One Step At A Time

“Good morning, Squeaks,” said Momanita as she tugged the blue cover from my rolly cage. “It’s a beautiful day outside. Later today I’ll go for a long walk.” “Maybe you could have walked BEFORE you woke me.” Actually, Cardinal’s birdsong woke me. We birds were noisy in the spring. I wanted to be outside, too,Continue reading “One Step At A Time”

Hear! Hear!

“Good morning, Squeaks!” said Momanita, “It’s time to greet the day.” “It sounds like the day is already being greeted by Robin and Cardinal. Is that Wren I hear?” It couldn’t be Wren. Wren arrived in spring. When Momanita covered my rolly nest last night it was winter. Even I couldn’t sleep till spring. AlthoughContinue reading “Hear! Hear!”

A Little Bird (And Some Big Ones) Told Me

“’Pleased, pleased, pleased, pleased-ta MEETCHA’,” Momanita sang.  She lifted my cover. I kept my eyes closed. Sometimes she went away and let me sleep. “’Pleased, pleased, pleased, pleased-ta MEETCHA’,” Momanita sang again. It didn’t work. “I read this morning,” Momanita began. “Let me guess. You Googled something.” “I Googled ‘identifying birds by their songs.’” “TellContinue reading “A Little Bird (And Some Big Ones) Told Me”

Cockatiels Are Hardly Ever Wrong!

“Good morning, Squeaky Pie!” Momanita, my hootman, greeted me. “You mean, good dawn or happy sunrise or pleasant daybreak,” I chirped and scooted away from Momanita who peeked under my rollynest cover. “And I don’t think dawn or sunrise or daybreak is good or happy or pleasant! They’re too early!” “Did you hear the birdsong,Continue reading “Cockatiels Are Hardly Ever Wrong!”

Cockatiels Are Hardly Ever Wrong!

“Good morning, Squeaky Pie!” Momanita, my hootman, greeted me. “You mean, good dawn or happy sunrise or pleasant daybreak,” I chirped and scooted away from Momanita who peeked under my rollynest cover. “And I don’t think dawn or sunrise or daybreak is good or happy or pleasant! They’re too early!” “Did you hear the birdsong,Continue reading “Cockatiels Are Hardly Ever Wrong!”