September 2025 POTM Contest!! 💖

[DonnaBudgie]

What's sad is that for every bird like Avery who got lucky when saxguy64 rescued him, there are countless others that languish in miserable conditions, hence the need for good parrot rescues and donations to keep them afloat.

 

[rheashard2]

Here is Nameliss at 6 months. She began inserting herself into my life from day one. She began as crochet at day 3. I had so much fun () working her as helper. Oddly she was so happy here. Her ego got such a big boost. She taught me how to crochet with helpful beak and talons. It was far more difficult learning computer with her around.

 

[LaManuka]

Here is Nameliss at 6 months. She began inserting herself into my life from day one. She began as crochet at day 3. I had so much fun () working her as helper. Oddly she was so happy here. Her ego got such a big boost. She taught me how to crochet with helpful beak and talons. It was far more difficult learning computer with her around. View attachment 81782

Awwwwwwwww @rheashard2, she's your love, your computer buddy and your beautiful crochet muse and model, who could possibly ask for anything more?! Thanks for your adorable submission!

 

[The Green Demon]

Official Entry! I had been looking for a bird for a while, and I was in a local pet shop trying to decide what kind of bird I wanted. I was leaning towards a Caique, and then the owner of the shop pulled out a little lovebird called Pudding. She was adorable, very used to being handled and super cute! She had been with another family, but they had to move away and she was being rehomed. I went away to think about it, came back the next day to get her and was told she had already gone. Not surprised!

That is when the breeder told me she had some peach-faced lovebirds that she was hand-rearing. Did I want one of those when they were ready? I was like, hell yes! So, the first time I actually saw Salvador was the day I brought her home from the breeder. She came to me instantly and jumped up on my shoulder. And that was it! She used to sleep under my hair, and cuddle into my neck. It's funny looking back and seeing her dark beak and pale face.

P.S. Her name is Salvador because I thought she was a he, until we had a clutch of eggs back in 2023 haha

 

[DonnaBudgie]

What a sweetie!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

My husband picked up a used bird cage complete with perches, etc a few days ago for only $20. It wasn't a cage I would have wanted. It's 30x18x48 high- basically a lot of wasted vertical space for budgies. Its a cheap wire cage that anything larger than a cockatiel would probably destroy but okay for budgies.
My girls Joey and Cora live in our bedroom sharing a 30x14x24 cage and I don't trust either of them out of the cage when I'm not home so I've been wanting to give them a bigger cage without spending too much. I really hate when birds live in cages that don't allow any flight.
So, I cleaned up the new used cage and put it on its side- now they have a real flight cage 48x18x30 high! They can actually fly inside it! The only problem is when it's on its side it doesn't have a pull out tray so I set it on a 20x54 piece of plywood topped with cage paper. Not ideal for cleaning but it's very light so I can

just lift it up and change the paper. I outfitted it with lots of fun perches, swings and toys and both Joey and Cora went into it on their own and seem very happy with it. I actually put a small bird feeder in it filled with budgie seed. Joey goes in and out but I think Cora may just decide to stay inside. She came out of their smaller cage frequently but she looks happy in the new one. It has a great view of the bird feeders 15 feet outside the window.
It's really too big for the room but when my addition with a big master suite is finished in a couple months this oversized cage will fit in the new room nicely.

Heres Cora enjoying her new house.