October 26, 2010

i think i can

buddy, my budgie is getting so tame

i found him trying to get water out of my glass

fortunately i had my camera nearby.

since my tendon injury i have my chair set up

with my phone, water, books, camera, tv remote

everything handy so i don't need to get up

buddy is truly the best bird ever!

picking a budgie is no easy feat

because you can't tell if they will be a good bird or a dud

i have had 4 budgies:  2 were good, 2 were horrific!

but buddy is right up there in the 'best bird' category!

he is so friendly and his one claim to fame is this:

he doesn't bite

that is remarkable!

as birds typically like to bite,

but he hasn't bite a soul

and because he is friendly and tame 

many people have held him

sometimes he makes a little 'clucking' sound

as if to say...hey you, leave me alone!!!

but bite?  nope.

the night of the hurricane we lost power, he was nervous so i kept him close by me

the other thing is that he LOVES human food

yeah he is a little spoiled

because i basically chew up my dinner and put it on my hand

and he gobbles it up

if i try to ignore him he flies over, waddles across my shoulder

and tries to take the food out of my mouth.

i know, i know.. i have created a monster!!!

his favorite food?

i'd say lettuce

but he will eat pretty much anything.

except guacamole because it is toxic for birds and he could die 

so, of course, i keep that far from him

he is starting to talk

he can say pretty bird, hey buddy, and once he said 

how ya doin'?

he loves to have showers instead of baths

i just run the water in the kitchen sink 

and say, hey buddy you wanna have a shower?

and he fluffs up

so now when i say that he responds with a fluffing and 

then i put him on my open hand and he runs back and forth

under the water stretching out his wings

it is adorable!

so mr. buddy,

thanks for being such good company

and yes

i gave him a drink of my water.. he likes it cold!!

:-)

here he is trying to figure out how to get the water from my glass