Thursday, October 24, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Progress with Léa
We (well I) had some progress with Léa lately. For one, she's much calmer than she was when we left for our Holidays. This means that she is attempting to go after my fingers less (I feel like she was starting to view them as a chew toy at times), and, I think the same can be said about her going after the Boy's fingers (she'll only attempt to "bite" (these are not as hard as she has the potential to make them) if she doesn't want to do something).
But the biggest improvement, and I'll cross my fingers that it wasn't a one-time deal happened on Sunday. Generally, if let lose in the birdroom, she'll go in spots where it is hard to retrieve her (higher spots where if the Littles go, they'll come down if we hand them a perch, Léa, not so much) and "taunts" the Boy (since he had better luck to get her to step up than I did for a while). Well on Sunday I wanted pictures of her in that room, namely on the atom, so we tried. Recent past experience were that she wouldn't stay put for very long, but on Sunday, she posed nicely and stayed on the atom until I was done. Feeling positive about the experience so far, I offered her my forearm for her to step up so I could bring her in the orange room and she did so without a fuss and stayed there until I put her down on a gym in the orange room. I was quite proud of her and she got praised plenty, verbally and with pumpkin seeds!
I don't know if part of the reasons things got better is that I now get to spend one-on-one time with her in the mornings, where I find her to be generally in a better disposition than the old afternoon time slot - but I guess I might keep the alternating between Littles and her in the morning, even when we revert to our old schedule (leaving for work earlier) in a few weeks.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Scratch my head?
Yeah right, not a chance I would fall from that! It is just an invitation to be bitten, well for me at least. The Boy would be safe.
Revisiting old pictures
I'm not sure these ever made it to the blog, as they were taken in October 2008, a month or so before I began the blog, and they weren't of birds from my flock.
These were taken during one of our visits to the Boy's parents. We visited a local pet store and saw quite a few parrots. I'm not sure why, but I didn't take a picture of all birds present and, due to the bad lighting inside, very few of the pictures I took turned out.
I have two to share.
The first is of a female Hawkhead parrot, who was named Flora at the time, and which one of the clerks working there really loved.
The second is of a male blackwing Jardines named Elye. He made it very very hard to leave the store without him in tow. Practically, I didn't have the space for a Jardines at the time, nor was it really on my list of "must have birds" (possibly the last of the Pois I'd want to add to the flock) and he was rather expensive. Nevertheless, he was incredibly cute and I spent most of my time at the store with him, talking to him and scratching his head.
As I said, it was hard to leave him behind, even more so when he mumbled something as I left his side and the Boy said that he heard him say "I love you"...
These were taken during one of our visits to the Boy's parents. We visited a local pet store and saw quite a few parrots. I'm not sure why, but I didn't take a picture of all birds present and, due to the bad lighting inside, very few of the pictures I took turned out.
I have two to share.
The first is of a female Hawkhead parrot, who was named Flora at the time, and which one of the clerks working there really loved.
The second is of a male blackwing Jardines named Elye. He made it very very hard to leave the store without him in tow. Practically, I didn't have the space for a Jardines at the time, nor was it really on my list of "must have birds" (possibly the last of the Pois I'd want to add to the flock) and he was rather expensive. Nevertheless, he was incredibly cute and I spent most of my time at the store with him, talking to him and scratching his head.
As I said, it was hard to leave him behind, even more so when he mumbled something as I left his side and the Boy said that he heard him say "I love you"...
Saturday, October 19, 2013
One toy...
...fits all sizes (of birds).
From the tiny Lovebird...
...to a "large" Cape parrot!
It's fun for everyone!
From the tiny Lovebird...
...to a "large" Cape parrot!
It's fun for everyone!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Busy...
For the next few weeks, our schedule will change (a work thing).
Because of this, the birds get a longer out of cage time in the morning but won't get to come out twice in the evening (between us coming home from work and dinner time slot, as we get home later). Because of this change, instead of always having the Littles in the morning, the Boy and I will "flip" it around, or rather mix it up, where one morning I get them and he has Léa, and the next day we switch. The after dinner time stays the same, where the Littles come out first and Léa comes out on her own after.
So far, "morning Léa" (something I haven't experience this early in the morning, as they come out later on the week-ends and we do "shared" time like on a regular week day evening) has been interesting. She's doing something she hasn't really done before, something that keeps her busy yet out of trouble, something that will grab her attention for quite some time (impressive!). She stands on the computer desk and tries to get wood chips out of the crack between the glass top and the metal base. It's quite funny to see her do this, as she turns around a lot, trying to get the best angle. Entertaining and much better than her trying to go for my fingers or the computer screen!
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
SWS 2013, Delivery #3 - Things for Wings
As I pointed out in an earlier post, the box from my Sidewalk Sale Things for Wings order arrived sometime last week. But, life being in the way, I really only got to take pictures yesterday and process them this morning. Lots and lots of pictures...
This order, when I initially submitted it, was very reasonable. I had told myself I wouldn't look at the "daily deals" (more like hourly deals), and keep my order simple. But I didn't listen to myself and got roped into the daily deal fun, although I think I did show restraint on some items and wasn't glued as much as I could have been on the Things for Wings website - the order could have easily gone out of control.
Oh and one last note, for the first time in a long time, I only ordered one copy of each individual toy - something that goes against how I normally order, ensuring birds have similar toys (if they have similar likings).
So here is what I ordered.
The "original" order (i.e. no daily deal items)
"Tahiti Chipper" - most likely will go to Joey, as he's the biggest fan of the shreddable material and is going through pine like crazy lately.
"Fall Shenanigans" - could go to just about any of the Littles.
"Big Juicy Strawberries" - I'm thinking will probably go to Léa given the chunky branch pieces and hardwood shapes.
"Pirate Boy" - another toy that could go to any of the Littles, but I'll probably give it to Petey as it's an adorable toy and it has a better chance to last a little longer with Petey.
"Léa's Toy" - the toy's name does say who this will be destined to.
"Hardwood Teddy Trio" - will go to one of the Littles, thinking Shade.
"Teddy Crunch" - will go to Piper.
That was it for the "toy" aspect of the original order. But since T4W has recently expanded to include perches, cleaning supplies and food, well I got a little of each in this order.
Rope perches - because I never have enough on hand it seems.
AviClean - does work rather well on my cages (this is the concentrated stuff, will need to be diluted).
10lbs worth of TOPs (the pellets).
Now we get to the extra items I didn't originally plan for...
"Daily Deals"
"Bag of drilled pine scraps" - first thing I purchased, it was cheap, plentiful (I was expecting less wood) and it will make for great skewer fillers.
"Very nice wood coin toy" - I think, before it went up, Danita had personally told me that it would be one right up my "alley". She was right and in the basket it went...
"Vault - Willow, Hardwood shape, 3/8" pine" - one of Danita's "vault" toys (either discontinued or some T4W designs that never really were put up for sale as far as I can gather) and something that I think Shade will love!
"Yucca and pine" - looked neat on the screen, was even nicer (and bigger) in person. Will be going in one of the Littles' cage.
"Willow coins" - the last item I purchased. She had the coins up for a very short period of time and, when I saw them up, I freaked out a little and ordered 20, since I didn't know if there was a limit and it seemed reasonable. But then, before the time was up, I made a second order for another 20. In retrospect, I should have just put a larger number from the get-go, but what can you do...
I'm very pleased with everything and even more surprised that Danita managed to make everything fit in the box it came in. There was no way I would have been capable of putting it all back in there neatly.
Thanks Danita!
This order, when I initially submitted it, was very reasonable. I had told myself I wouldn't look at the "daily deals" (more like hourly deals), and keep my order simple. But I didn't listen to myself and got roped into the daily deal fun, although I think I did show restraint on some items and wasn't glued as much as I could have been on the Things for Wings website - the order could have easily gone out of control.
Oh and one last note, for the first time in a long time, I only ordered one copy of each individual toy - something that goes against how I normally order, ensuring birds have similar toys (if they have similar likings).
So here is what I ordered.
The "original" order (i.e. no daily deal items)
"Tahiti Chipper" - most likely will go to Joey, as he's the biggest fan of the shreddable material and is going through pine like crazy lately.
"Fall Shenanigans" - could go to just about any of the Littles.
"Big Juicy Strawberries" - I'm thinking will probably go to Léa given the chunky branch pieces and hardwood shapes.
"Pirate Boy" - another toy that could go to any of the Littles, but I'll probably give it to Petey as it's an adorable toy and it has a better chance to last a little longer with Petey.
"Léa's Toy" - the toy's name does say who this will be destined to.
"Hardwood Teddy Trio" - will go to one of the Littles, thinking Shade.
"Teddy Crunch" - will go to Piper.
That was it for the "toy" aspect of the original order. But since T4W has recently expanded to include perches, cleaning supplies and food, well I got a little of each in this order.
Rope perches - because I never have enough on hand it seems.
AviClean - does work rather well on my cages (this is the concentrated stuff, will need to be diluted).
10lbs worth of TOPs (the pellets).
Now we get to the extra items I didn't originally plan for...
"Daily Deals"
"Bag of drilled pine scraps" - first thing I purchased, it was cheap, plentiful (I was expecting less wood) and it will make for great skewer fillers.
"Very nice wood coin toy" - I think, before it went up, Danita had personally told me that it would be one right up my "alley". She was right and in the basket it went...
"Vault - Willow, Hardwood shape, 3/8" pine" - one of Danita's "vault" toys (either discontinued or some T4W designs that never really were put up for sale as far as I can gather) and something that I think Shade will love!
"Yucca and pine" - looked neat on the screen, was even nicer (and bigger) in person. Will be going in one of the Littles' cage.
"Willow coins" - the last item I purchased. She had the coins up for a very short period of time and, when I saw them up, I freaked out a little and ordered 20, since I didn't know if there was a limit and it seemed reasonable. But then, before the time was up, I made a second order for another 20. In retrospect, I should have just put a larger number from the get-go, but what can you do...
I'm very pleased with everything and even more surprised that Danita managed to make everything fit in the box it came in. There was no way I would have been capable of putting it all back in there neatly.
Thanks Danita!
The coconut bird
It is his latest go-to "toy" (it is, after all, just half a coconut hanging from a chain, whatever was hanging beneath it has long been destroyed).
It gives him the opportunity to be "bat bird".
And this one happens to be my personal favourite...
It gives him the opportunity to be "bat bird".
And this one happens to be my personal favourite...
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Center of attention
Taken a little while ago -
Getting attention from both the Boy and I at the same time equals a very happy Joey!
Getting attention from both the Boy and I at the same time equals a very happy Joey!
It's been a while
While I had an excuse in September, being gone on holidays, I don't really have one now, other than things have been busy and I haven't felt like posting anything on the blog, or really, being online in a fashion that forced me to write anything.
It's obvious that most of the content of my blog is related to pictures I take of my flock - and in light of the many MANY pictures I still have to go through from my trip, I hardly feel like taking any additional pictures to add to the pile of unprocessed pictures.
With that said, I have taken a few pictures this morning to force me to be a little bit more active here and to get back into the swing of posting at least once a day, even if it's a quick picture post and then dash. I feel like I need to do so for myself, first of all, as I like going back in older posts and seeing how the birds were a few months/years ago.
As well, last week I received my last Sidewalk Sale order (from Things for Wings) and it's a BIG order and I should post about it shortly (need to take pictures first). I'm also making a new batch of food to be frozen for the birds this week-end so that will show up eventually.
It's obvious that most of the content of my blog is related to pictures I take of my flock - and in light of the many MANY pictures I still have to go through from my trip, I hardly feel like taking any additional pictures to add to the pile of unprocessed pictures.
With that said, I have taken a few pictures this morning to force me to be a little bit more active here and to get back into the swing of posting at least once a day, even if it's a quick picture post and then dash. I feel like I need to do so for myself, first of all, as I like going back in older posts and seeing how the birds were a few months/years ago.
As well, last week I received my last Sidewalk Sale order (from Things for Wings) and it's a BIG order and I should post about it shortly (need to take pictures first). I'm also making a new batch of food to be frozen for the birds this week-end so that will show up eventually.
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