Presents!

Presents arrived for the budgies!
p1And they just couldn’t wait until Christmas to open them.

p2From Tam – Canadian millet, and from Adam – a giftcard from Petsmart! Cooper is wondering how she can keep them all to herself…

p3Adam also sent this fantastic budgie sticker. Looks like a handsome fellow I know.

Thank you so much Tam and Adam!

XOXO, the flock

Cooper’s Cuties

Meet Sailor and Duckie!sdcThese two little cuties live in California with Erin.dandsSailor and Duckie will be five years old in 2014.lettuceTheir favorite treats are anything in any shade of green, celery, dandelion leaves, lettuce, broccoli, and parsley. They also love organic corn on the cob.seedDuring the day, they spend the whole time hanging out on their tree in the middle of the room staring out the window whistling at other birds as they fly by outside.napAt Christmas, mommy decorates their tree with plastic candy canes which during the whole week get slowly but violently knocked off onto the floor (where Sailor and Duckie think they belong). They both have Holiday stockings which on Christmas eve get a special surprise in each. This year the little elves at the North Pole hinted something about twine balls and millet sprays.scritchTheir favorite toy is a miniature hanging twine basket stuffed with crinkle cut shreds and beads. They love to slowly rip each and every piece of paper stuffing out and onto the carpet below. Mommy is continually refilling their basket with new shreds 🙂pinkPretty in pink.sanddGetting ready to nap.zzzZzzz.

Cooper’s Book Report

This month’s book is Flyaway: How a Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings by Suzie Gilbert.

flyawayIn Flyaway, Suzie Gilbert, a bird rehabilitator, shares her experiences rescuing wild birds who have been injured or abandoned. Starting small, Gilbert’s home operation, Flyaway Inc. soon grows. From songbirds to herons to raptors, we see the time and dedication it takes to nurse the injured back to health. With heart and humor she depicts the joys and sorrows that are part of caring for these wild creatures.

Cooper loved this book. She thought Gilbert did an excellent job portraying the intelligence and personalities of each bird. Cooper laughed at the birds’ antics and teared up when, in spite of all Gilbert’s efforts, a bird couldn’t pull through. Cooper admires the effort and sacrifice that rehabbers put in to save their avian friends, and cannot recommend this book highly enough.