicks split to Edged Dilute.

Two Blue series chicks split to Edged Dilute, four days later.

The chick on the left is Seagreen. The chick on the right is Whitefaced Violet.

Whitefaced Violet nestlings.

3 Lutino Opaline hens.

Green Violet Opaline & Green double factor Violet Opaline.

Seagreen Violet Opaline.

3 Lutino Opalines in various stages of growth.

The youngest of the three, hatched in December 2005, is our first Lutino Opaline male.

American Cinnamon Standard (aka Longfeather).

American Cinnamon Standard (aka Longfeather).

'Miss Alaska', an American Cinnamon Standard (Longfeather).

60 grams at 40 days of age. On April 1, 2006, at 2 months of age, this lovely hen took 'Best Unflighted' at the Bird Clubs of Virginia Bird Show in Williamsburg, VA.

Green Peachfaced. This fledgling is what a normal or wild-type Peachfaced Lovebird would look like before attaining adult plumage.

Adult plumage would differ from this in that the mature bird would have a horn colored bill and brighter Peach bib, face and brow.

Head study of young, Green Peachfaced.

The dark brown color on the upper mandible will soon disappear, and as the bird approaches the first molt the bill will turn a horn color.

Head study of young, Green Peachfaced.

Back & rump of young, Green Peachfaced.

Young, Green Peachfaced wing.

Feathers should be clean, well-formed and have good color. For wing trimming, we use the smaller, second set of feathers as a guide to cut the longer 6 or 7 flight feathers.

Green Pied.

This Green Pied is split to Opaline, Australian Cinnamon & Blue or Whitefaced Blue.

Green Pied.

Green Pied in flight.

Beautful Whitefaced Violets preparing for their first flights.

Whitefaced Violets after their first flights and wing trim.

Blue series Pied, 'Yukon Jack', enjoying his first flights.

Blue series Pied, 'Denali'.

Our first Lutino Opaline male.

It took three years of breeding to reach the goal of getting Lutino Opaline males in the nest. This is our first one. This fledgling is also very special in that he has a tail that is diluted in red, as well as also having a little red in some of the wing feathers.

Lutino fledgling.

If this Lutino were a Lutino Opaline, her Peach mask and brow color would eventually extend to the back of her head, her rump would be yellow instead of pale blue, and her tail would have a much wider band of Peach.

Lutino Opaline fledgling.

When she molts, her Peachface will extend to a hood that covers her entire head.

Eight Opaline & split Opaline youngsters ready to leave their 18-inch-long nestbox.

Whitefaced Violet Opaline fledgling.

Seagreen Violet Opaline preparing for his first flight.

Blue Opaline, 'Taku', testing his wings just moments before taking his first flight.

Opaline fledglings of Seagreen, Blue, Whitefaced Violet, Green Violet & Green Pied.

Green Opaline.

The more intense coloring and full red hood will come when the bird molts to his/her mature colors at between 4 & 6 months of age. Most breeders wait until the birds are about a year old before breeding them.

Seagreen Opaline.

Seagreen Violet Opaline.

This Blue series bird will have a cream or white-colored hood when s/he molts.

Green Opaline fledglings.

Note the darker green color with blue tint on the rump of the bird on far right, indicating he is a Medium Green Violet Opaline.

Green Violet Opaline & Green double factor Violet Opaline.

Note how the double factor Violet of the bird on the right makes her look so dark she almost resembles an Olive (double factor Dark) Opaline.

These two Blue series Opaline hens are siblings and are actually the same color.

The hen on the left is Pied, which makes her plumage a slightly lighter shade, in some cases also with patches of yellow and white. Because she is Pied, this bird also has a yellow crown. When these two molt, the soft gray of their hoods will turn white.

Comparison of Lutino Opaline Peachfaced Lovebird & Dark-eyed Yellow Fischer's Lovebird.

Lutino Opaline.

This hen is either split to Orangefaced or will be visual Orangefaced.

Three Opaline siblings - Green, Lutino & Seagreen.

Back view. Because of their parentage, these chicks are guaranteed to be Orangefaced, if not split Orangefaced.

Three Opaline siblings - Green, Lutino & Seagreen.

Front view. Because of their parentage, these chicks are guaranteed to be Orangefaced, if not split Orangefaced.

Dark-eyed Yellow Fischer's hen.

This hen, about 2 months of age, is now eating on her own.

Green Fischer's male & Lutino Fischer's hen.

Green & Dark-eyed Yellow Fischer's.

Young Green Fischer's.

Young Green Fischer's.

After the first molt, this bird will have more brilliant plumage.

Dark-eyed Yellow Fischer's at 2 months of age.

Yellow (Lime) Fischer's Lovebird.

Yellow (Lime) Fischer's Lovebird.

Green & Blue Masked Lovebird chicks.

Blue & Green Masked Lovebirds.

Beautiful and rare, Black-cheeked Lovebirds.

Green & Blue Black-cheeked Lovebirds.

Green & Blue Black-cheeked Lovebirds.

Beautiful Blue color mutation of the Black-cheeked Lovebird.

Black-cheeked Lovebird.

Young, Crimson-bellied Conures molting into the beautiful Crimson plumage they're named for.

Crimson-bellied Conures.

Green-cheeked & Crimson-bellied Conures enjoying a fresh Manzanita branch in their flightcage.

Green-cheeked & Crimson-bellied Conures enjoying a fresh Manzanita branch in their flightcage.

This Green-cheeked Conure color mutation is a 'Yellow-sided' split to Cinnamon.

This Green-cheeked Conure color mutation is a Yellow-sided Cinnamon, also referred to as a 'Pineapple'.