Blogs, Birds, and Things Learned

To me they are my little feathered and furry kids. My hubby and I have two cats, one male, and one female. Inky and Oscar are their names although they are rarely called by their names. Inky better know as Stinkerella and Oscar also know as Oopy. They spend their day's laying around, sunbathing, eating, stinking up the laundry room where the litter box is. They spend their nights chasing each other through the house until it's time to go to bed and crowd Mom and Dad...lol. Then there are three more, they are my "fids" (feathered kids) Harold, Frank, and Isabella. Harold and Frank are my Cockatiels who I adore. I love to listen to them sing and watch them dance together in perfect harmony back and forth on the perches tapping their "bracelets" (ID bands) and belt out a little tune when they both reach a certain point of the perch. Harold likes to have some time to himself now and then and when he gets it, he will say his name, laugh like crazy, and ask hims...

I just love to watch Snowball. He is a great Dancer! This bird is special. There is more to his story so watch him dance and then check out the Bird Lovers Only website for more of Snowball and information about the Bird Lovers Only Rescue Sanctuary From Snowball : "My name is Snowball and I am a Medium Sulphur-Crested Eleanora Cockatoo. I LOVE to dance! Some of us are talented enough to whistle a tune, talk, swing upside down and around, and dance. Some of us are smart enough to count and even train our owners to do what we want them to do. And they think they're training us. Shhh. Let's keep it secret, guys! I came to Bird Lovers Only Rescue in August of 2007 when my previous owner decided it was best for me to go to a home where I could get more attention. Plus, I'm in my teenage years and I've gotten to be a handful. I admit it. Hey, what teen isn't? The only difference...

I'm new to this world of blogging so I thought I'd start with a little story about yesterday afternoon. I was sitting in front of my computer and heard a strange hissing noise (sounded like someone using a can of spray paint) so I think, maybe my husband is home from work early and outback painting something? I got up and looked out the window, there on top of our shed were these two enormous birds who were mating. I quickly grabbed my camera and ran to the back door to get some video. When I got to the door the birds were sitting side be side just soaking up some sun and looking around. I took a couple minutes of video before they flew away and started to think about what kind of birds they may have been. Suddenly Turkey Vulture popped into my head. I thought, could it really be a Vulture? I've never seen one that close. I've lived in and around this area my whole life and this is the first time I've seen one let alone two up close. So I go to Wikipedia and look ...