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Posted in cockatiel on Jul 28th, 2010
Our birds are so spoiled. We had three cages connected for the birds to run on top of and play. Jon suggested that we add a fourth cage so that Audrey could have some space. The fourth cage is on the right in this picture.
Birds always want to be as high as possible. So instead [...]
Posted in cockatiel on Jul 21st, 2010
Trevor is making huge strides in being a human-friendly bird.
It started with slow steps at night. He would let me snuggle with him a little at night. Then he became more willing to let me snuggle him during the day. Then he enjoyed my presence in general. Trevor especially enjoys sitting on a pillow behind [...]
Posted in cockatiel on Jul 13th, 2010
Audrey understands acoustics. He knows that if he yells from on top of his cage, he’s easy to ignore. But when Audrey is on the floor and he yells from the top of the stairs, his screech carries.
Audrey will brook no dissent from the humans.
I appreciate Audrey’s skill. I get frustrated with Conner’s endless whining [...]
Posted in cockatiel on Jul 7th, 2010
Do you see this face on the left? He thinks he’s sooo innocent!
Conner likes to tap on boxes very early in the morning, especially on weekends. His favorite activity is tapping on the boxes to push them over so they make a loud crash. But I’ve figured out a solution. I pierced holes in the [...]
Posted in cockatiel on Jun 23rd, 2010
Audrey has a very distinctive song. He even does this wolf whistle that my mother taught him 17 years ago. Conner picked up his songs very quickly to impress Audrey. Instead, Audrey found it annoying. He used to yell at Conner when Conner would sing Audrey’s song. I would say that Audrey was objecting to [...]
Posted in cockatiel on Jun 16th, 2010
Our bedroom and bird room is in the attic, which was converted into the master bedroom. This is a great place for the birds because they can look outside and feel like powerful birds, looking down on the world. The bed frame makes a nice perch for the birds.
Trevor loves this position. He’ll sit on [...]
Posted in cockatiel on Jun 15th, 2010
On a happier note, I stumbled upon a website where a musician makes music inspired by his cockatiel. Some of the songs even include clips of the bird!
Posted in cockatiel on Jun 10th, 2010
The baby has reached the stage where he wants to join the other cockatiels. If I bring Conner and Audrey on the bed, the baby flies over. If I pick up the baby he chirps miserably until he’s reunited with the others. Every night the cockatiels have to walk across the floor. This time, Conner [...]
The baby does not have the best diet. If it were up to him, he would eat 100% millet.
Posted in cockatiel on May 20th, 2010
When we were looking for baby birds, I selected one breeder because she bred white-faced cockatiels. We visited the breeder’s home and the baby was not cuddly and was a little small but he was beautiful! I became concerned, though, after looking at the condition of all the cages. They were filthy. The breeder had [...]
