Mary... I remember when I was about 12 or 13,my mom <r.i.p.mom
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bought me a little "light blue" budgie for my birthday. Wally was my very first pet bird and I was devoted to him. Mom and I got him thru a "department" store..for $4.95 lol.
I had some knowledge of 'keets coz my Gramma had one,and I knew how to distinguish a male from a female,and I wanted a male.
It took no time at all to get him finger trained < I read all sorts of books on budgies and training> and he became the best buddy ever! He went to anyone..family and friends. He was flighted and I was simply amazed at his skills in flying down the hallways at super sonic speed,to land on the large mirror in the living room,and hang upside down while whistling and beaking the "other" budgie.
He talked well.. "Wally boy" "pretty Wally" <named him Wally,coz when he fluffed up,the feathers on his face reminded me of a walrus lol>
He'd "help" me with my homework..often jumping on my hand and fighting with the pen or pencil while I tried to write..he loved taking showers/baths under the kitchen sink faucet...or jump into my cereal bowl in the morning
He rode on Moe's back < an indoor kitty
> and Moe could not care less! He ate whatever we were eating..one time my oldest brother had made a sandwich,and it had a piece of burmuda onion <didn't know onions were not good for birdies at the time> and Tommy offered a bite of his sammich..Wally took a little taste of that onion..<burmuda onions are "hot"> and flew up to the curtain rod cussing out my brother like no tomorrow,rubbing his beaking on the curtain! obviously he didn't like it lol.
Yes budgies are awesome...kind of bossy lol...but very sweet and intelligent.
Jim
. Like one big birdy circus! Elsa is jealous of Houdini haha!
