Blessings in a 3 pack

This is my friend Amy holding Bonnie (aka Bonita) the bird.

Last Monday I got Zoey bird (White Bellied Caique) which I blogged about already.
She is lovely. Today I took Zoey out with me on her harness. We went to the pharmacy and drove quite a bit in my car together and we went to the bank. Zoey was so good! I'd never used a bird harness before and I am quite glad Zoey was already accustomed to wearing it.

So, the 3 pack of blessings?
Well...
Zoey came by plane on Monday from Tennessee and I also got 2 other birds from Pennsylvania on Monday via a different airline. That's a lot of new birds at once. The two from Pennsylvania are from a new friend there who also breeds Painted Conures and wanted to trade for an unrelated male. Since I just happened to have a spare male Painted conure we agreed on that trade. Sunday early a.m. I will be shipping Noah bird to Pennsylvania from San Diego to Connie. My gain was a beautiful female Painted Conure which I named Bonita (which means "beautiful" in Spanish).

Zoey and Bonita...that's two.
The third bird is a baby Pacific Parrotlet female I bought from Connie (in Pennsylvania) which she shipped with Bonita bird. Two small birds ship for the price of one, so that was a huge blessing. The parrotlet baby I named Winifred.
Winifred, or Winnie, is adorable and she is sort of "engaged" to my lonely bachelor Parrotlet named Wesley.

I didn't explain this all very clearly, sorry. It makes sense to me and that's what matters, eh? The point is that I got 3 new birds on Monday night. They all came by airplane from other states. I didn't go looking for these birds...they just sort of landed in my lap. That's what you call a "God thing".

The adjustment for a bird in a new home takes some finesse. Those first days are vital to the happiness of the bird and the household they will live with. If the bird doesn't feel safe and happy, then it will be a very bumpy ride for a long while.
On the other hand, if the bird thinks she is queen of her new domain then that can also cause conflict. Fortunately I have the gift of empathy. I mean I really am empathic! I feel what people around me are feeling and also most animals. That can be good and it can also be bad (a topic for a different time and place).
My empathic super-power helps birds to trust me and helps them to overcome fears and phobias.

I am loving my new birdies. Each is so different than the other. With each day I see the birds become more trusting of me and feeling just a bit more at home here.

Zoey the Caique is perhaps the biggest challenge of the 3 since I have no personal Caique experience. Caiques are a handful! Sort of like having a tiny chimpanzee in the house. The fact that Zoey is probably smarter than I am is tricky too. I am just a bit more in love with her each day.

I talk a lot about birds in this blog. If anyone is reading they may get the idea my life is nothing but bird poop. Well, there is a lot of that...but, right now birds just happen to be something God is "doing" in my life. I am grateful that God gives me surprises that I would not have thought of on my own. There are adventures to be had that God and I will take together. For that I am grateful.
GratefulJoy