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Post by heatherg on Dec 24, 2022 20:16:05 GMT -5
We went to a Christmas Eve dinner and Willow seemed fine, but now I’m getting seriously groomed. I think he was more anxious than I realized. There were a couple of moments where a motorized scooter startled him but in general he was chilling out and preening.
Anyhow we’re back in my apartment and I think perhaps it’s simply past bedtime! Yes, Willow ran into his cage and up to his sleeping spot. He was just grumpy.
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Post by cnyguy on Dec 24, 2022 20:21:26 GMT -5
Willow was probably just happy to be home and have some one-on-one time with you. Of course, he always wants to make sure you look your best too.
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Post by Caseysmom on Dec 24, 2022 21:32:37 GMT -5
Lucky Willow going out to dinner, Casey is home when we go out but he sees the car coming in the driveway and is calling by the time we unlock the door. Frigid weather here with high winds. Casey couldn’t go out even if he wanted to though
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Post by heatherg on Dec 25, 2022 4:21:24 GMT -5
We did not leave the apartment building. The wind is howling outside and it would be dangerous for people, much less birds.
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Post by biteybird on Jan 3, 2023 23:23:48 GMT -5
Hope you had a great Christmas, despite the weather! We went to Melbourne for a week, but it's the wet season in the Northern Territory and I had my sister looking after Bonnie (just visiting our house) and there was torrential rain every day whilst we were away. In the NT it's the wet season, which goes for 7 months. It's really humid as well (the dry season goes for 5 months and is generally more bearable, LOL). Since we moved to the NT I've noticed that Bonnie reacts more to noises (including birds and neighbours' machinery/music etc.), probably because the sound carries more, but perhaps also because people are outside more because it's not freezing cold.  |
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Post by heatherg on Feb 7, 2023 17:55:56 GMT -5
It’s nearly Valentine’s Day and Mr Willow is exceptionally snuggly.
He’s a bit offended because he wants to cuddle but I brought him half a small tomato. If I put it in front of him he bites it out of wrath and then throws the glop. Yay!
I had a very bad migraine yesterday and willow was cuddling with my right (painful) eye which was very helpful.
I can’t get a picture to show the warmth and love. My little pal just groomed my eyelashes.
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Post by biteybird on Feb 25, 2023 2:33:37 GMT -5
They can be quite endearing sometimes.
Bonnie loves to grab the seeds out of tomatoes and then flicks all the goop everywhere afterwards. Messy quakers!
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Post by heatherg on May 16, 2023 8:28:54 GMT -5
We are having our morning cuddles. Willow has his beak tucked right under my eye and I feel his hot breath on my cheek. Willow tripped running out of his cage this morning and fell at my hand with his beak open. So I jerked back my hand. And he spun around to the underside of the door.
I scooped him up while he was hanging from the door, but he was scared and gave me a few good bites. So I’m making it up to him. I hear some loud beak crunching so I think Willow has gotten over his fright.
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Post by cnyguy on May 16, 2023 19:45:10 GMT -5
Hope that Willow has recovered from his scare.
I was thinking about your attempts to teach Willow to identify colors and wondered if you're still working on it and how you're progressing.
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Post by heatherg on May 16, 2023 22:30:03 GMT -5
We got sidetracked with other things. Trying to train bird basketball and finding he was scared of the hoop and the clicker.
He’s definitely getting louder though! I could resume the links.
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