That special first meeting of bird and new owner

Wednesday, May 26, 2010












This is a photo, taken at a Starbucks, of one of my baby birds meeting her new owner for the first time. As you can see here, the baby bird, which they named "Pixie" was not at all afraid of John (new owner in photo) and lay on her back with her feet in the air. A bird that is fearful would never never never have this vulnerable and trusting position. Why did the bird lay on her back? She just wanted to.

My favorite part of raising baby birds is seeing the joy on the new owner's face when human and bird make that special connection. When I can I take photos of the event. Sometimes I am sent email photos of the new owners with their birds if I had to ship (send by plane) a bird out of state. I feel a sense of "Well Done" when I know the bird is happy and the owner is happy. It also is nice when I get a few dollars back for the months I've invested in raising and loving the baby. I do, afterall, need to feed them and keep them happy. That isn't free.

The owner in the photo here and his wife Sharon were so delighted with their Pixie bird. They have pictures of Pixie on their facebook pages and consider her their baby.

I need to work harder on keeping regular sleep times. My body wants to do what it wants to do...but I need to find a way to live in real time. It causes conflict when I walk around in the middle of the night and the downstairs neighbors hear every step. It is also an issue when they lock the dumpster here around 8 pm. Sometimes I don't get my energy for the day until around that time. I've tried many things to regulate my sleep patterns but none of them have worked out. It's one of those things that God needs to fix because it is beyond my control.

I am thanking God in advance for the solution to this sleep issue of mine.

I am grateful today for the laughs Daffy bird gave me. And, I am grateful my downstairs neighbors don't smoke indoors.

GratefulJoy