Phineas has a very annoying habit of shredding the baby corn on the skewer. He probably ingests about 5% of it, but the rest is scattered far & wide.
I hate waste. Unfortunately, with budgies, food waste is quite common. In an attempt to salvage some corn, when he is in the middle of shredding, I place my hand directly underneath to try & catch as many pieces as possible & then put them in a seed dish. He does bite & fling, not just bite & drop, so a lot of corn still goes flying all over the place, but at least this way, some of the baby corn can be saved & eaten in a civilised manner.
Handful of corn
Baby corn
Phineas, aka Mr Shredder
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Puddings & Toyboys 
Little scamp 🙂
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Or as I often call him…. a terrible, terrible, terrible boy! 😀
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who tries (tries) to catch flung food, haha. Phineas looks mightily pleased with himself in your last shot. Makes me miss Mishka, who adored baby corn.
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Oh, you are a fellow catcher of flung food?! We could start a club! 😀
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Oh, what a lovely photo of dear Phineas, looking so noble!
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Flinging corn is obviously a noble thing to do. 😀
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I know what you mean about hating the waste. I squirm when I dump out our guys’ food dishes 😦
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Yes, it’s difficult getting the right balance. You don’t want to give too little that it’s not enticing enough, yet too much guarantees waste!
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