birding, photography and living with pet birds
Posted in cockatiel on Jul 8th, 2009
There is no sleeping late at this house…until now! Oh my Audrey, how you love to demand attention so early in the morning. I cannot simply put you on my shoulder and fall back asleep because if you are outside your cage, you must be scratched. Conner, most of the time when you sing, I’m [...]
Posted in seabird on Jul 5th, 2009
It’s summer, which means that the coastal birds are busy breeding. Heermann’s gulls are different from most gulls in that they migrate south to breed and fly back north for the remaining summer months. Here is the Heermann’s Gull in his breeding plumage. On Friday we went to Monterey Bay to visit the aquarium. Driving [...]
Posted in Bird Book Review on Jul 4th, 2009
I just finished this book and it’s wonderful. I recommend this book to anyone that owns birds. It’s not the best for new bird owners because it’s very critical of pet owners, breeders, and importers. I had to skip parts of the chapter on parrots being imported from Mexico. It’s very sad. The theme of [...]
One of the best things about living on the West Coast, is the sunsets. These were all taken from the same place at different times of the year.
Posted in cockatiel on Jul 1st, 2009
Conner has continued to chew his box. He’ll need a replacement pretty soon, and I’ve been trying to figure out how I’ll find the proper one. We have several boxes in the house, but the box must be high enough for the bird to stand upright and wide enough for the bird to turn around. [...]