Bird Adopts Monkey

Many people were suprised by this unusual story about a Pigeon nursing a monkey back to health. However, I was not surprised at all. I would expect no less of Sutcliffe or Boo if one of us human members of the flock were to take ill. Mary ann might even nurture us. Don't you just love the look in the monkey's eyes as he strokes his pigeon friend?

Some Sad News

There are always leaders in every field: in the field of parrots, a great talent has passed away. Alex, the Parrot, worked six to eight hours a day, every day, studying parrot speech: . As you can see from his picture, he is an African Grey, thought to be the most intelligent, or at least, the most easily taught to speak of all parrots. Lets all remember to tell our pets "I Love you" as Alex's owners/researchers told him the night they last saw him, to which he replied "You'll be in tomorrow". I'd suggest a moment of silence, but perhaps more fitting is for us to all say "seven", which he had only just learned, having long been able to count to six.

Video, Take Two

Cooler Weather

The weather has gone from extremely hot, to autumnally cool. The budgies behavior does not seem to have changed, however. It is a gray, dreary day. People and buddgies all seem a bit cranky.

Mary Ann Reads the Blog

Other budgies may be quite skilled at speech, but, Mary Ann may be the first budgie to ever read about herself on her own blogsite!