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Some folks think feeding your parrot breakfast means scooping a few tablespoons of birdseed out of a bag and into a bowl. Ha. In our household, “parrot breakfast” is a full and complete part of every day (full and complete in an entirely separate way from “Mom’s breakfast,” which is increasingly relegated to whatever briefContinueContinue reading “Day 21: Parrot Breakfast”

Approximately 50 percent of us start our day with a bowl of cereal. Of course, these statistics reflect consumption by us large featherless beings only. What I think would be really interesting to study is how many feathered beings also enjoy a delicious breakfast of crunchy cereal. From a purely observational standpoint, I would beContinueContinue reading “Day 20: Cereal”

When you are small, feathery, and very pretty, it is hard to keep from noticing that very pretty reflections are everywhere. They can appear at a moment’s notice too. Sometimes you become aware that these reflections are reliably available in certain areas of the house – which also means you like to spend as muchContinueContinue reading “Day 19: Reflections”

To the large featherless beings, paper is a useful tool to write letters, make to-do lists, start fires, that sort of thing. To the smaller feathered beings, paper is for shredding. Period. When something is this crunchy and delicious, to use it for any other purpose would be a waste.

When you have certain natural talents, it can be hard to refrain from using them. Often. For instance, perhaps you have a natural sense for organizing things. Whenever you spy what appears to be clutter, you feel irresistibly drawn towards helping out. While Mom doesn’t always appreciate your help, you keep trying because it isContinueContinue reading “Day 17: Organization”

When something is very tasty – for instance, rice noodles, waffles, hard boiled egg, houseplant – the best strategy is to ingest as much as you can as quickly as you can before others start to notice and want some too. If particles (mounds) of whatever you are eating begin to build up on theContinueContinue reading “Day 16: Beak Buildup”

Neck feathers is an essential part of every day. Every hour. Every minute would be nice. Part massage, part grooming, domestic parrots often rely on their parronts to do what a mate or avian family member would do for them in the wild. As such, any domestic avian gets quite good at “helping” the residentContinueContinue reading “Day 15: Neck Feathers”

This of course is what a certain feathery someone’s Mommy is wishing he was thinking. What is oh-so-clear from his “I can’t lie” facial expression suggests otherwise. All I hear is how healthy sprouted seeds are for parrots. So while I was waiting for Pearl’s fancy new four-dish sprouter to arrive, I picked up someContinueContinue reading “I Love Sprouts”

If there is one thing parrots are very good at, it is making time for prettiness. Spend enough time with a parrot, and you will learn that (no matter how busy you think you are) you can always find a moment to stop and admire prettiness. For instance, let’s say you need to find outContinueContinue reading “Day 14: Time for Prettiness”

This past Easter, I gave Pearl’s grandparents (aka the “Tall Tree” and the “Small Tree,” aka my mom and dad) a soft pink felt Easter basket. Once a certain feathery someone discovered it, ownership was quickly transferred under the longstanding rule of “What’s Yours is Mine.” Since then, he has been nesting daily (see DayContinueContinue reading “Day 13: Proactive Nesting”