Baba Yaga

I have always loved stories about Baba Yaga and her perfect little cottage that walks around on chicken legs. 

 

 

*Le Sigh*...It is my dream home! <3

Pionus Pedicure

My sister and I just trimmed Joy's nails for the first time by ourselves. Joy is such a trooper!! I wish I had some fantastic magic treat for her, because she didn't want any of the ones I offered. Joy came to me with her nails very overgrown, and we've been trimming them back a little at a time. Today one was trimmed just a taaaad too short and bled a little, but we had styptic swabs ready on standby. We gave her a break between each foot and she seemed a little bewildered, but happy. She got a good pinch on my finger but not enough for it to bruise. She received lots of praise and scritches and left the ordeal in a good mood, although her feathers got a little messy, hee hee! She is currently asleep on her playstand...the stress must've knocked her out! Lol What a good birdie!

Movie: Bill and Coo

Presenting....The Adventures of Bill and Coo!
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Bill and Coo (1947) - Color - 60 min

This unique live action film features trained birds in a story situation. An entire town is scaled to bird size - complete with popsicle stick picket fences and cardboard signs. Be prepared for lots of bad puns and silliness. The whole movie has a bizarre feel to it that is both charming and disturbing. Nominated for an Oscar - I do not think any birds died while making this film.

SKWARSH!

 this one is the stuff my dreams are made of! I want a hat with the little mouse tea party on it!

 Cinderella and Mad Max's ride to the ball!

Happy Birthday!

I know what I'm carving this Halloween!

Custom Signatures

I have volunteered my services on Avian Avenue to make custom "vintage" signatures for anyone that wants one. There are no limitations, requests just need to list the species of their birds and any preferences they'd like. I will continue to update each time I finish one. Here is what I've created so far:

For Ming-Ming

My siggy

For Dolores

Skirt Dance

Joy dances while gathering chunks of Yucca she just shredded.

Jingle Joy

Joy discovers a jingle bell ball is one of her favorite toys! :)

Needs Practice...

Blue Bathing Beauty

Joy is overcoming her fear of water today! And we discovered that bath time is a good distraction from what would we be yelling time. ;p Look at this stunning plumage!

 Wow! She'll be even brighter after preening!

How can you not love this hairdo? 

 I can't wait for her missing tail feathers to grow in! I wonder how she lost them.

 She's way too big for this dish! >_< Hee hee!

 Rub-a-dub-dub!

My little jewel! <3

 Look at her sweet little green heart shaped back! 

This is one happy birdie!

More Joy Pics!

So today Joy and I have had several breakthroughs. Today was the first time she flew down the hallway to find me, for starters. First time she stepped up onto my hand, first time she hissed at Dorian, first time she played on the java tree (sennies were in their cage), first time she (finally!) played with shreddables (yucca and ocotillo, thank you Danita!) and the first time she rode on my head or shoulder!  It was also the first time we tried to take a shower, and she did not like that at all! Per my friend James advice, I went in with her on her training dowel, and on my arm. She flew out every time! I didnt want to shut the door so she would fly into it. She barely got wet, but we'll keep working on it. Hopefully she will give it a shot eventually.

I couldn't resist getting a shot of her stunning tail feathers, either. I kept trying to get a wing shot, but with no luck. Her wings are a brilliant sapphire blue!

Tadaa!

Me and Joy.

Pets!

Make a Joyful Noise!

My beautiful clucky chicken....

 

...and photographic proof that she needs her nails trimmed! :D

RustOleum

Aqua or Green Apple?

I'm repainting a small play -top cali sleeper cage for a playstand...and I can't decide which color. Hmm... I am leaning more towards Green Apple though... Decisions, decisions....

One step forward...

Two steps back. Yesterday was such a great day with Joy. Today she is all riled up and loud. She wants to PLAY, you can tell. She's super hyper and wants to fly and jump around, but wont come out of her cage. to make up for it she's like a little kid yelling on a jungle gym-- doing somersaults in her cage. Noel is in a horrible mood because she is loud, but it's not just her. Mokey has been having screaming fits lately, and combines it's driving Noel bonkers. When Noel is stressed out, I feel like there was a death in the family, I get stressed out times a billion. I feel horrible.

I got an inquiry about Joy form a woman who is not nuts, and I don't want to think about it, but I'm going to have to tell her all about her, and set them up. She even has another Pi already. It's a good day, but its a bad day. Today is a sad day for me.

Joy looooves scritches!

Royalty!

LOOK at this cage! OMG! I want to live in it! Isn't it stunning? It comes in 3 colors! It's $369 with free shipping...I can't afford to get this for Joy now, since I want to take her to the vet, buy her a new cage, and chip in for half on the X-Box for Noel with my next paycheck. I could buy it in February, but she needs a new cage now. hmmm...what to do, what to do...

SCRITCHES!!

Today Joy let me give her scritches on her head!! Scritches means to sort of itch her neck for her, against the grain of her feathers. She loves it! She kept lowering her head so I would keep doing it, hee hee hee! I'll get some video after birdie breakfast. She was a little loud this morning before I got up, but it was more like a fussy baby who wants out of the crib than any scared or annoyed screaming. After I gave her scritches she started to do a fluffy skirt dance (a mating display) and make her chicken cluck noises. I redirected her to her food dish and she happily started eating. Then when we were enjoying sun in the living room, Noel got up for work and the dogs started excitedly jumping on the couch (DADS AWAKE! DADS AWAKE, YAAAAY!) and she started her really loud seagull call again. I believe I have properly translated its meaning:

1. In the morning, it translates to "I'm awake! Is anybody else awake? Hey! I could use some company! Hello?"
2. If I leave the room, it is a nervous "WHERE are you going! You forgot about me!"
3. If the dogs wrestle or get too jumpy-on-the-couchy it translates to "WOAH HEY calm down!! You're scaring me! What's all the fuss about?"
4. If there is a loud sound from the street, or a crescendo in the music we are listening to, it translates to "JESUS WHAT WAS THAT! I don't like that!"
5. And when she is hormonal (egg laying) it translates to "HEY BOOOOYS! I'm over heeeere!!"

Or at least that's what I think. :)

Griffons!