“Blue Parakeet” by Domenico Savino
Cooper’s song of the month
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Cooper’s Bloopers – August
We don’t always get the budgies’ photos right on the first shot*. Here are some pics that didn’t make the cut.
Alfie is about the same size as that apple slice.
Cooper staking her claim.
* Due to the photographer and through no fault of the models, of course.
Calendar Boy
I entered Ozzie in the San Diego Humane Society “Make Your Pet a Pin-Up” contest. We adopted Ozzie from the animal shelter in October 2012, so he would be a perfect candidate for their calendar!
Feel free to vote for Ozzie (so far, he is the only budgie entry – Ozzie represents!). Each vote is $1. Donations will be supporting vital programs and services including the receiving and adoption of animals, education programs, humane law enforcement, Pet-Assisted Therapy in hospitals and health care facilities, and more.
Link to vote for Ozzie: https://www.360photocontest.com/page/viewInd/secure/on/id/44051/contestid/170
If you would rather not participate, wish Ozzie luck!
Cooper’s Monthly Meme – August
Chicks with Steve Buscemeyes: http://chickswithstevebuscemeyes.tumblr.com/
Who is Cooper?
Budgies love to do impressions.
Can you guess who Cooper is?
Cooperella! Congrats to everyone who guessed correctly. Either these are too easy, or Cooper is excellent at impressions!
New Toy – August
It’s the “Small Basket Foraging Toy” from Planet Pleasures.
Ozzie checking it out from the top.
Sunny takes the side approach.
Dewey is not sure what to make of it.
Cooper deciding what she’s going to nibble on first.
Caught in the Act
This had been happening recently:
One 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:
It was Sunny! This little one definitely has a naughty streak.
Harry got to work and budgie-proofed the seed cups.
Your move, budgies.
Naptime
Zzzzzzzz.
My little weirdo
Sometimes I serve the budgies their fruits/veggies on a dish.
After she’s done with her nibbling, Sunny likes to squeeze under the dish and hang out.
What a nut.
Will he or won’t he?
Little Disco attempting the quote, “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.”