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Post by Moogie on Sept 24, 2014 15:32:31 GMT
Just caught up OP,i have been away on hols but good to be back and seeing your 2 boys doing just great
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Post by Moogie on Sept 24, 2014 15:36:09 GMT
Catching up with a few videos Sorry about the posh accent. my favorite videos yet
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Post by OP on Sept 24, 2014 15:44:44 GMT
Even with the posh accent. Thank you Moogie. Welcome back.
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Post by OP on Sept 24, 2014 17:38:08 GMT
I have been trying for ages to capture this sequence. I have a tree branch perch on the wall just inside the conservatory. The thing is it is just above the doorway. I know it is there so I don't get pooped on. Here is a bit of fun.
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Post by samwiseg on Sept 25, 2014 7:13:25 GMT
What a little attention seeker! I love it! Whiskers is such a charachter - I love catching up with the adventures of Joey, Whiskers and OP BTW...you have a lovely laugh too OP always makes me smile
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Post by OP on Sept 25, 2014 7:29:21 GMT
Yes, I couldn't help but laugh with Whiskers just popping his head down and having a look. Glad it doesn't put you off, Sam.
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Post by Moogie on Sept 25, 2014 10:34:22 GMT
i spoke too soon,this is my fav vid op had to watch it twice and each time it got funnier with whiskers head peeking at you and you laughing away... you do cheer me up OP cant wait for more x
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Post by OP on Oct 12, 2014 13:35:59 GMT
Whiskers having a right good chat. Complete with head bob. There is a lot of words I cannot make out, maybe some-one who speaks this language can. It is about 2 minuets long, sorry about that.
The words I know about are his favourite 'Whiskers', 'give us a kiss' and 'what you doing'.
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Post by OP on Sept 21, 2016 18:57:09 GMT
I thought it might be a good idea to update one and all with the goings on in Colin's house. I know it's been a little while since the last post, but how water sure passes under the bridge. I'm afraid there won't be many pictures this time round as although I can still point the camera it's a case of going through all the photos that I have accumulated. I will get some of the newer tenants in the hostelry. Since the last post I have taken in a lovely hen by the name of Edward. She came to stay with me in March 2015. I was told that she had started biting quite a bit. She did that alright when I first welcomed her, but over the year or more she has virtually stopped any biting. The shameful thing is she is unable to fly properly but then no-one told her that. She does keep trying I'll give her that. She will quite willingly step up from her perch in the cage and whenever she has floated to the floor. However when I try to get her to step up from the top of the cage she just opens her beak and quacks like a duck. Instead of biting she waddles off to the other side of the cage. She really is a wonderful thing. I will leave the introducing to the boys for another time. Because I want to tell you about my fourth and final tenant. Another hen called Bobby. She is like no other budgie that I have met. She came to stay with me in January of this year 2016. After all this time she has not quite warmed to me like the others. She is not vicious but she is not finger tame. She will quite willingly put one foot on my finger but not two. Now she seems to try to bite, but doesn't have the grasp with the beak. Maybe sh isn't really trying. There doesn't appear to be anything wrong. Once again I will leave the introductory part to a later date. I don't want to bore anybody. Plus it is quite difficult to read what |I have written. So ther may be a few typos in there. Bye bye for now.
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Post by OP on Sept 22, 2016 18:55:19 GMT
Well the introduction of both hens into the flock went surprisingly well. Bobby did have to learn her place in the pecking order with regards to Edward. They do occasionally have a Mexican stand off but Bobby sensibly backs down. Bobby does put the boys in their place but is a bit more forgiving when Joey faces her off. Pairing is a strange affair all together. It seems like Whiskers is the Romeo to all the other occupants. Joey is his best buddy and always comes before anybody else, even me. Whenever I go to talk to Joey it's not long before Whiskers is there. On many occasion I have seen Whiskers making eyes at Bobby and visa versa. I did see him feeding Bobby once. If one bird wasn't enough I have seen him carrying on with Edward, only when Edward would let him. Poor Joey is just a plaything for Whiskers, although I saw him making advances towards Bobby a couple of times but guess who came between. No prizes for the correct answer. I have mentioned before how caring Whiskers is when any of the other buds finish on the floor, well I got the surprise of my life when one day I was backing out from under my computer desk on my hands and knees and came face to face with Whiskers. He did a few whistles and flew back up to the cage. What a boy he is. That's all for now.
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Post by jellybean on Sept 22, 2016 19:46:23 GMT
Loving the stories about your gang OP, and the videos, I seem to have missed a few of these along the way. That boy Whiskers sure keeps you on your toes 😀
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Post by OP on Sept 22, 2016 19:49:50 GMT
Thank you Jellybean. I have re-read a lot of the posts myself. Quite amuzing even though I wrote them myself.
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Post by Shirls on Sept 23, 2016 9:03:40 GMT
I am sorry to say that I missed this completely but now I have caught up I am loving it. Whiskers is such a chatterbox, I heard 'give us a kiss' and 'Whiskers' but my lot got so loud listening too I had to give up in the end. Lovely thread OP.
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Post by OP on Sept 23, 2016 10:20:09 GMT
Thank you Shirls, just glad you like it.
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