Gone to the Birds!

Well this week our house has certainly gone to the birds.  We had been on the look out for a bird to have as a pet and last Friday he found us.  A lady came to our house selling a Black Capped Lory. He is very colourful, affectionate and very noisy.  We did not have the cage ready yet for him so that meant he was in the house.  It was a crash course on keeping a bird, what they need to eat, how to get him to stop squawking, how to paper train, and how to get your bird to talk.  I think we have our work cut out for us.
 The boys have been on poop duty and I think we may now run short of toilet paper as a result, he goes a lot.  Who knew one little bird could manufacture such a mess!  The veggie order from Hagen now includes a bundle of out of date papers for cage liners and who knows there may end up being a stack by the loo as well.
This weekend we were able to finish his cage so he now has a place of his own out on the deck and seems to be much happier and quiet.  He still kicks up a bit of a fuss when we get to close because he wants to have a pet and a scratch, but I guess that is better than squawking the whole time he isn't getting attention.

It is pretty neat for the boys to get a cuddle from a bird.  He loves to sit up on their shoulder and nibble on their ears and groom their hair!
Oh I must not forget to mention his name is Yogi.  He got his name because he is a yoga master!  He has got all the moves and has way more balance than I will ever have.
Mel for the Marshes