Edy hiding

Edy's a pretty chirpy bird...but every now and then, he'll be doing his own thing around the house and I suddenly think, "He's silent! Where the heck is Edy?" and I worry he's gotten himself into some trouble. Usually the case is, he's found a spot to hide and he finds it amusing to make me look all over the house for him for about ten minutes before he bothers to chirp.

This was from a few years ago but I came across it recently--what an excellent hiding spot!

Naptime

Lately both birds have taken to sleeping on the laptop for an afternoon nap...it's not good for the computer at all, but it's super cute.

They find the warmest part of the computer and go to sleep there. I know Edy really likes warming his feet on it...I think Tiny saw him to do it and is copying.

Tiny's favorite food

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For some reason, Tiny looooves Indian food...here she is helping herself to my paneer tikka masala and paratha. She's usually shy, but for this she flew over and landed in the bowl while I was still eating.

Sleeping birds

Awww they look so cute and puffy when they're asleep!

I don't know why, but they love to sleep on my legs at the computer.

 

Tiny with her birdfriend

Tiny loves this cockatoo stuffed animal...she likes to hide under its wing and go to sleep. So cute!

Unlikely nest

Awww check out this nest billet made in a tissue box!!!

More introductions: Billet and Sooty

In addition to my own cockatiels, I wanted to introduce my parents' adorable birds. We've had them both since about 1990. Billet came to us from a neighbor, who found him outside when she was living in Florida. He just flew to her shoulder!

Billet is super-smart and if he hears my mom talking to me on the phone, he will come over and whistle a song into the phone or say "hello!" to me. He's probably close to 30 right now, which is really old for a cockatiel. He's still in great shape for his age--active and happy.

He loves towels and washcloths and potholders--if you shake a potholder at him, he will start whistling.

Billet loves to be petted and will come over and put his head down on your arm when you're not looking to try to get you to pet him. He also likes to nest in blankets and hide in my brother's shirt:

Sooty is about 21 and came to us as a young bird. Sooty likes to keep Billet company--they are usually in the same room. Even though they are both males, they are good friends and don't fight.

Sooty is a bit shy of people but will come ask for food or sit on my shoulder occasionally. If I'm sleeping, both birds will try to sit as close to my face as possible.

Sooty enjoys sitting in the sun and playing with mirrors (and other shiny things) a lot.

Sooty also likes to sleep next to this old record player, for some reason.

Sooty loves to hear Billet whistle and will come stand right next to him to listen. Over the years, their songs have gotten a lot more similar.

My parents let the birds fly around the house and do their own thing most of the time. They eat lots of people food and especially love scrambled eggs, noodles, bread, nuts (they shred them into dust), and potato pancakes.

When my parents lived nearby, I would sometimes bring Edy to visit. He LOVED to follow Billet around the house and cheerfully bother him. Billet was not very amused by this. Sooty would just hide--apparently Edy has way too much energy, haha.