Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Constant Companions


These days, I find that I spend much of my time in the companionship of my two little birds. Much of what I do seems to be interesting to them, and they will often fly in to investigate. On this particular evening, I was getting ready to accompany Darren to his wrap party. The birds are usually interested in the beautification process (they are birds after all!) - with all the opening and closing of drawers, the makeup brushes, and the little containers with colourful contents. They will sit on the laundry rack and watch, sometimes coming closer and landing on the dresser to investigate the jars and maybe finding a hairtie to chew (my birds LOVE to snap hairties). Often they watch the whole process from my shoulder. Once Joey even landed on my makeup brush as I was applying some eyeshadow. The only thing that seems to scare them away is the hairdryer. On this particular occassion, however, the curlers proved to be irresistable! They sat on my shoulders as they went in, only briefly flying away when hair or curlers would come too close, but coming right back as soon as possible. Once the curlers were in place, and no longer moving around, the birds happily begain to "beak" them. Thankfully their beaks are small and my curlers are made of durable plastic.

While Darren is away....


While Darren is away at work, Joey takes the opportunity to try out "the master's chair". Final analysis, fairly comfortable, but ridiculously over sized!

On Darren's Shoulder



Ernie faithfully keeps his head tucked down while it is getting preened by Joey. When the job is done, both birds settle in for a nap. When resting on humans, Ernie will often flatten himself down, lying on his belly. I am not entirely sure why he does this (maybe because it is warmer?), but it sure is cute!

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Incoming!


In our home, one must always be ready for an "incoming" bird. Here Joey is coming to join Ernie.

Footbirds


They came, they conquered, and it tickled! You try soft little feathers and scritchy little toes on the bottom of your foot sometime!

Bathing Birds (Again)



Warm water, and a little bit of sunshine makes for some very happy little birds.

Is a carnation as sweet as a rose?


Answer: Yes. And, all the better for landing on without those pesky thorns.

Where's Ernie?


Unfortunately for Ernie, his plumage is not exactly of the "camouflage" variety!

Apples, Peaches, Brocco-pie!

So far, I have been able to get my birds to eat one vegetable - broccoli. If only carrots and beets were shaped like little trees, perfect for shredding and flinging.

The Early Bird

My hair is often a little wild when I first wake up... that is why my hairstylists, Joey and Ernie, come to the bedroom every morning to put every hair back in its place. They are very good at what they do, and all they require in exchange is millet, broccoli, and grapes.

Appropriately, for this morning shot, I am wearing my "Early Bird" t-shirt from threadless.com.