“Birds” by Coldplay.
Cooper’s Song of the Month
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Cooper’s Day Off
More magnificent, marvelous (and messy) mash
Made some more mash for the birds.
This batch is veggies. Grated carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, bell peppers, zucchini, sweet potato, peas, squash and beets. I also bought some organic baby food to mix in. I wanted to give the birds a variety. 
This batch is fruit. The birds still prefer veggies, but if I mix in some grains, they’ll eat it. Below: apples, kiwi, pear, banana, peaches, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and black berries. Also mixed in is some organic fruit baby food. I skipped adding in crushed pellets, because the flock has been really good about eating them.
I love mashes! It’s a lot of work to make it in one sitting, but then I don’t have to do it every day. I didn’t put the herbs/greens (basil, thyme, kale, romaine lettuce or spinach) in the mash. I just tear up fresh ones and sprinkle them on top.
Alfie is always first to the plate.
Sido enjoys some fruit.
Emmy likes to carry globs over to the play gym and eat them there.
These birds eat better than we do…
Budgies and Celebrities
Dom DeLuise with Charlie, Banjo, Pavarotti and B.B.
Groundhog Day
Fashion Face Off
Cooper’s Bloopers
We don’t always get Cooper’s photos right on the first shot*. Here are some pics that didn’t make the cut.
* Due to the photographer and through no fault of the model, of course.
Cooper’s Day Off
Cooper’s Cuties
Meet Duster!
I’m Duster, I’m a little budgie who lives in New Zealand, but really I’m a cheeky monkey! I love to be involved in everything my Human does – we eat, talk, sing, play, and shower together. We also help each other with grooming as I love head scratches.
I love so many things – my friends, kisses, millet, rolled oats, baby birrrrrds, veggies, sprouts, Cheops Feijoas, adventures, rugby, the All Blacks, flying, talking, Little Humans and showing off my underfluffies (yes you heard the word from me first!!).
My most favourite thing, other than my Human, are my little blue lids. I have so much fun playing games with them and with my other lids – all my friends around the world know how much I love them.
Every Friday I celebrate Flip A Lid Friday on my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Duster.NZ). I also have a Lid Lovers Club as some of my friends love lids too!
I can do tricks with my lids…
And I can play drums…
I make my Human so happy, and I try to bring kindness, smiles and laughs through sharing my adventures with my friends throughout the world. You can find me at…
www.facebook.com/Duster.NZ
www.youtube.com/DusterNZ
www.DusterNZ.blogspot.co.nz
Cooper’s Book Report
This month’s book is The Birds of Pandemonium by Michele Raffin.
The Birds of Pandemonium is the story of Michele Raffin and her family, who went from taking in six doves (originally meant to be just one) to running Pandemonium Aviaries, one of the largest non profit, (non companion) bird sanctuaries in the United States.
Cooper absolutely loved this book. At times humorous, and at times heart-breaking, the story of how her aviaries grow is always fascinating. Through trial and error, and with the help of other breeders, vets and conservationists the author proves that one person can truly make a difference.
Cooper’s favorite birds in the book were Amigo and Shana, two sassy parrots. She also liked reading about Sweetie (a coturnix Japanese quail), a darling little bird who was found at a grocery store in a paper bag on top of the celery (perhaps someone’s future dinner?). She thought the author did a great job of showing that birds have personalities, feelings and intelligence. She also liked the color photos of some of the featured birds.
The aviaries sound beautiful – colorful and filled with plants and artwork. Cooper thinks we should build her one. She might even share it with the rest of the flock…
You can read more about Pandemonium Aviaries here.