Free Flight

Last night Harry and I attended the Free Flight Tropical Sunset Fundraiser. Free Flight is an exotic bird sanctuary in Del Mar. You can read more about them on the Free Flight website. We had a lot fun – they had a bar, delicious  food, a silent auction and a great band.

pA Blue and Gold Macaw greeted the guests.

harryHarry with a Hyacinth Macaw. She was very sweet. I got to feed her some grapes, a carrot and some banana.

meHere I am with an Eclectus parrot (males are green and females are red).

hcHere is Harry with a cockatoo on a visit we made a week ago.

scritchThis parrot let me scritch its pin feathers –  much bigger than a budgie’s!

Here’s a little video of some of the birds: a Moluccan Cockatoo, a pair of Mexican Red- headed Amazons and a Gold and Yellow Macaw.

Caught in the Act

This had been happening recently:

spillOne of the budgies was knocking the seed cups down, spilling perfectly good seed on the bottom of the cage. We suspected Dewey. Though mild-mannered, he has been known to knock around the food cup when it has too many pellets (and not enough oats) in it. But to be sure, we set up the CooperCam to see who the culprit was. We later fast forwarded through three hours of footage and saw this:

badbudgieIt was Sunny! This little one definitely has a naughty streak.

harryHarry got to work and budgie-proofed the seed cups.

haYour move, budgies.