Arrivals Gate

Well, I've been a bit slack in keeping this blog updated, has been a busy time! We have had several new arrivals and several goodbyes. I miss Buba and Rio who have both gone to new homes, but I have two new quakers to keep me busy - Quin, from Rio's breeder, and his brand new buddy Forrest, a green quaker.


Quin and Forrest


These guys came from the same breeder, and straight away Quin recognized him as soon as he saw Forrest. They were snuggling together in minutes, so great to see.


Quin had a little trouble figuring out how to climb a ladder on his first attempt...


"I'd like to place a collect call please. To Texas."


This is a young Rainbow and Scaly Lorikeet from last week, already gone to their new homes.


Scaly Lorikeet playing King of the Castle!


And one of the two current Rainbows.


This is his buddy, who, as you can see... is super graceful.


"Nearly... there!"


Princess being agile... she's so silly.

Looks like another busy week ahead - for now I'm going to enjoy my weekend off, watch some DVDs with my own birds, and hit the beach with my dog!

They were the best of friends... until that fateful day... that corn came between them.

I was nearly in fits of laughter as Buba and Rio decided to squabble over a kernel of dried corn. In typical Quaker Parrot fashion, their battle was a noisy one, with screams and squawks as each had their eye firmly upon the prize...


First to spot the corn and dig it from the seed bowl was Rio... but Buba was interested straight away, and waited for his moment to pounce on an unsuspecting Rio...


"MUUUUUU-UUUUUUUM! HE STOLE MY CORN!"
Normally I try only to post the best quality of my photos, but while this one isn't in focus, Rio's expression is just too priceless to pass up!
I, of course, am 'Mum' in this scenario. Sadly for Rio, I was laughing too much to help him so he had to take matters into his own hands...


Rio soon snatched the corn back, but Buba is persistent... Princess noticed the commotion and came over to check out what was happening. Wisely, she kept her beak of of it...


"Come on Rio, share!"


Buba is stronger than Rio and wrenches the corn away again, parading it gleefully. A disgruntled Rio goes mining for more in the seed bowl and moments later, he emerges with a second piece of corn. Aha, the world has been set right!


Like all true friends, Rio and Buba never go to bed with an argument still in the air. By end of day when I was doing the evening rounds, Buba and Rio had forgotten and forgiven and her snuggled up together.
(The snuggle, by the way, was made by Buba's breeder especially for him to sleep in :D Rio however is a big fan too!)

For the life of me, there's never a dull moment here in the Birdroom.