Three New Additions! :-)

Above: Two Pin-Tailed Whydah finches. The male has a very long tail, and the female has gorgeous stripes. Aren't they lovely? :-)



Above: Pin-tailed Whydah finches again. They're difficult to breed, due to their parasitic nature (they lay their eggs in other birds' nests and have the other birds raise their young), plus the males can be very aggressive, so I doubt I'll even attempt to breed them. :-)



Above: Pacific Parrotlet given to us by a friend. He's a male, and is green with blue on his head and on his sides. He loves his swing, and to hang upside down from the top of the cage. Thanks again, Gene! :-)

Christmas Babies! :-)

Above: Frostie and Streak were sitting on 3 eggs, and 2 of them hatched yesterday, on Christmas. I'm not sure if the third egg is fertile or not, but we'll find out soon! :-)



Above: Sprinkles as of 12/26/11. He's almost completely molted into his adult colors, but is still a bit scraggly-looking. :-)



Above: Sprinkles again, showing his other side.

New Names! :-)

I've finally decided on names for the new youngsters and the new Petsmart birds.

Petsmart:
Male: Patches
Female: Flower
Female: Sugar

Get it? ... flower/flour and sugar ... they're both white in color! he he

Frostie and Streak's Five Youngsters:
Male: Dash
Male: Sonic
Female: Breeze
Female: Flutter
Female: Gale

All named because Streak is fast like the wind!

Whisper and Creamsicle's Youngster: Sprinkles

A Few New Pics

Above: Whisper and Creamsicle's baby. I was kind of hoping for a girl, but I'm seeing some hints of orange cheek patches. There are no indications of a male's black-striped breast bars or speckled flanks, though, and its beak is orange like a female's beak. A male's beak is more red. The baby is still getting its adult coloring, so it's too soon to tell for sure! Edited 12/18/11 to add: He's a boy! His brown flank feathers are starting to peep out, and I'm seeing a few black stripes on his chest. Quite a handsome little fella'! :-)



Above: Whisper and Creamsicle's baby again.



Above: Baby dove, settling in for bed, with Daddy dove in the background. :-) (Excuse the cage wires. I couldn't get any closer without startling them.)

Dove Fledgling!

The baby dove left the nest this morning. It's a cutie patootie! I'll get some new photos soon. :-)

Whisper's Baby Graduated! :-)

I'm pleased to announce that Whisper's baby has graduated to its own cage! :-) I don't know yet if it's male or female. I'm hoping it's female, because once it's old enough, it'll be a great match to the new male we got this weekend. In the meantime, the cage divider has been removed, and Whisper and Creamsicle are tickled pink to be back together. :-)

Now I just need to think of names for their baby, for Frostie and Streak's 5 babies, and for the 3 new zebras we bought this weekend. All are doing great! :-)

Three New Zebras!

We found these little jewels at Petsmart yesterday. It's rare to find anything but normal grays at a typical pet store, so we brought all 3 of them home. Aren't they lovely? :-) The two white ones are females, and the white/gray one is male. He's so unusual! I believe he's a normal gray that's heavily pied, but am going to ask some of my finch-keeper friends to be sure. :-)



Above: Rocketgirl! LOL! :-)



Above: Handsome new male!



Above: New male in flight. Wow!



Above: All three new birds together.

Baby Diamond Dove Being Fed

I got REALLY lucky this morning and was able to get a video of the mother diamond dove feeding her baby! :-)

Our Silly Cockatiel - A Video :-)

New Video of Finches :-)

A Couple of Pics! :-)

Here are Frostie and Streak's 5 youngsters. :-)



Above: The girls



Above: The boys

They're all molting into their adult colors, so they look a little scraggly. Once their molts are complete, they'll be sleek and smooth. All are doing fine on their own. A little skittish, but that's to be expected. :-)

Frostie and Streak's Babies Graduated To Their Own Cage! :-)

I moved Frostie and Streak's babies to their own cage this morning ... boys on one side of the divider; girls on the other. Then I moved Frostie and Streak to a new clean cage. Whew! That cage will need a serious scrubbing. It was pretty yucky after having 7 birds in it. Hard to believe the babies are old enough to be on their own now. I'm sure Mom and Dad will enjoy having some peace and quiet. :-)

I'll get some updated photos in a day or two, once everybody's settled back in from the "chaos" caused by the Big Bad Bird Net. ;-)