Today, something spooked the birds, who took off flying in circles around the room.
Harry came in to the room and discovered what scared them.
A red shouldered hawk was sitting on the fence looking into the bird room.
We comforted Sido (who was the most spooked) and then lowered the blinds so she couldn’t see the hawk.
Here’s a little clip of the hawk. I took the photo/video through the window, so the quality isn’t that great (it’s also raining).
If you visit the Bronx Zoo in New York, make sure to Budgie Landing – the new budgie exhibit.
You can get up close and personal, and even feed a budgie with a seed stick.
Cooper’s friend is a real blockhead.
Apollo the African Grey Parrot is amazing! He can distinguish colors and materials – and has an extensive vocabulary.
Mango the Green Cheek Conure can do fourteen tricks – what a clever little bird!
Today is #GivingTuesday. Cooper decided she wanted to use the money she has made from her Redbubble shop to donate treats and toys to Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary and to Ginger’s Parrot Rescue.
Both rescues have a donation page. Other ways to help are by sponsoring a bird or donating items from their Amazon wish lists.
Free Flight’s Wish List
Ginger’s Wish List
Cooper has a shop on Redbubble. She donates a percentage of her sales to her favorite bird rescues. The past couple years, Cooper decided to adopt a turkey through Farm Sanctuary. This year she decided to adopt again.
You can read more about Farm Sanctuary here.
Cooper recommends skipping the turkey this Thanksgiving. It’s all about the sides anyway.
Beautiful Kräri the crow and his family visit his human friend. Kräri solves various puzzles for food and keeps his human friend company.
You can see more of Kräri here.
The Budgie Buddies Aviary at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The aviary holds hundreds of free flight birds – budgies, cockatiels, rosella and princess parrots. The zoo offers seed sticks so you can get up close and personal with the birds.
Ninety nine budgies were recently brought in to the British Columbia SPCA in West Kelowna. You can read the full story here.
Their previous owner was not able to care for the birds, who were living in unsanitary conditions. Most were removed from the home. The owner was offered assistance, and there will be a follow up visit to ensure that the remaining birds are being suitably cared for.
The budgies will be all be examined and given any necessary medical attention.
If you would like to donate to the care of these little ones, you can do so here.
Once the budgies clear their quarantine they will available for adoption. If you are in the area and looking to add a budgie or two to your family, please keep the 99 in mind.
Thank you to Shivangi for sharing this story with us.