Well that saying about animal companions being like their human companions is true lol. My bird and I have an understanding, go through the routine every morning but on Saturdays I sleep in and he comes from wherever he’s decided to sleep (he goes through phases and chooses a different place to sleep every few months, that is since he decided he was too old to sleep with me anymore 🙁 ) and sleeps for a while longer in the palm of my hand. That’s after we’ve gotten up and refreshed first, and then go back to bed – the kitty joins us in these waking routines.
Awww lol! I live in London and so it’s much colder here and for longer so when it’s really cold and we have the radiators on, our bird and cat take a radiator each facing each other and sit on them. They pretty much stay there for as long as they can. Then when it’s really hot in Summer they stay still i.e. don’t mess about and drive us crazy, until the heat starts to simmer down in the afternoon before they start running amok.
Music soothes the savage beastie 😀 – and I can imagine you both have vocal/sound games you play together with different noises. It’s the same here, though my parrots are Amazon parrots, so they are small but still loud enough to hear down the street (look out Celine Dion!) but no matter how maniacal one of them in particular is being or how worried the other is being, they love the voices of ‘songbirds’ like Mariah Carey or Sarah Brightman. Those strong, pure voices with a lot of range – I suppose they can appreciate and relate to those. I’m not too sure how a cockatiel sounds as it’s been a while since I’ve seen one but I know that alot of us blessed and cursed (same difference) human ‘owners’ end up with hearing aids in the later years whether our birdzilla chirp or squawk (which we know turns to screech and scream a lot and I thought I was a moody little git! Well they’ve shown me ha!).
Yes – Pearl loves to “sing” along with me when I play guitar (and bite the strings) and she adores music….especially new age stuff that sounds like tropical rainforests. She also loves flute – although I can’t say I love the sounds she makes when she is “conversing” with the instruments. I can’t imagine having more than one bird singing away – post a pic of your parrots if you can! 🙂
Awesome blog and you both certainly do look like you make a great team. I can understand the devotion between a person and their friends of the feathery variety.
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True that, true that! Thank you for the compliment – I so rarely see the pure white/grey tiels, except for daily in my own home of course! 🙂 Your little baby is a beauty too! Thanks for reading!
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JP now understands that Pearl is a pet not a snack – so that is helpful. They’ve been together since both were babies so they pretty much see each other as part of the larger “flock” by now. 🙂 Thanks for reading Shirley!
First, what is there not to love about combining Miss Manners and Pearl? One of my favorite ladies might say, “Feed the bird first, dear. It’s only polite.” Loved this post.
I have her latest book, “Miss Manner’s Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior”. It will take you three years to get through but no library should be without it! Besides, if Pearl won’t sleep you can read her a section…! (Sorry, Judith.)
OMG you do – It is so remarkable! I seriously look at Pearl now and think “I have a tiny dinosaur/superhero sitting right there on his perch in my house!” 🙂
Heck yah! And I just finished another fantastic one – “The Parrot’s Lament” – all about animal stories (if precious few are actually about birds – but still totally worth reading!)
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Making my list and checking it twice, going to the bookstore to fill my vice!!
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Haha – you sound like me! 🙂
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Next, I just how to figure out how to read 20 at a time so I can catch up!!!
Thank you for the wonderful review of my story! The best thing about being a writer is hearing that I have touched the life of a reader. I wanted to write my story for other animal lovers and to also give readers a glimpse into sharing a home and life with an opinionated, stubborn, goofy parrot. Thank you for your support.
You are so welcome, Jessica! I too am super-psyched every time I can connect with other animal (and especially parrot) lovers to share the wonders of life with an ever-unpredictable set of wings! I loved your story with Ben….recommended it to the folks who get my monthly ezine too! 🙂 Hugs to you and Ben!
She is a he?! I was confused for awhile, wondering if perhaps I had mistakenly been referring to Pearl by the wrong pronoun. (Mishka is a boy, too, but we gave up trying to change and decided we’d just call her a ‘she’ after all. What can we say, she’s a gender-equality parrot, haha!) Still, Pearl is so very handsome/pretty.
Haha – trust me, we were confused too! Turns out my gal bird is a guy bird….it took joining the National Cockatiel Society to find it out though! I agree – parrots don’t care whether they are female or male. But it sure can confuse their parronts!
I have two cockatiels (one is named Mango, hence my user name) and they absolutely destroyed my last remote. So many buttons were bitten off and gone. Then I moved into the apartment I live in now and had to have the cable guy over again to set everything up. When I gave him my remote he was like, “What the hell happened to this?!” I told him it was the birds, which then got me talking about my birds (seriously don’t do that. I’m worse than people with kids) and then I opened my laptop and said, “here is a picture of them!” Which I had as my screensaver. He looked, just being polite because most people don’t understand how amazing birds are. Then I cheerfully said, “Yeah, I had to get a new mouse a while back because they killed that too.” He looked very startled and said, “What?!” I repeated myself and then he said, “You fed them a mouse?!” LOL I said, “Nooooo, they killed my corded mouse for the computer. I had to get a cordless one.” He was relieved and said, “Well I thought maybe from the picture…” Mango is a lutino mutation and is pale yellow. Her eyes are red, which you can’t really tell in person but always shows up in pictures. So he saw her picture with crazy devil-bird red eyes and then I told him they killed a mouse. He really thought I had violent birds over here. They’re only violent to a stick of millet. Oh and rice. They really love rice. 😉
OMG…killed a ‘mouse.’ That is hilarious! My bird just killed a mound of couscous….he also enjoys dismantling rice noodles, anything wicker and anything off-limits. LOVE that you can’t resist talking about the kiddos…me neither!
Haha! Mine can’t get to either of those options….I have hidden them in the closet. But during the rare moments when Mommy doesn’t keep hold of the iphone that is fair game, that’s for sure! 😉
LOL, Mr. Tibbs is completely opposite. He loves things that ring or whistle and he will not eat Cheerios. I love the different personalities of Cockatiels!
Another interesting fact about parrots: they cannot contract (or spread) rabies. How did I come to research this issue? Well, I went on a cruise. It stopped in Cozumel, Mexico. I got off the ship and went shopping. One of the little stores I stumbled upon had an owner who had a medium sized parrot named Pedro. Of course I am drawn like a magnet to such things. The owner said, “Pedro likes the ladies.” And then Pedro said, “Ladies!” I was charmed. I said, “Oh handsome birdie! Do you want to step up?” and put my finger out. Yes, bad idea Pedro took a nice chunk out of my finger. It is always disturbing to be bitten by something you were trying to be nice to but I really wasn’t that worried about it until I got back on the ship. Then it occurred to me: I was in Mexico. They don’t necessarily have the same standards as the US. I was pretty sure birds didn’t get rabies, since the vet never wanted to vaccinate mine for it but I had to do some research to be sure. So I did. Because rabies is NOT something to take chances with. Anyway, my finger healed fine. And I did not learn my lesson. I still try to interact with birds who seems friendly. 🙂
Wow – that is really good to know Vanessa! I didn’t know that either. Thanks for sharing so others can know. 🙂 It sounds like a more accurate statement might have been “Pedro likes how the ladies taste.” Yikes!!
I have had my quaker, Basil, land in my pasta and sit there in the center of the dish with both her feet inside the pasta… Also, dive in my chicken soup to grab a piece of chicken, and then fly away with the speed of light LOL… Steal the whole top of my sandwich and run for it…
It just doesn’t taste good, unless it’s stolen from Mom!
OMG – I couldn’t agree more! For me too – for instance, Cheetos always taste good (as does spaghetti, delicious soup, waffles…) but if it is from someone else’s cupboard it tastes even better. 🙂
What a delightful blog! I have two little parrots that are also the Prettiest Birdies in the Entire World. It can be exhausting keeping up with their demands, but it’s a small price to pay to live with such prettiness.
Love Pearl! I agree with the statement about Cockatiels. They do not ask for permission, they just do it! Mr. Tibbs gives me a 5 second head start to read his mind, then afterwards he just jumps right in, lol.
I love Pearl. He is so adorable. I have a little female pied tiel he might like. Mine eats every meal with us whether invited or not. I have 10 birds, but only my tiel lives in the main house, the rest are in their own sun room. But Bandit is number one and sure to let everyone know she is ready, willing and able to eat what you put in front of her.
I love Pearl too, Marilyn! 🙂 Bandit sounds like a doll – I am sure Pearl would like her very much – so long as there are enough delicious victuals to share….!
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I am really enjoying your blog, Shannon. Pearl is very, very handsome. I have a grey/white cockatiel also named Toddle Bird. He was my first bird 10 yrs ago. I have 7 total now; 2 Macaws, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, African Grey Congo, Sun Conure, Pied Senegal and of course Toddles.
Hi Jill – sounds like you have a great deal of lovely, handsome companions of your own!! If you want to post pics of your babies on Pearl’s Love & Feathers facebook page I’d love to see them! (and for the record, Pearl wholeheartedly agrees with you about your assessment of his handsomeness – as does his proud Mommy!) Thanks for reading! 🙂
You’re welcome. I will try and get some pictures together and post them for you! If you just can’t wait, I am on Facebook, Jill Jasper, and I have some pics there for you to view! You will know me; my profile picture is of my late Elvis.
You are gorgeous!! We keep telling Mom we need a friend like you in our flock, but she thinks 8 feathered people are more than enough 🙁 So we can share you and pretend you’re one of us….
Some of us will eat oatmeal, but only if Mom didn’t make it special for us. We do like our snacks of birdie chex mix…corn chex, cheerios, shredded wheat and popcorn and sometime almonds thrown in.
Hi Pearl!! Our birds at Linduhs Nest really like you cause you’re so cute. Today they had pasta with corn and peas, and chop of broccoli, carrots, celery and acorn squash. Yum…we always troll under the cages for what they drop. Hehe
Wow Linda – another gourmet menu! Pearl actually ate some of his chop today (swiss chard, arugula, basil, sweet potato, quinoa, peach, et al) – Mommy was so proud! 🙂
Oh Pearl. We have to comment because when Momma started to read this she had to run into the other room to finish so our flock at Linduhs Nest didn’t see it and get any ideas!!
(We don’t think you look guilty, but more like Sherlock Bird discovering clues to find the culprit) Arf Woof!
We have a Pearl cockatiel appropriately named Pearla! She is a love… We call her a perpetual 2 year old… She’s my “daughters bird” although she does enjoy being with everyone!
Awwww – LOVE Pearla’s name! “Perpetual two year old” sounds accurate for what we experience in this household as well….Pearl is my baby (in terms of if he is sick, hurt or scared) but in terms of preference he is in love with his grandpa (the “Tall Tree”).
I like how Pearl manages to have his cravat feathers gently going in a different direction than his crest feathers. Also very slimming. Now that’s real style.
I’m loving your posts:) just wondered if you’ve read a book called Corvus by Esther Woolfson or The secret lives of garden birds by Dominic Couzens. Both are brilliant books. I’ve become fascinated with all things Bird to try and stop my ocd thoughts and the more I find out, the more amazing they become:) If you like seagulls, then you’ll love a video on youtube about a seagull who steals doritos from a shop in Aberdeen in Scotland lol xx
No worries at all – his grandma still calls him ‘she’ sometimes too. Pearl doesn’t mind – as long as it is followed up by “pretty”. Or, preferably, “very pretty”! 🙂
What a great blog spot for you and Pearl. I love him! He’s much bigger than Cheeky. Cheeky weighs 56 grams! I think he’s the tiniest conure I ever saw. Thanks for the reblog. You are too nice! Kisses for Pearl!
Wow-Cheeky is teeny! Cutie pie! pearl is usually around 76 grams (when Mom moderates his waffle intake properly) and I’m told he is small for a tiel. Thanks for reading and the kind words-kisses back to Cheeky from us! 🙂
LOVE this. I am going to steal the idea if you don’t mind. My sweet little guy is 8 years old and I can’t stand the thought of losing him. We love keeping up with you and Pearl 🙂
Tell Pearl to keep up the faux hawk! Mainly because it’s cute and doesn’t at all make him an ACTUAL hawk….which is good because then I’d have to not visit the blog anymore due to hawks’ number one mission in life being to eat me when they sense my fear!
Thanks! That was my contribution to our little project, actually! 🙂 A fellow parront shared that twist-ties often contain lead and can be deadly to birds, so I looked around for something relatively indestructible and plastic and …. voila! 😉 Love your blog btw – we can all use more comfort and compassion in our lives. Thanks for reading! 🙂
I love your blog. I have three rescue parrots, and my don has a cockatiel, so I enjoy seeing how other people interact with their companion parrots. And I ‘ll probably try using hair clasps in the future. Thanks !
He sure does, Phyl – if it weren’t for neck feathers I’m not sure he would give me the time of day! 😉 (of course then there’s always waffles, mirrors, millet….)
I know! Mine insist that I stand there and hold it for them (obviously it tastes better this way)…its a bad habit my feathered beings have roped me into. Geez…
Pearl sounds just like my Marco! Anything but healthy .. and weirdly now he is eating apples too. I love your pictorials of the adventures of Pearl .. he mirrors most of us who keep our precious cockatiels as pampered pets 🙂
How on earth have you managed to get Pearl to eat all these different wonderful foods? Did no one tell him that cockatiels are notoriously stubborn about new foods?
Haha! If I disguise it as a toy instead of a “healthy parrot eating snack” he is more apt to go for it. He also likes to watch me eat it first – for about 6 months (or 6 years) – before finally digging in. 😉
Hi Leah – in all the research I’ve done, I haven’t read anything about the white part being poisonous. The seeds, however, should be removed before an orange is given to birds.
I love it! I’ll have to adapt your line for personal use. Thanks to my formative years In the nuclear industry, I know a lot about nuclear fusion (not fission) but nothing about fashion. Love the ponytail, Pearl!
Haha – so glad you enjoyed it! Pearl is also glad (although he is too busy shredding a blueberry waffle to come to the computer to respond personally) 😉
I would suspect so, Colleen – and I’ve read not to feed egg more than once per week because of the high protein content. Luckily my little guy only nibbles….he just likes having the whole egg to nibble on. 🙂
That color is great for Pearl. You’re very brave to have wicker furniture and a parrot. Our Cockatoo would love for us to buy him such a great bird toy!
Looks like its award season again! I’ve nominated you for the Liebster award. I’d love for you to participate, but don’t mind if you don’t. It’s just a way for me to introduce my blogging friends to each other. http://peacewithmylife.com/2014/01/26/looking-for-my-liebchen/
Sharron, my twin sister and I recently discovered your blog and are in love! We have a Pearl Cockatiel, who we have lovingly named “Birdish,” The three of us (plus our dog Zvi) live in Nashville, TN. Thank you for sharing a little bit of joy with us each day!
Oh how CUTE!! I would love to see pics of Birdish (you can post on Pearl’s Love and Feathers Facebook page if you want to!). Sweet family you have – thanks for reading and sharing! 🙂
He definitely recognizes my calling to him, but since he can’t fly (left wing injury when he was a chick), he relies on me to come get him. Sweet baby – he is so patient!!
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Where do I gear a copy of Pearls book? I enjoy your daily posts so much. My daughter is a teacher and a book on Pearl would be a delight to children everywhere.
awww…I love you Pearl. I absolutely adore white faces, but haven’t been so lucky to find one. I have two pearl pieds tho, and you can check them out at their own facebook page: http://facebook.com/chriscockatiel 🙂
Thanks. I hadn’t heard of this film. We have 4 rescue parrots in our home (I’m at my practical limit), but recognize some of the problems out there. I’ll watch this tomorrow!
Pika did this tonight with my toast, and last night he tried to jump directly into my grilled cheese. He’s the poison tester, you see. And sometimes it takes two or three or ten nibbles to really know for sure whether or not the humans are eating tainted food. 😛
You are lucky to have such a conscientious tester as Pika! Of course grilled cheese must be put to particularly rigorous tests….on account of it being extra delicious.:)
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Hi Jacki – that’s a great question! I always do an internet search before offering Pearl anything new – one of my favorite resources is here: http://www.cockatielcottage.net/tablefoods.html. I hope this helps you as well!
Glad to read the post and discover it wasn’t about Pearl discovering yet another form of avian cannibalism–poached eggs. (The title had me worried for a sec!) Shew! I can rest easy now. Which I know is exactly what you intended when writing the post….:-)
Haha! You just never know what a highly skilled poacher (with feathers) might ingest on any given day. I wouldn’t put poached eggs past him (since he already favors scrambled and “sunny side up”) 🙂
Thanks so much Jeanne and Budgie Makes Three – Pearl will (loudly) pass along your best wishes….just as soon as he gets done singing an extended (loud) solo to his grandparents! 🙂
Best Birthday wishes to Pearl’s grandma and sharer of my birthday also. May she have a wonderful day filled with love of a doting grandchild and family!!
Best birthday wishes to you as well. And thank you so much for your lovely note to me on my birthday. Birthdays are so special and I appreciate your lovely comments.
Barbara, Jeanne – thanks so much for adding your special birthday wishes to Pearl’s (and his doting mommy’s)! Every day feels like a birthday when you add feathers – and feather loving friends and Grandmas! Happy birthday Mom!! 🙂 xo
LOL! However, little Pearl in true cockatiel fashion found the carboholic portion of the mediterrean dinner. My new little girl Chloe however is teaching Charlie that the protien portion can be quite good also especially if it comes in the form of scrambled eggs with a hint of feta.
Oh yes there is a definite hierarchy in the world of siblings. He who was always first shall remain always first! Unless, the youngest puts up a big fuss and then well maybe it’s ok.
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Shannon I found a cute video on YouTube called Cockatiel sings Neighbor sings Totoro and I don’t know how to send it directly to you, but if you want to see it on my FaceBook timeline page.
Oh my! I am so glad Pearl pointed that out. I would have been silly enough to use the other side also;) But you can see the sheer prettiness in the reflection of the right side!
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Oh Pearl stand up for your rights! Did you see the luscious food the intruder was eating? Hmmm I think your Mom gave you some of the same. Although I am sure you would have preferred Waffles more. Carbs rule! Feeling your pain, signed Charlie. P.S. consider yourself lucky Mom brought home a feathered intruder Chloe and she is a real pain! She eats my cheerios!!
Wow – that is a good point, Jeanne – poor Charlie! Cheerios theft cannot be tolerated! Maybe now Pearl will stop complaining so much about Malti….one can always hope. 😉
Awww – thanks so much for the kind words, Norah – it is hard to even find time to write them, with so much prettiness to admire right in our own casa! 😉
Hello Pearl!
You are a very pretty boy!
I hope you don’t mind myself (Robin) & Koda (my baby) joining you here.
Koda is a Patagonian Conure.
‘Once-upon-a-time’ Koda had to learn prettiness. She was lonely and pulled her feathers out.
Now she is loved & happy. But only has feathers on her head, wings & tail.
She has a very pretty bare self that is soft, warm & smells like sweet spices!
She loves the ‘pretty Koda in the mirror’!
Kisses from us!
Robin & Koda
Koda sounds SO pretty – and so lucky to have you, Robin! Thanks so much for joining us here – I love imagining Koda admiring “pretty Koda in the mirror”!! xo
Thanks so much for pointing this out! Luckily these aren’t curtains per se (just to reassure us both) – it is just a swatch of fabric I threw over one of those adjustable beams. But I didn’t realize some curtains have lead and I hope other readers will benefit from your comment as well!!
Following your daily adventures puts a smile on my face every day. I know where to look when I need a good smile or chuckle. So I just want to thank you for your devotion to one another.
Hi Katrina – I’m so glad you find reliable smiles and joy by following Pearl’s adventures – my experience is exactly the same and I’m so happy to share him with you! 🙂
Yes, Pearl you are the King of the Kitchen Jungle! You have a very royal and stately presence and notice how your willing slaves give in to your every whim and pleasure.
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Oh Pearl you are definitely a manly man! Don’t wish for a ladybird because you know the old saying be careful what you wish for. Since Mom brought Chloe home, I am constantly trying to escape our nest. In fact , I was able to climb out of my bird feeder door and now mom is muttering about having to have a combination lock on the door to keep me in but a man needs his alone time!! Well, maybe I can make her feel bad and make me waffles”. signed Charlie
Haha – Jeanne, that is a GREAT point! Poor Charlie – sounds like he is in desperate need of a man cave (nest) too!! Waffles would definitely help too. 🙂
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Aw! I offered Kiki watermelon the other day but he wasn’t interested. He doesn’t seem to a fan of fresh foods that are too wet. His favorite summer treat is corn on the cob. Does Pearl like corn, too?
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Well the Tall Tree and the Feathery one seem to both be making a fashion statement in grey. And I think the little grey one seems to be winning.
Well that saying about animal companions being like their human companions is true lol. My bird and I have an understanding, go through the routine every morning but on Saturdays I sleep in and he comes from wherever he’s decided to sleep (he goes through phases and chooses a different place to sleep every few months, that is since he decided he was too old to sleep with me anymore 🙁 ) and sleeps for a while longer in the palm of my hand. That’s after we’ve gotten up and refreshed first, and then go back to bed – the kitty joins us in these waking routines.
Thank you! I agree! 🙂
Oops I was going to say, before I started rambling, ‘and what a cute face that is to wake up to!’ Pearl is adorable.
Awww lol! I live in London and so it’s much colder here and for longer so when it’s really cold and we have the radiators on, our bird and cat take a radiator each facing each other and sit on them. They pretty much stay there for as long as they can. Then when it’s really hot in Summer they stay still i.e. don’t mess about and drive us crazy, until the heat starts to simmer down in the afternoon before they start running amok.
Haha! How cute!
Music soothes the savage beastie 😀 – and I can imagine you both have vocal/sound games you play together with different noises. It’s the same here, though my parrots are Amazon parrots, so they are small but still loud enough to hear down the street (look out Celine Dion!) but no matter how maniacal one of them in particular is being or how worried the other is being, they love the voices of ‘songbirds’ like Mariah Carey or Sarah Brightman. Those strong, pure voices with a lot of range – I suppose they can appreciate and relate to those. I’m not too sure how a cockatiel sounds as it’s been a while since I’ve seen one but I know that alot of us blessed and cursed (same difference) human ‘owners’ end up with hearing aids in the later years whether our birdzilla chirp or squawk (which we know turns to screech and scream a lot and I thought I was a moody little git! Well they’ve shown me ha!).
Yes – Pearl loves to “sing” along with me when I play guitar (and bite the strings) and she adores music….especially new age stuff that sounds like tropical rainforests. She also loves flute – although I can’t say I love the sounds she makes when she is “conversing” with the instruments. I can’t imagine having more than one bird singing away – post a pic of your parrots if you can! 🙂
Awesome blog and you both certainly do look like you make a great team. I can understand the devotion between a person and their friends of the feathery variety.
All the best!
Awwww…..thanks! 🙂
what a little baby doll Pearl is…lots of love
A touching example of the power of love and compassion. Well said. Thanks for sharing this.
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Adorable pic of your dad!
Haha-thanks! I’ll pass on the compliment!
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Nice. Thank you.
Wow! Thank you for reading, Mark. I am honored. You and Judy inspire me so much. 🙂
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Haha – that’s awesome. Thanks for reading! 🙂
Love this post. So true, so funny, so heartwarming.
Thanks! Your cockatiels are so CUTE!!! 🙂
thats only three from my flock of 8 cockatiels, 4 parakeets and 2 lovebirds
Pearl and I (heart) pics!!! 🙂
Love this Shannon and what a great way to have fun!!!
Thanks Maisen! Blogging on my FAV subject here…..all things COCKATIEL! 🙂
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Hi,
cool website you got here.
im doing a project on archaeopteryx and i was just wondering if you could help me out: where did you get your first image of its skeleton from?
your help would be very much appreciated
Google images. But I’m not sure where. Sorry I can’t be of more assistance – thanks for reading! 🙂 Shannon
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Your Pearl is beautiful! The white face variation is one of my favourites. It seems that ‘tiels will be ‘tiels though, haha.
True that, true that! Thank you for the compliment – I so rarely see the pure white/grey tiels, except for daily in my own home of course! 🙂 Your little baby is a beauty too! Thanks for reading!
Your scrambled eggs looks so lovely and fluffy, no wonder she’s enjoying them!
P.S. Where did you get your waffle maker, haha? I’ve been after one for ages.
Haha – I have no idea! It’s my mom’s – it was a present from Dad (so I assume Crate & Barrel or William-Sonoma since those are her fav stores!)
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Hey, Shannon! I just wanted to say that I absolutely love your blog and ‘nominated’ you for the Sunshine award; I know it’s essentially a chain letter, but I like that it is a way to share some of my favourite blogs – and so did it anyway. Best! -S.
Thanks so much – on Pearl’s behalf, I am honored! 🙂
Pearl’s a cutie!
Thanks so much Annie – and thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Wonder what “J. P. Morgan” thinks of Pearl????
Like the pictures of Grandma and Grandpa too.
Shirley
JP now understands that Pearl is a pet not a snack – so that is helpful. They’ve been together since both were babies so they pretty much see each other as part of the larger “flock” by now. 🙂 Thanks for reading Shirley!
Pearl is very cute! My bird also dislikes the hair dryer…..
– From a fellow bird lover
Thanks Jackie! Pearl agrees and I agree! 🙂
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First, what is there not to love about combining Miss Manners and Pearl? One of my favorite ladies might say, “Feed the bird first, dear. It’s only polite.” Loved this post.
Haha! I agree Kathy! I think she might actually say that too! Love it 🙂
I have her latest book, “Miss Manner’s Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior”. It will take you three years to get through but no library should be without it! Besides, if Pearl won’t sleep you can read her a section…! (Sorry, Judith.)
Oh boy…that sounds like a real (um) sleeper! 😉
Reminds of my dogs, race to the finish!!
Haha – that is such a great observation Maisen! My folks’ dachshund, Morgan, does it too – inhale the food so it won’t get taken away! 🙂
Must be a dog/bird thing!!
haha – must be Maisen! 🙂
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Pearl is so very cute!
Thank you! I agree and Pearl agrees! 🙂
Decisions, decisions, oh how to decide?
Haha – yes, it is a never-ending dilemma here at casa feathers n’ beak!
Under the wings is a winner in our house too!!
Haha – discriminating avians know what they like!!
I’ve got to get that book! I didn’t know one eye sees up close an one far away, amazing!!
OMG you do – It is so remarkable! I seriously look at Pearl now and think “I have a tiny dinosaur/superhero sitting right there on his perch in my house!” 🙂
Guess I’m going shopping this weekend haha!!
Heck yah! And I just finished another fantastic one – “The Parrot’s Lament” – all about animal stories (if precious few are actually about birds – but still totally worth reading!)
Making my list and checking it twice, going to the bookstore to fill my vice!!
Haha – you sound like me! 🙂
Next, I just how to figure out how to read 20 at a time so I can catch up!!!
He’s just to gorgeous for words!
Awwww-thanks!! 🙂
Thank you for the wonderful review of my story! The best thing about being a writer is hearing that I have touched the life of a reader. I wanted to write my story for other animal lovers and to also give readers a glimpse into sharing a home and life with an opinionated, stubborn, goofy parrot. Thank you for your support.
You are so welcome, Jessica! I too am super-psyched every time I can connect with other animal (and especially parrot) lovers to share the wonders of life with an ever-unpredictable set of wings! I loved your story with Ben….recommended it to the folks who get my monthly ezine too! 🙂 Hugs to you and Ben!
She is a he?! I was confused for awhile, wondering if perhaps I had mistakenly been referring to Pearl by the wrong pronoun. (Mishka is a boy, too, but we gave up trying to change and decided we’d just call her a ‘she’ after all. What can we say, she’s a gender-equality parrot, haha!) Still, Pearl is so very handsome/pretty.
Haha – trust me, we were confused too! Turns out my gal bird is a guy bird….it took joining the National Cockatiel Society to find it out though! I agree – parrots don’t care whether they are female or male. But it sure can confuse their parronts!
I have two cockatiels (one is named Mango, hence my user name) and they absolutely destroyed my last remote. So many buttons were bitten off and gone. Then I moved into the apartment I live in now and had to have the cable guy over again to set everything up. When I gave him my remote he was like, “What the hell happened to this?!” I told him it was the birds, which then got me talking about my birds (seriously don’t do that. I’m worse than people with kids) and then I opened my laptop and said, “here is a picture of them!” Which I had as my screensaver. He looked, just being polite because most people don’t understand how amazing birds are. Then I cheerfully said, “Yeah, I had to get a new mouse a while back because they killed that too.” He looked very startled and said, “What?!” I repeated myself and then he said, “You fed them a mouse?!” LOL I said, “Nooooo, they killed my corded mouse for the computer. I had to get a cordless one.” He was relieved and said, “Well I thought maybe from the picture…” Mango is a lutino mutation and is pale yellow. Her eyes are red, which you can’t really tell in person but always shows up in pictures. So he saw her picture with crazy devil-bird red eyes and then I told him they killed a mouse. He really thought I had violent birds over here. They’re only violent to a stick of millet. Oh and rice. They really love rice. 😉
OMG…killed a ‘mouse.’ That is hilarious! My bird just killed a mound of couscous….he also enjoys dismantling rice noodles, anything wicker and anything off-limits. LOVE that you can’t resist talking about the kiddos…me neither!
Like the story! Mine prefer the cordless phone and the phone/fax.
Haha! Mine can’t get to either of those options….I have hidden them in the closet. But during the rare moments when Mommy doesn’t keep hold of the iphone that is fair game, that’s for sure! 😉
Yay, someone else who blogs about their featherbaby! I have a cockatiel named Mr. Tibbs. Lovely blog!
Yahoo! Thanks for sharing – am headed over right now to check out Mr. Tibbs in person! Hugs from me and Pearl 🙂
LOL, Mr. Tibbs is completely opposite. He loves things that ring or whistle and he will not eat Cheerios. I love the different personalities of Cockatiels!
Haha-I agree! All tiles are so different and so precious! Thanks for sharing more about Mr. Tibbs with me and Pearl!:)
Message courtesy of Shannon. Typos courtesy of Pearl.
This. Is Adorable. Thanks Shannon! We love Pearl!
So glad you enjoyed it Jason – and for the record I agree with you 100%! 🙂
Rex is like this with pancakes, hahaha! Great post!!
Thanks Katie – love the sketches on your blog!
Handsome little ‘tiel 🙂
Thanks Mark! 🙂
Another interesting fact about parrots: they cannot contract (or spread) rabies. How did I come to research this issue? Well, I went on a cruise. It stopped in Cozumel, Mexico. I got off the ship and went shopping. One of the little stores I stumbled upon had an owner who had a medium sized parrot named Pedro. Of course I am drawn like a magnet to such things. The owner said, “Pedro likes the ladies.” And then Pedro said, “Ladies!” I was charmed. I said, “Oh handsome birdie! Do you want to step up?” and put my finger out. Yes, bad idea Pedro took a nice chunk out of my finger. It is always disturbing to be bitten by something you were trying to be nice to but I really wasn’t that worried about it until I got back on the ship. Then it occurred to me: I was in Mexico. They don’t necessarily have the same standards as the US. I was pretty sure birds didn’t get rabies, since the vet never wanted to vaccinate mine for it but I had to do some research to be sure. So I did. Because rabies is NOT something to take chances with. Anyway, my finger healed fine. And I did not learn my lesson. I still try to interact with birds who seems friendly. 🙂
Wow – that is really good to know Vanessa! I didn’t know that either. Thanks for sharing so others can know. 🙂 It sounds like a more accurate statement might have been “Pedro likes how the ladies taste.” Yikes!!
So cute!
I have had my quaker, Basil, land in my pasta and sit there in the center of the dish with both her feet inside the pasta… Also, dive in my chicken soup to grab a piece of chicken, and then fly away with the speed of light LOL… Steal the whole top of my sandwich and run for it…
It just doesn’t taste good, unless it’s stolen from Mom!
OMG – I couldn’t agree more! For me too – for instance, Cheetos always taste good (as does spaghetti, delicious soup, waffles…) but if it is from someone else’s cupboard it tastes even better. 🙂
LOL!
lol! My own Pearl did this too…always made me laugh. ‘if you can scratch your own head, why do you need me?’ I’d ask.
Haha – such a great question, Sandy! (I suspect the answer is “because I am so cute I can make you do it for me”… ;-))
Thanks again for your posts, they always brighten my day!
Awwwwwwwwww 🙂
bathing beauty… =)
Isn’t he though, Cathy! Thanks for reading! 🙂
What a delightful blog! I have two little parrots that are also the Prettiest Birdies in the Entire World. It can be exhausting keeping up with their demands, but it’s a small price to pay to live with such prettiness.
I wholeheartely agree, Marguerite – a small price to pay indeed! You have a precious blog too – thanks for sharing it! 🙂
Love Pearl! I agree with the statement about Cockatiels. They do not ask for permission, they just do it! Mr. Tibbs gives me a 5 second head start to read his mind, then afterwards he just jumps right in, lol.
Haha Chela – you’re lucky you get 5 seconds! Just shows how much Mr. Tibbs loves you! 🙂
I love Pearl. He is so adorable. I have a little female pied tiel he might like. Mine eats every meal with us whether invited or not. I have 10 birds, but only my tiel lives in the main house, the rest are in their own sun room. But Bandit is number one and sure to let everyone know she is ready, willing and able to eat what you put in front of her.
I love Pearl too, Marilyn! 🙂 Bandit sounds like a doll – I am sure Pearl would like her very much – so long as there are enough delicious victuals to share….!
I am really enjoying your blog, Shannon. Pearl is very, very handsome. I have a grey/white cockatiel also named Toddle Bird. He was my first bird 10 yrs ago. I have 7 total now; 2 Macaws, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, African Grey Congo, Sun Conure, Pied Senegal and of course Toddles.
Hi Jill – sounds like you have a great deal of lovely, handsome companions of your own!! If you want to post pics of your babies on Pearl’s Love & Feathers facebook page I’d love to see them! (and for the record, Pearl wholeheartedly agrees with you about your assessment of his handsomeness – as does his proud Mommy!) Thanks for reading! 🙂
You’re welcome. I will try and get some pictures together and post them for you! If you just can’t wait, I am on Facebook, Jill Jasper, and I have some pics there for you to view! You will know me; my profile picture is of my late Elvis.
Fun! Will head over and check them out! 🙂 Thanks Jill!
Your writing is my favorite!
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Thanks so much Marcie – how wonderfully kind! 🙂
my tiel loves the rind also… =)
Yup, Cathy – anything green is a clear “win” it seems 🙂
Love it, Pearl surely acts like my fella’s!
Hi Colleen – yup, dried edamame is no substitute for delicious waffles! 😉
🙂 Cute AND Smart!
Thanks Marcie! Pearl & I wholeheartedly agree! 🙂
Love it! You guys make me smile 🙂
Thanks Marcie! Pearl makes me smile each and every day – so glad to be able to share him! 🙂
Hi Pearl you are so cute I have a tiel like you his name is Ockroc he is all most the same colors as you God bless you and your family <3
Hi Donna – Ockroc must be lovely! What an interesting name! Blessings to you and yours as well. 🙂
you know I love this 🙂
I do, Marcie – I am with you 100% (hence the reason I have to keep cleaning out my iPhone photo cache….) 🙂
You are gorgeous!! We keep telling Mom we need a friend like you in our flock, but she thinks 8 feathered people are more than enough 🙁 So we can share you and pretend you’re one of us….
Thank you Linda – for the record (about the gorgeousness) Pearl agrees and his proud mommy also agrees! Happy to virtually expand your flock 😉
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Wow – cool beans for you! Aren’t you all fancy smancy….
He is getting there, Linda! 🙂
Some of us will eat oatmeal, but only if Mom didn’t make it special for us. We do like our snacks of birdie chex mix…corn chex, cheerios, shredded wheat and popcorn and sometime almonds thrown in.
Oh! I love that idea – “birdie chex mix!” I’ll have to try that for Pearl….will report back with results. 🙂
Hi Pearl!! Our birds at Linduhs Nest really like you cause you’re so cute. Today they had pasta with corn and peas, and chop of broccoli, carrots, celery and acorn squash. Yum…we always troll under the cages for what they drop. Hehe
Wow Linda – another gourmet menu! Pearl actually ate some of his chop today (swiss chard, arugula, basil, sweet potato, quinoa, peach, et al) – Mommy was so proud! 🙂
Mommy should be proud – YAY little Pearl!! Lots of birdie hugs to you (Mom won’t let us hug birdies…)
Thanks! Mommy is VERY proud! 🙂
Oh Pearl. We have to comment because when Momma started to read this she had to run into the other room to finish so our flock at Linduhs Nest didn’t see it and get any ideas!!
(We don’t think you look guilty, but more like Sherlock Bird discovering clues to find the culprit) Arf Woof!
Yum – we love our chop. Such a good Momma you have, little one.
Awwww….thanks! I try! 🙂
sshhhh, nobody knows we saw this, but Momma forgot to change the screen before she got up. Greyt idea, Pearl. Ahem…we vote for vampire 😉
Vampire is good. Vampire is convincing. 😉
OMB! We have to get this for Momma. Don;t know how she missed it, too, but thank you!
You are so welcome! 🙂
We have a Pearl cockatiel appropriately named Pearla! She is a love… We call her a perpetual 2 year old… She’s my “daughters bird” although she does enjoy being with everyone!
Awwww – LOVE Pearla’s name! “Perpetual two year old” sounds accurate for what we experience in this household as well….Pearl is my baby (in terms of if he is sick, hurt or scared) but in terms of preference he is in love with his grandpa (the “Tall Tree”).
Loved this book!!!
I know – talk about wonderfulness in literary form!!
Our bird Pearla is addicted to Ramen noodles.. She as pulled them from my daughters lips!!
Ramen noodles have the proper consistency and mouth feel for sure – I’m not surprised your daughter has to fight Pearla for fair portions! 🙂
I like how Pearl manages to have his cravat feathers gently going in a different direction than his crest feathers. Also very slimming. Now that’s real style.
Great points, Mary – thank goodness his fashion-free mama has such a style icon to guide her! 🙂
I’m loving your posts:) just wondered if you’ve read a book called Corvus by Esther Woolfson or The secret lives of garden birds by Dominic Couzens. Both are brilliant books. I’ve become fascinated with all things Bird to try and stop my ocd thoughts and the more I find out, the more amazing they become:) If you like seagulls, then you’ll love a video on youtube about a seagull who steals doritos from a shop in Aberdeen in Scotland lol xx
Hi Mandy – I haven’t read either book – they are now on my list. 🙂 LOVE the seagull video…..thanks for sharing – and reading! 🙂
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lol! She looks very much like a vulture, but I think she needs to stop smiling to look edgier. 😀
Haha – good point! It’s hard to stop smiling when you’re this pretty…. 😉
Apologies for referring to Pearl as a “she”. He’s just so damn pretty! 🙂
No worries at all – his grandma still calls him ‘she’ sometimes too. Pearl doesn’t mind – as long as it is followed up by “pretty”. Or, preferably, “very pretty”! 🙂
An awesome talent! Bravo little one!
On behalf of the (feathery) talent, I thank you Johanna! 🙂
He’s so cute! I have two cockatiels and a baby african grey parrot…I love them all!
Thanks so much-I wholeheartedly agree!:)How wonderful that you share your home with three feathery beauties!!:)
What a great blog spot for you and Pearl. I love him! He’s much bigger than Cheeky. Cheeky weighs 56 grams! I think he’s the tiniest conure I ever saw. Thanks for the reblog. You are too nice! Kisses for Pearl!
Wow-Cheeky is teeny! Cutie pie! pearl is usually around 76 grams (when Mom moderates his waffle intake properly) and I’m told he is small for a tiel. Thanks for reading and the kind words-kisses back to Cheeky from us! 🙂
LOVE this. I am going to steal the idea if you don’t mind. My sweet little guy is 8 years old and I can’t stand the thought of losing him. We love keeping up with you and Pearl 🙂
Oh my goodness, Elizabeth – steal away!! Let’s just decide your little feathery sweetheart will be immortal too! 🙂
I’m glad Pearl got you straightened out on that right off!
Haha – he didn’t waste any time, Marguerite! 🙂
Ugh, I love birds. So glad I found this blog 🙂 <3
You are a cutie!! 🙂
I love birds too! So glad you are enjoying Pearl’s blog! That’s a cutie pie you have there too!:-)
Adorable!!
Thanks Kelly! 🙂
Pearl your the bomb, so is your mom, have a great day and a better week!
Awww – thanks Colleen!! 🙂
Looking good Pearl. Our Jo-Jo had a wonderful shower yesterday also.
I bet Jo-Jo is looking quite fine and feathery too! 🙂
so funny…what kind of green is that your sampling Pearl?
He is sampling a delicious swiss chard leaf, Deb (will wonders never cease?) 🙂
Haha! Okay, so this post (particularly the captions) absolutely had me in side-splitting laughter!
Nice! Pearl has a way of bringing that out in his peeps. 🙂
I’d say so! Definitely a daily source of laughter for me. What a funny guy…. 🙂
Awwww, thanks…..me too! 🙂
Tell Pearl to keep up the faux hawk! Mainly because it’s cute and doesn’t at all make him an ACTUAL hawk….which is good because then I’d have to not visit the blog anymore due to hawks’ number one mission in life being to eat me when they sense my fear!
Haha – I hear you. For the record, Pearl feels the same exact way about real hawks!
I love the use of a hair thing as a building tool to keep the ladders together! Quite the engineer indeed!
Thanks! That was my contribution to our little project, actually! 🙂 A fellow parront shared that twist-ties often contain lead and can be deadly to birds, so I looked around for something relatively indestructible and plastic and …. voila! 😉 Love your blog btw – we can all use more comfort and compassion in our lives. Thanks for reading! 🙂
I love your blog. I have three rescue parrots, and my don has a cockatiel, so I enjoy seeing how other people interact with their companion parrots. And I ‘ll probably try using hair clasps in the future. Thanks !
Awww – you are a rescue parrot angel! Thank you!! Thanks for the kind words – it is so much fun to share Pearl’s adventures with other parrot lovers!
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Thanks – glad you enjoyed the post! 🙂
My favourite day in Pearls calendar so far!! Those shots are soo adorable, you can see just how much he loves being pampered!
He sure does, Phyl – if it weren’t for neck feathers I’m not sure he would give me the time of day! 😉 (of course then there’s always waffles, mirrors, millet….)
I know! Mine insist that I stand there and hold it for them (obviously it tastes better this way)…its a bad habit my feathered beings have roped me into. Geez…
Haha – I know, Stephanie! If we asked anyone in our life (including the feathered ones) to hand feed our breakfast to us…. 😉
Oooh Pearl really doesn’t want his claws trimmed! Nice action shot of the wee man there Shannon!
I know right – for 12 straight years now this is what we get. 😉
Pearl sounds just like my Marco! Anything but healthy .. and weirdly now he is eating apples too. I love your pictorials of the adventures of Pearl .. he mirrors most of us who keep our precious cockatiels as pampered pets 🙂
Wicker comes in many sizes also, from sofas to window coverings. All can be (easily) altered to be more pleasing for the feathered community.
An excellent point, Roxy – it is amazing how unique their alterations can be too! 😉
How on earth have you managed to get Pearl to eat all these different wonderful foods? Did no one tell him that cockatiels are notoriously stubborn about new foods?
Haha! If I disguise it as a toy instead of a “healthy parrot eating snack” he is more apt to go for it. He also likes to watch me eat it first – for about 6 months (or 6 years) – before finally digging in. 😉
Pearl looks like he/she is having fun in that photo. I recognize that mischievous look!
Haha – yup, he is having lots of fun for sure! I see that look every day. 😉
Here’s to hoping for W.A.F.F.L.E.S. for Thanksgiving!
Oh yes. Check. It. Out. 🙂 http://loveandfeathers.com/2013/11/28/happy-thanksgiving-from-pearl-and-his-mommy/
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We have three rescued feather-makers. This place is awash in feathers; I can’t keep up!
Haha – I can just imagine!! Little feathery factories!
Someone told me the white part was poison for birds.
Hi Leah – in all the research I’ve done, I haven’t read anything about the white part being poisonous. The seeds, however, should be removed before an orange is given to birds.
Haha, love this!
She’s so cute!!
Thanks! So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Happy birthday!!
I love it! I’ll have to adapt your line for personal use. Thanks to my formative years In the nuclear industry, I know a lot about nuclear fusion (not fission) but nothing about fashion. Love the ponytail, Pearl!
Haha – so glad you enjoyed it! Pearl is also glad (although he is too busy shredding a blueberry waffle to come to the computer to respond personally) 😉
I would totally eat the mashed potatoes first, too!
Mashed potatoes are delicious! 🙂
So cute! I did a portrait of my parrotlet. It’s on my blog under original artwork if you want to check it out 🙂 I also have a tiel. She’s so sweet!!
Your parrotlet is a love, Georgia! Thanks for sharing your awesome art (here is the link: http://georgiareid.net/georgiareidartwork/#jp-carousel-71). If you have any pics of your tiel send ’em on over too! 🙂
True love comes in many forms
Well said – and (happiest of all) so many of those forms have feathers! 🙂
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Wouldn’t a lot of egg make them ill?
I would suspect so, Colleen – and I’ve read not to feed egg more than once per week because of the high protein content. Luckily my little guy only nibbles….he just likes having the whole egg to nibble on. 🙂
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That color is great for Pearl. You’re very brave to have wicker furniture and a parrot. Our Cockatoo would love for us to buy him such a great bird toy!
and why library books, the ones I owned and paid for are never as tasty!
Very cute!
Oh behalf of both (very photogenic) models, the photographer (aka me) thanks you! 🙂
Looks like its award season again! I’ve nominated you for the Liebster award. I’d love for you to participate, but don’t mind if you don’t. It’s just a way for me to introduce my blogging friends to each other. http://peacewithmylife.com/2014/01/26/looking-for-my-liebchen/
hahahahahahah so funny, and cute Shannon.
So glad you liked it, Maxie Ann! 🙂
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Hi Donna, you can click on this link (https://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/poll?pid=ACClzm0qkwQ) and it will take you to a Facebook voting page. Hope it helps – on behalf of the candidate, thanks for voting! 🙂
Your comments are so fun…
Awww – thanks! And thanks for reading my feathery baby’s blog! 🙂
Sharron, my twin sister and I recently discovered your blog and are in love! We have a Pearl Cockatiel, who we have lovingly named “Birdish,” The three of us (plus our dog Zvi) live in Nashville, TN. Thank you for sharing a little bit of joy with us each day!
Oh how CUTE!! I would love to see pics of Birdish (you can post on Pearl’s Love and Feathers Facebook page if you want to!). Sweet family you have – thanks for reading and sharing! 🙂
I enjoy this everyday. How you come up with different things everyday is amazing. I love your sweet little birdie.
Thank you, Katy – I am so glad you are enjoying it! It is so fun to write (and Pearl makes it easy because he is so curious about EVERYTHING!) 🙂
What an amazing set up for Pearl’s roosting. By that look on his face, he’s in heaven, but really making sure no one else tries to move in.
Yes – he is defending his “territory.” Which is funny since my whole house (excuse me, his whole house) is also his territory. 😉
scary when wet!!!! They really love closets
Beautiful! Just my kind of day.
Awww – thanks Roxy – mine too! 🙂
does Pearl come to you when you call him?
He definitely recognizes my calling to him, but since he can’t fly (left wing injury when he was a chick), he relies on me to come get him. Sweet baby – he is so patient!!
Pearl you make me smile
Too cute
Pearl is just too cute!
Awww – thanks Teagan! As Pearl’s extra proud mommy, I can’t help but wholeheartedly agree! 🙂
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Wow how touching! I must read this.
It is a beautiful book – I hope you enjoy it!
[…] Love and Feathers, Shannon shares charming words about her pet. Those of you who like Cracker the parrot from our Three Ingredients serial are sure to enjoy Pearl. […]
Aren’t pets funny that way! I wish that would work for my cat and his joint supplement. Suddenly he hates them. Cheers,
teagan
Pearl you’re so cute!
Awww – thank you (on behalf of Pearl, who is ingesting a delicious waffle as his Mommy reads his fan mail) 🙂
That looks like my boys favourite chewy toy. I bet Pearl will make short work of it…. after he has finished admiring himself. 😀
Yup – he is working away at it!! 🙂
Adorable…. as always.
ahhh how cute.
Awww – thanks Gina! As Pearl’s proud mommy, I wholeheartedly agree! 🙂
Too funny… 🙂
Thanks for reading, Teagan! 🙂
Where do I gear a copy of Pearls book? I enjoy your daily posts so much. My daughter is a teacher and a book on Pearl would be a delight to children everywhere.
We are working hard on getting it ready for publication, Wilma – when it becomes available it will be a delight to share it with you! 🙂
Aw, what a cuteness!
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
I love this blog- it’s so adorable and unique. 🙂
Thanks for writing, Pearl & Shannon 😉
Caitlin (fellow member in recovery!)
Awww – so glad you like it! It is so much fun to write – Pearl is a great muse (and recovery mentor!) 🙂
How sweet.
I feel you, I have become one with my new friend “Tweety” He wants to go every where I go and checkout everything! Love scritches and pets!
awww…I love you Pearl. I absolutely adore white faces, but haven’t been so lucky to find one. I have two pearl pieds tho, and you can check them out at their own facebook page: http://facebook.com/chriscockatiel 🙂
LOL pearl <3
[…] The other day, one of Pearl’s fans nominated him for the prestigious “Golden Waffle” award for “best acting.” […]
Pearl, you and your mommy are simply divine! <3
Awww – on behalf of the feathery star, his Mommy thanks you, David!!
awwww, this is a wonderful idea as my babies all love multi grain cheerios! and pearl is most beautiful!!!!!
I’m sure your feathery loves will have a blast, Jodi! 🙂
Don’t you appreciate all that help? Lol
Thanks. I hadn’t heard of this film. We have 4 rescue parrots in our home (I’m at my practical limit), but recognize some of the problems out there. I’ll watch this tomorrow!
You are welcome – please feel welcome to share your thoughts after you’ve had a chance to watch!
Thank you for information and link
belly is irresistible…must kiss belly
Some guys just want it all
Can you teach mine this too
Photos and the like…they see and understand
Love your Blog and Pearl oh so very much, Have a Happy Easter, my fids Spike, Tweety, and Aussie all say Hello
Are dandelion greens safe for tiels? Is this something I can try with my feathered babies?
As far as I have read, they are entirely safe! You could definitely offer them some and see what happens. 🙂
Are these from your back yard or do you buy them at a supermarket?
LOL, watch out you don’t accidentally throw Pearl away LOL
Not a CHANCE. 😉
Pear is the best shape! I have my 2 pear shaped sidekicks to remind me all the time!
It is so helpful, isn’t it, Jeanne! The more I watch Pearl the happier I am to be a “pear!” 🙂
Such a cute cockatiel, with such an entertaining blog. I have been enjoying his adventure.
I’m so glad you are enjoying Pearl’s blog – thanks for reading! 🙂
That is a beautiful picture and likeness of Pearl!
Thank you Jeanne! Pearl and I are really in love with it! 🙂
What a cute little pufferbird! Pearl has the look down pat.
Awwww-thanks Jeanne! Pearl agrees – and of course his proud mommy agrees!:)
Hahahaa! Love this one Pearl, ur a very good actor also and some of those big names could learn a lot from u!😃
Pearl (and his Mommy) are so glad you concur, Michelle! 🙂 We’re sure Pearl’s big debut is right around the corner!!
I think Spielburg should watch out too with ur camera work!😉
Ahhhh! Good point, Michelle! Maybe he will be calling soon to get Pearl’s expertise! 🙂
Pika did this tonight with my toast, and last night he tried to jump directly into my grilled cheese. He’s the poison tester, you see. And sometimes it takes two or three or ten nibbles to really know for sure whether or not the humans are eating tainted food. 😛
You are lucky to have such a conscientious tester as Pika! Of course grilled cheese must be put to particularly rigorous tests….on account of it being extra delicious.:)
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Hi Benjamin – So glad you are enjoying Pearl’s adventures-thanks for the reblog!:)
Prettiness like that must be admired from up close and afar but preferrably up close.
We completely concur, Jeanne – up close is always best! 🙂
Awww welcome to Malti
On behalf of the small shelled one, thank you for the warm welcome! 🙂
Yes, I have seen this method many times with my tiel Charlie. It is very effective.
It sure is, Jeanne – especially with beta flock members who prefer their portions “unsampled” in advance! 🙂
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What kind of a leaf from a tree or bush would a cockatiel eat and be safe for them.?
Hi Jacki – that’s a great question! I always do an internet search before offering Pearl anything new – one of my favorite resources is here: http://www.cockatielcottage.net/tablefoods.html. I hope this helps you as well!
I love the preening except for the fluff up the nose part!
You make an excellent point, Michelle – that’s why it’s always good to have a large featherless assistant standing by! 🙂
Yes, his cuteness will have them flocking from all over.
We’re preparing for the deluge of ladybirds now, Jeanne!
Glad to read the post and discover it wasn’t about Pearl discovering yet another form of avian cannibalism–poached eggs. (The title had me worried for a sec!) Shew! I can rest easy now. Which I know is exactly what you intended when writing the post….:-)
Haha! You just never know what a highly skilled poacher (with feathers) might ingest on any given day. I wouldn’t put poached eggs past him (since he already favors scrambled and “sunny side up”) 🙂
He took his assignment very seriously and did such a good job! I am sure his grandma (the small tree) will appreciate his effort.;)
You are so right, Jeanne – his grandma was very proud of him-as always! 🙂
He’s lovely!
Thank you! Your little one is lovely too – heading over to check out your blog now! 🙂
Thank you!
Lol! They can be so sneaky 🙂
Yes they can!! 🙂
Saves money on an electronic paper shredder! 🙂
Yes it does-each and every day! 🙂
Grout!? Ohhhh, naughty bird!
A sentiment after Pearl’s Mommy’s own heart, Norah!:)
All that cute featheriness put a smile on my face t his morning. Thanks
So glad you enjoyed it, Jeanne – stay tuned for much more of the same! 🙂
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[…] soon led to receipt of the rare and prestigious “Golden Waffle” award for acting […]
Pearl, I need your clawograph before you become too Hollywood for your minions.
Never, Lin – anyone who sends waffles will still get autographs (from whichever one isn’t too busy consuming the waffles….)
Happy Anniversary to the Tall and Short Tree and many many more. They do have such a beautiful and adoring feathered grandchild.
Aw 🙂 Happy anniversary to the trees! What a blessing to get to be married 50 years 🙂
Thanks so much Jeanne and Budgie Makes Three – Pearl will (loudly) pass along your best wishes….just as soon as he gets done singing an extended (loud) solo to his grandparents! 🙂
Best Birthday wishes to Pearl’s grandma and sharer of my birthday also. May she have a wonderful day filled with love of a doting grandchild and family!!
Jeanne,
Best birthday wishes to you as well. And thank you so much for your lovely note to me on my birthday. Birthdays are so special and I appreciate your lovely comments.
Barbara, Jeanne – thanks so much for adding your special birthday wishes to Pearl’s (and his doting mommy’s)! Every day feels like a birthday when you add feathers – and feather loving friends and Grandmas! Happy birthday Mom!! 🙂 xo
Happy Birthday, Small Tree! Enjoy your special day filled with love, laughter and joy!
Happy birthday Small Tree! Hope it’s filled with many blessings!
Thank you, Budgie Makes Three! 🙂
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LOL! However, little Pearl in true cockatiel fashion found the carboholic portion of the mediterrean dinner. My new little girl Chloe however is teaching Charlie that the protien portion can be quite good also especially if it comes in the form of scrambled eggs with a hint of feta.
Haha – yes he did, Jeanne! It sounds like Charlie is an excellent teacher – Chloe is lucky to have such expert guidance (with feathers)! 🙂
Oh yes there is a definite hierarchy in the world of siblings. He who was always first shall remain always first! Unless, the youngest puts up a big fuss and then well maybe it’s ok.
Excellent point, Jeanne – and of our two, the one with the feathers is definitely more inclined to put up a big fuss (whether there is cause or not) 😉
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Shannon I found a cute video on YouTube called Cockatiel sings Neighbor sings Totoro and I don’t know how to send it directly to you, but if you want to see it on my FaceBook timeline page.
Thanks, Windy – I’ll check it out!!
Oh my! I am so glad Pearl pointed that out. I would have been silly enough to use the other side also;) But you can see the sheer prettiness in the reflection of the right side!
I am right there with you, Jeanne! He helps out in so many ways! 🙂
Pearl you did a very th orough job indeed. I see a promotion in the near future to Head of Intelligence.
Me too, Jeanne – every once in a while, a true star rises to the forefront and we all feel safer! 🙂
Happy 4th of July from our nest to yours!
Awww – thank you, Barbara! Our nest was full of, well, feathers – on this and every holiday! 🙂
Your prettiness does indeed make the world a better place Pearl 🙂
Awwww-thanks so much, Julie. Pearl and his proud mommy wholeheartedly concur!:)
Yes, Pearl my Charlie agrees with you sometimes the service is just to slow and one needs to take control! Good self-service skills!
Sounds like Charlie’s got a firm handle on self-service too – they’ve got their featherless assistants well trained!
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Oh Pearl stand up for your rights! Did you see the luscious food the intruder was eating? Hmmm I think your Mom gave you some of the same. Although I am sure you would have preferred Waffles more. Carbs rule! Feeling your pain, signed Charlie. P.S. consider yourself lucky Mom brought home a feathered intruder Chloe and she is a real pain! She eats my cheerios!!
Wow – that is a good point, Jeanne – poor Charlie! Cheerios theft cannot be tolerated! Maybe now Pearl will stop complaining so much about Malti….one can always hope. 😉
I SO love these posts. They are fun, creative, wonderful…and…yes…very pretty! xoxo
Awww – thanks so much for the kind words, Norah – it is hard to even find time to write them, with so much prettiness to admire right in our own casa! 😉
Hello Pearl!
You are a very pretty boy!
I hope you don’t mind myself (Robin) & Koda (my baby) joining you here.
Koda is a Patagonian Conure.
‘Once-upon-a-time’ Koda had to learn prettiness. She was lonely and pulled her feathers out.
Now she is loved & happy. But only has feathers on her head, wings & tail.
She has a very pretty bare self that is soft, warm & smells like sweet spices!
She loves the ‘pretty Koda in the mirror’!
Kisses from us!
Robin & Koda
Koda sounds SO pretty – and so lucky to have you, Robin! Thanks so much for joining us here – I love imagining Koda admiring “pretty Koda in the mirror”!! xo
please be carefull because curtains sometimes have lead weaved into their buttoms
Thanks so much for pointing this out! Luckily these aren’t curtains per se (just to reassure us both) – it is just a swatch of fabric I threw over one of those adjustable beams. But I didn’t realize some curtains have lead and I hope other readers will benefit from your comment as well!!
You are so amazing Pearl that anyone would love to have a conversation with you.
Awww – thanks Auntie Windy! 🙂
Pearl is just too cute for words. He’s a very good helper.
He really is, Jeanne-I learn so much from him! 🙂
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What a great assistant! As they say two heads are better than one. And every chef needs a sous chef!
For sure, Jeanne! Pearl is always a great help in the kitchen (and out of it!)
Pearl is as cute as ever but I love the smile on the Tall tree’s face. Priceless!
Awww – I totally agree, Jeanne! They have a very special bond 🙂
I think Pearl did a good job! Grandma was listening very intently to his exploits.
Awww – thanks, Jeanne! Pearl’s Grandma was very proud of him (she made the dish just for him, of course!) 🙂
Following your daily adventures puts a smile on my face every day. I know where to look when I need a good smile or chuckle. So I just want to thank you for your devotion to one another.
Hi Katrina – I’m so glad you find reliable smiles and joy by following Pearl’s adventures – my experience is exactly the same and I’m so happy to share him with you! 🙂
Yes, Pearl you are the King of the Kitchen Jungle! You have a very royal and stately presence and notice how your willing slaves give in to your every whim and pleasure.
You said it, Jeanne – whatever the bird wants, the bird gets! 🙂
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Oh Pearl you are definitely a manly man! Don’t wish for a ladybird because you know the old saying be careful what you wish for. Since Mom brought Chloe home, I am constantly trying to escape our nest. In fact , I was able to climb out of my bird feeder door and now mom is muttering about having to have a combination lock on the door to keep me in but a man needs his alone time!! Well, maybe I can make her feel bad and make me waffles”. signed Charlie
Haha – Jeanne, that is a GREAT point! Poor Charlie – sounds like he is in desperate need of a man cave (nest) too!! Waffles would definitely help too. 🙂
Yes, I am going to show him Pearl’s and see if that would make him happy. I think Pearl has the hang of the man cave.
I sure hope it will help, Jeanne – tell Charlie Pearl says he can copy the design to the letter!
Oh Wow! The Wafflenator is just as scary as the Terminator but I have to say much more photogenic!
I would have to agree with you, Jeanne – you should see him up close (both scarier and even more photogenic!)
Ever since Harley saw earlier pictures of the Wafflenator my waffles always look like this! Thanks!? I think……
Haha Roxy – sounds like Harley got the hang of terminating a waffle right away!
Whoa, a wafflenator, watch out all you waffles!!! Reminds me of a Pongonator!!
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Oh wow – I’ll bet a Pongonator is an equally fearsome sight!!
Oh yes quite delightful and delicious. However, I see lots of cleaning and baths in the future. Hmmm maybe I’m physcic. No owned by birds. LOL
Aw! I offered Kiki watermelon the other day but he wasn’t interested. He doesn’t seem to a fan of fresh foods that are too wet. His favorite summer treat is corn on the cob. Does Pearl like corn, too?
Pearl isn’t super keen on corn, but his little tortoise sister, Malti, just loves fresh corn!
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Applause! Such a gripping play! So suspenseful!
Nice! So glad you enjoyed Pearl’s sophomore one-avian project, Jeanne!
Those glasses are fabulous, not quite as beautiful as Pearl though!!
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Haha! Nothing could be quite so beautiful as Pearl (I am sure that is what he would say if he was a talented talker like Purdy!) 🙂
I must say that I think it is deader than dead! It was a little horrifying but job well done Pearl!
From what I saw, I would have to concur with you (on both counts!)
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Oh my! What will happen? Will there be another act? The horror of feathers as the curtain closed! Bravo Pearl. A great performance as always!
You just never know with Pearl, Jeanne! Good reviews (like this one) for Act 1 may lead to Act II! 🙂
For a moment, I thought it was the real man in black and then I realized it was Pearl being ever the trend setter.
Ah – Jeanne, you just “get” Pearl’s sense of style so well! 🙂
Ahh yes, the great cylindrical holding cell gets a lot of use in our house too!
Haha – and thank goodness for such a great storage resource! 🙂
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You micromanage so well Pearl! And don’t worry only a Manly Man such as you could pull of the pink frame!
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jeanne (for the record, both Pearl and his proud mommy wholeheartedly agree!)
To birdies and their mommies everywhere. Cheers! 🙂
Awww – hear, hear! Thank you! 🙂
I’m also a mom to two wonderful tiels: Chris and Sunshine
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Awww Happy 300! A couple of million more~
I second your sentiment – thank you!! 🙂
What a great guarder! Other feathered creatures need to take note!
Oh thank you, Jeanne! I sure hope they can learn from Pearl’s expertise! 🙂
kutubuku – I just visited your FB page – what a couple of fetching lookers you have! Thanks for sharing! 🙂