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The love affair continues. Put my avian and a slice of homemade pizza in the same house together and see what happens. If you were planning to eat that slice, altering your plans is a good idea. Whoever sticks their nose (beak) into it first gets it.      

I wouldn’t want to be a strawberry around my avian. I’d be okay being the round red part, because then I could fly under the radar. But woe to anyone who awakes and discovers that they are the dark green strawberry top, which is clearly a gustatory sensation in a cockatiel’s world. As well, whenContinueContinue reading “Death to Strawberries”

I will admit it. I like Ultimate Fighting. I find it fascinating that so many of the fighters have stories to share about how one mentor who believed in them changed their life. Equally fascinating is how most of the folks who come out talking trash about their opponent are the ones who end upContinueContinue reading “TWD (Total Waffle Destruction)”

(This post is for two of Pearl’s greatest fans, Erin Ferguson Young and Jason Young.) The question on the table today is – just how excited DOES Pearl get when I toast up his daily waffle? Even if you discount the very reliable preset daily alarm (approximately 30 minutes of shrieking at escalating volume toContinueContinue reading “The Great Waffle Descent”

There are few things more enticing to a cockatiel than things that crunch. Except maybe for things that shine. If crunchy things also shine, or shiny things also crunch, so much the better.    

If Pearl had to choose a favorite electronic device, it would be my MacBook Pro, hands down. Recently, however, a new contender has risen to the challenge. Which just offers more proof that in any species, the males simply MUST have command of the remote.

Like any discriminating diner, Pearl enjoys baked goods. Sweet, savory, fluffy, crunchy…..carbohydrates are a growing bird’s best friend. Clearly.

Getting a cockatiel fed is a marvel of timing and logistics. For starters, cockatiels are very smart. They recognize patterns quickly, and they can anticipate what is about to unfold. Eagerly. To compound the challenge, cockatiels are anything but subtle. If they want something, there is no reason to hang back. Either you will giveContinueContinue reading “Subtlety is Overrated”

We’ve already covered mutual admiration (this is a state that most frequently occurs when Pearl encounters another cockatiel, or Grandpa, aka the “Tall Tree”). Appreciating the admiration of others is always in a cockatiel’s repertoire. But my little overachiever takes it one step further. He is perfectly capable of admiring himself when no one elseContinueContinue reading “Mutual (Self) Admiration Society”

I never have had any aspirations of running a day spa. Nor am I likely to ever get paid for my services, though they are much in demand these days. My single, (very) satisfied, (frequent) repeat customer is continually teaching me what I need to learn in order to master the art of avian massage.ContinueContinue reading “The Art of the (Avian) Massage”