Bing is a three year old Budgie. Initially, I bought Bing as a birthday gift for my husband. Bing was in a bin with close to 50 other birds and it took two employees and a fishing net to catch him.
He loves to sing. The only time he's NOT singing is when he's sleeping. And even then, he occasionally wakes up, sings a couple notes and falls right back to sleep. And millet. He loves to eat millet.
I'd never owned a bird before, knew nothing about them and, quite frankly, he frightened me a bit. It took me close to 5 months to hand-train Bing. Something that usually can't be done at all with Budgies born and sold in pet stores. But I sat by his cage every day, 20 minutes here, 20 minutes there and spoke to him. Initially baby-talk but after about three weeks, I found myself spilling my guts! To a bird!
Little by little he came closer. The day he climbed into my hand was the day a valuable life-lesson was learned. Patience and the ability to over-come fear. I'm really glad I made those employees get that fish net.
By April from Albany, GA
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Perry is a male blue parakeet or budgie. He is three years old. We got it as an adult. We bought the right to adopt Perry at the pet store in our town. We love birds, and always try to have one.
Violet is a parakeet. She is young, not sure, less than a year. I got her at Petsmart on July 12, 2008.
BlueBoy is our little "rescue" bird, that we took in from our neighbor, who just couldn't care for him anymore, due to her poor health. He has brought much joy to our house!
The Kook is a 6 year old Budgie. I got her at a pet store in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and we have been best friends ever since. She enjoys throwing all of her toys off of her cage, along with her food. Then laughs when I have to pick them all up.
This picture is of Daisy. She is helping the teachers ring in the first day of school!
Polly came from a local pet store, and Nemo came from Walmart, because he looked like he needed a better place to live. I wish I could take them all in.
Violet is 8 months old and a parakeet. My daughter got her for my husband's birthday.
Robbie is 2 and is a Budgie. Actually it's my grandma's and I'm submitting it for her. Robbie likes to talk.
Tito, is on the top, Katie is hanging on the side, Billy and Bobby (handicapped) inside. They are all Parakeets and are rescue pets.
