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Raining Cats and Dogs and …

  Raining Cats and Dogs is a fun artwork filled with hidden smiles. The more you look, the more you’ll see – from various breeds of cats and dogs to bunnies, hamster, cockatoo, parakeet, rooster, piglet and so much more. … Continue reading

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Great Photo of our Bourke on her eggs

My husband took this great photo of our sweet Bourke nesting on her eggs – and I wanted to share it with you. When he took the photo, he obviously didn’t want to use the camera’s flash, so the lighting … Continue reading

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Two Best Buds – Our Bourke Parrots (aka Bourke Parakeets); Our Female bird gets the munchies!

These two birds have come a long way since they first met. Now they can share the same cage, and when they do, they are very sympatico. Here are some little glimpses into their world: Here is some footage of … Continue reading

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On Bourke Parrots (Parakeets) and Organic Vegetable Gardens

Well, it’s very common for the Bourkes, after they’ve been out for awhile, to fly back to their cages, and frequently they play games – each one flies into the other’s cage, for example. Well, today our happy little Bourkes … Continue reading

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Our Princess Bourke lays FOUR eggs, and another GLORIOUS day in the Garden!

First, the big and yet not big news.  Our little Bourke parrot has laid four eggs, and she is quite proud to show them off. Of course these eggs are all unfertilized, so her quest to hatch them is sadly … Continue reading

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Bath for two?

Here are our sweet Bourke parakeets (aka Bourke’s Parrots) – our princess is in her bath and her prince decides to do whatever she does, but there’s no room for two.  She makes room for him and what happens?  Watch … Continue reading

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Princess Bourke apparently not impressed with my music abilities!

Everyone is a critic! Princess Bourke apparently doesn’t think much of my piano playing skills – of course, she’s definitely not alone in that! I better stick to my art!

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Up Close with a Fearless Bourke!

Our female Bourke is so fearless – and she loves technology!  Here she is exploring the video camera, deciding if it gets to stay in her dominion or not.  -And look at her beautiful coloring – like a sunset in … Continue reading

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New Bourke Parakeet Joins Family!

This is an amazing process, to add a new member – a new BIRD member – to our cozy family.  We wisely took a video of the first meeting of our original Bourke Parakeet and our new little fella.  It’s fascinating … Continue reading

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