Here is the very first picture that Polly allowed me to take of her with my camera.  I think she loved having her picture taken. 

I took this one of her in January of 2015.

Here is the first picture that Charlie had taken on my camera.  He had to take some time to get used to the camera, in his first picture he just wanted to show off his backside.

Which was very pretty. 

Stay Tuned!

Polly's Forage N Play pose is coming right up!

God Bless! 

    Hello again!   I finally was able to upload Polly's new picture that I took of her in late March of 2015.
   She was on one of her favorite perches, this one is really cool because it is a Forage N Play. This perch satisfied her urge to chew which she did not chew her perches at all, but
she had fun trying to tear off the colorful yarn.  She also uses it to rub her head when she has a stubborn feather.  She also loves to climb to the top of her balls and her mineral treat that is shaped like a pineapple.  She has been with me for 11 months now! Next month will be her first year and I am so excited. 

She was so much fun to have I loved watching her play and look into her mirrors too. One has beads on her ladder and the other is a blue one with hanging beads that she has had since
the day I brought her home.  She actually picked it out at the store while she was in her box, and I was looking for a special toy for her.   She loved hearing that she was a pretty bird, and I even asked her if she thought she was a pretty bird, before she bopped her head up and down in agreement.   Polly was an Elvis fan, she loved hearing him, I am not kidding while Elvis played, she was quiet, and she looked like she was in a trance. Both Polly and Charlie loved to watch Let's Make A Deal and The Price Is Right, and they would get mad if anyone tried to change the channel.

Here is her picture. 

 Charlie's picture is coming up next!

Enjoy! 

God Bless! 

   I took this picture of Charlie on the same night I took Polly's.  Charlie had been with me for 9 months.  I loved him more every day, he loved having Polly as a friend, that year, I put Polly's cage close to his.

He came up to her and they looked at each other, chirped excitedly and after that, they wanted me to do it the majority of the time. But I did not let them get too close in case they would fight.  Their conversations with each other never got old, it was so cool how they respond to one another from another room. Charlie was still working on eating off of my finger, he watched Polly, and he seemed more interested where at first, he was scared of the carrot or piece of fruit.  Then, he liked eating the little piece of carrot, but he liked to eat it on his toy.  He took two steps forward and a giant one back, so I met him halfway, I knew when he is ready, he would take it from my finger too, he did get closer to my finger, before he backed away.

But, when he backed away, he did not run completely away, so I gave him all of the time he needed. He still loved to hang upside down, but he also loved climbing on his new swing and his rings he straddled them both while he gurgled and played with the bell on his swing.  I hoped to take a picture of it if he allowed me. He also liked his other toy it had a spinning shape and rings that spin the other way, before he went to sleep, he climbed up there.  However, when I covered his cage, he knew that I wanted him to get down and I made sure that he did before I closed my eyes at night.  He just enjoyed playing with all of his toys, and they both loved eating millet. In his first new picture he shows you all his other side lol.   One of these days I will catch him facing forward for the camera.


                                                                                                                     

Now his next picture was very surprising, he allowed me to take it while he was hanging upside down! 
Bonus you all will see what he looked like from the front too!  Yes!  I did it!  

I am going to take my morning break now. I have to uncover Sammy and Gracie, have breakfast and watch The Price Is Right.

If the weather permits, I will try to share more. 

Until next time!
Enjoy your summer and your pet pals! 

God Bless! 

    I was finished with the holidays back then and, I thought that I would share new pictures of Polly and Charlie.
I took the first picture of Polly the past summer in 2015 around June after she turned a year old.  She was happily sitting on top of
her favorite toy balls before she started chewing on them.






I will share a new one of Charlie in a little bit!

Here was the new picture of Charlie that I took in August of 2015 , when he turned a year old.
In this one he was busy preening (grooming) his feathers.  He did let you see his front he was getting used to the camera.  

       

Another new picture of Polly is coming right up! 

   I had a  picture of Polly that I just discovered from August of 2016.

She was posing for her picture in this one on her Forage N Play perch. 

In this one she decided to face another way for her close up.  She never was camera shy lol.

Stay Tuned! 

God Bless! 

 In his last picture from August 2015 Charlie showed his love for his blue star, by putting his foot on it.






I will share the pictures of Polly and Charlie from September 2015 in a few!
Enjoy! 

God Bless! 

 Here was another picture of Polly that was taken in September of 2015.
Yes, she was on one of her favorite perches again the Forage N Play.

Stay tuned for Charlie!  

God Bless!

   Here was the picture that Charlie let me take of him in September of 2015.

Another great view of his front side. 

Only one more picture to go!  Polly's is coming up!

Enjoy!

God Bless! 

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  I took two more pictures of Polly around December of 2015 and notice that her balls are missing?  Yes, she chewed through the plastic, and I had to throw some away, but like I shared before after searching in pet departments on Christmas Eve we finally found her another set. It was not the ones she loved, but she grew to like her new ones too.
I think it is also safe to say that the perch she has sat on in the last few pictures is her favorite.

She posed for a picture on it again.  

Charlie's picture is coming up!

Enjoy!   

God Bless! 

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Here is the picture that I took of Charlie around the same month of 2015.

God Bless! 

I took two more pictures of Polly in maybe January or February of 2016.
I think Charlie was in the middle of losing his feathers, and he did not feel like having his picture taken.
So, when Polly climbed up onto her new set of ball toys, I quickly snapped a photo of her.
She did mind one bit, and I was happy she was starting to play with them, I had two left over from her old set, so I combined them all.

Then, I took a picture of her on her top perch near her balls and mirror.

She did a very rare thing too she showed me and the camera both of her eyes!

   Hello!  Thank you again for visiting! I thought that while you all wait for more pictures of Polly and Charlie, that I would share some fun and interesting facts I learned about birds and parakeets.  I found these facts on the back of their toys or other items I bought at Petco from the brand J.W. Pet Company.

Here are two that I will start off with for today:
The first one I read asked me if I knew, and I honestly did not know that there are times when a bird owner might have wondered why their bird was flapping its wings like really crazy.  I have seen this done by both Polly and Charlie and yes, I did wonder about it. Well, it turned out that they do it because it feels good to them and that was the only reason.  Some other times were because of stubborn feathers, but yeah, they would be sitting on their perch, and their wings will just suddenly start flapping.  I was glad to know that, and Polly added a new spin to this fact when there were times when turned around in a circle. That could have been feather related flapping, but it was very funny and cute.

The second fact that I read was really cool and interesting. Again, I was asked if I knew this fact, and once again it was news to me.
It said that parakeets and other parrots can see to their sides, front, and even can have a partial view of what is going on behind them.
No, wonder I could never sneak anything behind them lol they already saw what I am doing!  I don't know about you all, but I think parakeets and birds are amazing!
I have some more stored away and I will share them as soon as I can on another day.

Until Then! 
Enjoy your pet pals! 

Enjoy Your Weekend Too!

God Bless! 

My prayers are with the conflict in the Middle East.

I don't think a president of any country should launch an attack on another country, just because he or she has a feeling.

USA needs a new president ASAP!

Also, he would not help Ukraine, but he jumped in for Isreal?  That is not fair!

We need to help all of our allies!