First wild seeded grass of 2022

On 19 April 202217 April 2022 By onesweetiepeaIn grasses, Lennie, Moriarty, Perry3 Comments

A surprise parcel arrived last week containing a lovely bunch of fresh, seeded grass.

I wondered how Perry, Lennie & Moriarty would receive the grass – sometimes, after the long, winter gap, they are initially wary but I have been giving them dried grass so they tucked in without any hesitation.

Moriarty & Perry

Moriarty

Lennie & Moriarty

Moriarty, Perry & Lennie

Many thanks to follower rosebudgie who sent the very welcome parcel!

Remembering Bezukhov on his birthday

On 27 June 20211 February 2021 By onesweetiepeaIn Bezukhov, birthday, grasses, Remembrance4 Comments

On this day 11 years ago, beautiful Bezukhov hatched. Three months later he & his best friend Cagney came into our home.

Here is a video of the two of them enjoying a tiny bit of wild grass:

Thinking of you, my beautiful boy.

We love you.

xxx

Remembering Cagney on his birthday

On 23 June 20211 February 2021 By onesweetiepeaIn birthday, Cagney, grasses, Remembrance4 Comments

On this day 11 years ago, our dear friend Cagney hatched. Three months later he & his best friend Bezukhov came into our home.

Here is a video of the two of them enjoying some wild grass:

Thinking of you, my lovely, charming boy.

We love you.

xxx

Further fresh grass deliveries

On 18 May 202118 May 2021 By onesweetiepeaIn grasses, Lennie, Moriarty, Perry2 Comments

After the first delivery, more & more came! All gratefully appreciated by Perry, Lennie & Moriarty!

Moriarty & Perry

Moriarty

Lennie

Perry

Lennie

Thank you, rosebudgie!!

Moriarty Milestones: Wild Grass

On 9 May 20219 October 2021 By onesweetiepeaIn grasses, Lennie, Moriarty, Perry6 Comments

It is very possible that prior to Moriarty coming here, he had not had wild, seeded grass.

When the first grass of the season came through my letterbox, courtesy of very kind & generous follower, rosebudgie, my first thought was “wow, what an amazing surprise”, followed quickly by, “I wonder what Moriarty will make of this?”

Lennie wasted no time & tucked in immediately. Perry was a bit reticent, like he had forgotten what fresh grass was, but this did not last long & he too, tucked in. This left Moriarty, a bit bemused, wondering what his two friends were doing! He circled around for a bit but eventually curiosity got the better of him & he tried it. Unsurprisingly, he found he liked it. Then he was running around like a demented fly, trying to eat all pieces that were pegged up!

Moriarty & Lennie eating grass

Moriarty & Perry eating grass

Thank you, rosebudgie. The fresh grass is much appreciated, especially by newcomer to the experience, Moriarty!

Tales from Quarantine – Dried Grass (5 of 8)

On 20 February 202113 February 2021 By onesweetiepeaIn budgie chewing, grasses, Moriarty, Quarantine3 Comments

During quarantine, I introduced Moriarty to dried grass. It was one of the few things that kept him quiet for a few minutes!

Lennie and the Long Perch

On 18 July 20206 November 2020 By onesweetiepeaIn grasses, Lennie, perches5 Comments

Recently, to encourage Perry & Lennie to explore a bit more outside their comfort zone, I rigged up a long perch between the two cages.

As the cages are both the same & alongside each other, when their main, middle doors are open, it lends itself to having a perch connecting across them. It just needed to be a long perch, which fortunately I have. Once in place, Perry & Lennie naturally ignored it, but at least were not scared of it. Extra encouragement was needed, so I pegged some seeding grass to it. Eventually, Lennie decided it was worth braving this new perch for the treat.

When I saw him jump on the perch, I grabbed the camera & filmed:

As you can see there was the obligatory faffing about, a brief chew of the prize, followed by tucking into grass nearer to him!

Greeting the grass

On 10 June 20206 November 2020 By onesweetiepeaIn bird cage, grasses, Lennie5 Comments

Since our deliveries of seeding grass, Lennie has become more demanding & dare I say it, greedy.

When he decides it is time for the grass or he has eaten what I have put out (including ‘helping’ Perry with his portion) & believes it is time for the next course, he shouts… & shouts…. & shouts! He also keeps looking through the big, middle cage door, in anticipation of it coming.

When he sees me coming with the grass, he jumps about with excitement and sometimes comes out onto the door landing platform to greet the grass.

Occasionally, he may be quite satisfied with his lot but when he hears the tap running in the kitchen he links it to me rinsing off the grass. It is an unfortunate link because, of course, I could be doing a number of other unrelated grass things in the kitchen! So, I try not to run the tap for too long at a time, especially if the grass has run out!

First wild seeding grass of 2020

On 30 May 20206 November 2020 By onesweetiepeaIn grasses, Lennie, Perry3 Comments

Despite the current chaotic conditions across the globe, & talk of a ‘new normal’, we were pleasantly surprised to start receiving supplies of fresh, wild grass from amazing follower rosebudgie! These have been gratefully received by Perry & Lennie. It is a joy to watch them tucking into something they would naturally eat in the wild.

All the deliveries so far….