{"id":22598,"date":"2022-09-04T23:49:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T04:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/?p=22598"},"modified":"2023-04-18T18:57:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T23:57:45","slug":"sunny-days-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/?p=22598","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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January 25, 2013.
We bring home our little ray of sunshine. We found Sunny on Craigslist. She wasn\u2019t tame and was frightened of our hands. But with time and patience she began to trust us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we introduced Sunny to the flock, it was love at first sight for Dewey. He was enchanted and was never far from her side. And the feeling was mutual. They were a devoted (and cute) couple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunny was a water baby. Of all our birds, she loved baths the most. She would be the first in the \u201ctub\u201d and the last out, and would end up completely soaked. I hope there are lots of fountains over the rainbow bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think Sunny liked to play hide and seek (or was probably looking for somewhere to nest). The bookcase was a favorite spot, and she would nibble on some of the books. Naughty! She loved paper towel tubes and hiding behind the blinds and play gyms. But if you called her name, her little yellow head would pop up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunny was a good eater. At first she wouldn\u2019t even eat lettuce, but the budgies showed her that fruits and veggies are delicious. Of course, she also loved millet. And more millet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunny was a playful budgie. She loved to drop her footie toys off the top of the cage. I would catch them and put them back and she would do it again and again – a very fun game. Shreddable and chew toys were favorites and she was often beak deep in balsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A couple years ago Sunny developed arthritis and could no longer fly. We moved her into her \u201ccondo\u201d at night, so she wouldn\u2019t fall off her perch.
Sunny got lots of exercise running around on the floor and playing with her footie toys. The other budgies would join her so she wasn\u2019t alone. When she was done playing, she would step up on our feet and look up at us so we could put her back in the cage. Elevator up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos of Sunny with her budgie flock: Cooper, Dewey, Ozzie, Emmy, Alfie, Gordie, Lera, Felix, Harvey and Riley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you, Sunny, for being the sweetest budgie. You gave us so much joy and love. You truly were a little ray of sunshine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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