Today would have been our darling Dewey’s third birthday. We’re going to celebrate his birthday with millet and oats for the budgies and oatmeal cookies for the humans (Dewey loved his oats). We hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones – give them an extra kiss today : ).
Remembering Dewey and Gordie on Christmas Eve.
What? No bloopers? Cooper has become such a super little model that we didn’t have any bloopers this month. So instead, here are some pics of the flock opening wide and saying, “Ahhh.” Or, “ACK!”
Ozzie
Lera
Gordie
Emmy
Alfie
Cooper
Dewey
Sunny
Three of our flock look a lot alike. Can you tell them apart?
1. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
2. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
3. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
4. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
5. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
6. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
7. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
8. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
9. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
10. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
11. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
12. Cooper, Gordie or Ozzie?
Cooper 4,5,9,12 Gordie 2, 8, 10, 11 Ozzie 1, 3, 6, 7
Cooper has a light blue cere and is our only budgie with a band on her leg.
Gordie has larger throat spots than Ozzie. And not that you can see, but Ozzie has a little white patch on the back of his head.
Today would have marked the second anniversary of Dewey joining our family.
…cherish what you love while you have it, so that when it passes, you will have memories of joy to sustain you. Dean Koontz
We all scream for budgie ice cream??
Japan’s Torimi cafe is serving up budgie ice cream (other flavors are cockatiel and java sparrow). The ice cream is not made from the birds, but is a combination of what the birds eat and the flavor of the birds. “Parakeet” has a vanilla ice cream base with honey, apple and grains blended in. According to Torimi cafe, “It’s like eating some vanilla ice cream in one hand, and then taking a whiff of a parakeet in your other hand.”
The ice cream was so successful, Torimi added ice cream sandwiches to the line. They can only make 20 batches at a time and are having trouble keeping up with demand.
Would you like to try budgie ice cream? 
Photo of Dewey from July 2012.
Today would have been Dewey’s second birthday. So in his honor, we decided to proclaim February 15th “Dewey Day”.
So today, kiss your budgie (if you’re lucky enough to have one), sing a little song, or indulge in a special treat. Harry and I are going to have oatmeal cookies (Dewey loved his oats).
Happy birthday Dewey – we miss you!
