Human Landing Strip

Part of being owned by a bird is being ready to be a "human landing strip". There definately seems to be a correlation between your bird's familiarity with you and how many different parts of your body he will appropriate for his own use! My birds are rarely satisfied with an arm, hand or shoulder and will sometimes get downright creative. In my house, if you bend over, your tush is fair game. Now, having your bird take over your face is not for the faint at heart, or for that matter, anyone with a larger bird either... An Amazon or a Grey would be downright scary.

Yesterday my husband was trying to take a picture of Joey sitting on my forehead when Ernie decided he did not want to be left out!

Monet's Garden

Painted garden, pastel trees
Blue-green pond, pink lilies
Ernie ponders Monet's sunbeams
Images grow into dreams
Where might he fly tonight?
Will Celina see the site?

A Drawer Full of Treasures

It is no secret why parrots are the mascots of pirates - they absolutely adore searching for treasures! In our household, a drawer left open, is a drawer begging to have its contents explored by my pint-sized parrots.

In this particular instance, I left open my cosmetics drawer with all its delightful brushes and little jars filled with colourful contents. Ernie skillfully used his nimble tongue (pictured right) in his quest to the dark depths of the back of the drawer. Of course, even the most enthusiastic drawer raider must stop and shake out his feathers from time to time as seen with Joey (pictured left).

Millet Management

As the self-nominated manager of millet storage, it is Joey's job to oversee the putting away of new millet when it arrives. I am under strict instructions to clip the millet into appropriate sized pieces (not too small!), and tuck them away nicely into the container. Every tasty morsal must be carefully collected and not allowed to go to waste. Most importantly, the official taster must sample every branch to make sure it is of the highest quality. As manager, Joey feels it is his duty to perform this very important task himself.

"Scrap" Birds

While I was working on Charlie's scrapbook (my nephew), Ernie and Joey were having a delightful time playing with all the little paper scraps I had discarded into the crafting waste basket.

Abi with the Birds

Joey and Ernie particularly like Abi and her snazzy white stripes!

Heidi with the Birds

In my continued effort to demonstrate how wonderful and friendly my little birds are... here is a picture of Ernie and Joey visiting with Heidi.