{"id":7094,"date":"2014-11-11T23:40:32","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T04:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/?p=7094"},"modified":"2014-12-29T03:09:33","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T08:09:33","slug":"coopers-cutie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/?p=7094","title":{"rendered":"Cooper&#8217;s Cuties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Puck!<\/p>\n<p>Puck lives in Indiana with Jan.<\/p>\n<p><em>Puck standing proudly in the pet grass, being worshiped by some besotted human.<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/grass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7097\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/grass.jpg\" alt=\"grass\" width=\"1088\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/grass.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/grass-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/grass-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/grass-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><\/a><span class=\"im\">On Feb 20th, 2013 an individual then known as QA2 suddenly noticed he was stuck inside an eggshell that was getting tighter by the minute; with the determination that was to characterize his future personality, he heaved back and smashed that shell to smithereens. Two months later he came to live in Muncie, IN, was rechristened PUCK, and proceeded to rule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Budgie pride. Like every modern budgie, he has computer skills.<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/computer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7095\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/computer.jpg\" alt=\"computer\" width=\"1088\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/computer.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/computer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/computer-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/computer-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><\/a><span class=\"im\">Puck has his own account at Amazon, where he orders his favorite millet sprays and stone ground oats from the human part of the store.<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/two.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7098\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/two.jpg\" alt=\"two\" width=\"344\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/two.jpg 344w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/two-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/a>He is madly in love with a certain plastic penguin-on-wheels named Rosina, and takes care to bap her on the head first thing every morning. After a month here, he said his first words, \u201cMy name is Puck.\u201d Apparently, he had been paying close attention. His repertoire is extensive now, half what his human has taught him, half what he decided to imitate on his own. Imagine her surprise when he said, \u201cAre you serious?\u201d for the first time! The sound he imitates best is the rattle of a loose glass flower on his personal venetian mirror.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><em>Puck doing what budgies do, at his play station. Note venetian mirror.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/upside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7099\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/upside.jpg\" alt=\"upside\" width=\"1088\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/upside.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/upside-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/upside-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/upside-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Puck has done much to forward the well-being of budgies everywhere; since he has come to live here, he has met dozens of people who never had seen a bird living indoors as a pet, and in all modesty, he would have to admit he has made some conquests and conversions. His human ruefully notes guests, best friends even, often rush to greet Puck before they take off their hats and greet her! It\u2019s that unbeatable combo of looks, charm, ace flying skills and sparkling conversation. He has also inspired considerable art* and poetry; his human speaks to him in nonsense rhymes, such as: You are a yankee doodle and chicken noodle. May the earth open and swallow her if he didn\u2019t come out with \u201cI am a Yankee Doodle&#8221; on the <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_949033591\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4th of July<\/span><\/span> this year!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>Puck sitting on his Auntie Cathie\u2019s nose. I love his composure.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nose.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7100\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nose.jpg\" alt=\"nose\" width=\"1088\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nose.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nose-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nose-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nose-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\":4y\" class=\"ajR\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tooltip=\"Hide expanded content\">In addition to being a genius and budgie ambassador to the world, Puck is extremely helpful around the house; his favorite sound is the roar of the vacuum cleaner, so he voluntarily assists with that chore several times a day, since millet shows up all too well on a burgundy carpet. He loves running water and attends his human at dishwashing and shower time. Loves to help cleaning the kitchen floor because not only can he play with his human\u2019s toes, he gets to eat the millet she pops out from between the tiles- if he\u2019s fast enough. For some reason he doesn\u2019t understand, she doesn\u2019t approve of that practice.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ajR\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tooltip=\"Hide expanded content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ajR\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tooltip=\"Hide expanded content\"><em> The day Puck discovered he was a Hoosier.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"ajR\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tooltip=\"Hide expanded content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/corn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7101\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/corn.jpg\" alt=\"corn\" width=\"1088\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/corn.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/corn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/corn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/corn-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><\/a><em>* Portrait of Puck painted by painted by Anyes Kadowaki Busby.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/paintinh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7103\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/paintinh.jpg\" alt=\"paintinh\" width=\"564\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/paintinh.jpg 564w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/paintinh-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a>Puck&#8217;s days are busy, attending to his chores and duties, but in the evening he likes to cuddle up on his human\u2019s chest, right over her heart. He thinks he\u2019s a tough guy, but she thinks he is her darling budgie, her sweet Puck, and the light of her days!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Puck! Puck lives in Indiana with Jan. 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