
That’s what day it is!

Tippi hopes you are celebrating with millet!
I like to remember our “rainbow” budgies on their hatchdays. Today would have been Lera’s.

Feisty, curious and adorable. That was our little Lera.
We found Lera on Craigslist in 2014. Her owner was going off to college, and the family was looking for someone to adopt her.
After her quarantine, she joined the flock, and wasted no time showing everybudgie who was boss.
Lera loved baths, toys, cauliflower and getting into everything.
Unfortunately, Lera had issues with her health. She had to have regular beak trims, and in her later years with us, would visit our avian vet occasionally to have fluid withdrawn from her abdomen. None of this slowed her down in any way.
Lera was doted on by Gordie, then later Harvey and Felix. And of course, her humans. Lera packed a lot of personality into a tiny body and we loved her very, very much – we were so lucky to have found her.
If you are looking to add a budgie to your family, please consider adopting. There are some amazing little budgies out there who need a happily ever after.
Can you guess what’s in Tippi’s tote?

Millet! Finally!

Yum!

Tippi is enjoying spray millet from Higgins Premium Pet Foods.

Higgins Spray Millet is Non-GMO, grown free of pesticides and hand selected at harvest. Sun-dried and packaged without the use of preservatives, it’s a great, natural foraging treat.
We give millet to our birds as a treat and on special occasions (like hatchdays!). And sometimes just because. It’s good to have on hand when the birds are molting or aren’t feeling well, as it’s full of nutrients and easy to digest.
August 29th is Clear the Shelters Day – but any day is a good day to adopt a feathered friend.
Tippi is one of our adopted birds. We brought her home from the San Diego Humane Society in 2024.
If you are looking for a feathered pet to love, please consider adopting from a shelter.