The other day, Bezukhov did a disappearing act on me.
All four were out & flying about. I was standing facing the manor. They all took off & were doing laps & returning to the manor… only this time, just 3 returned. I assumed Bezukhov had stopped off at the ferplast, or the playgym or the window perch. However, something concerned me & I turned to check. I scanned those familiar locations but he was not there.
Maybe he is inside the ferplast? I stooped & peered in. No. Maybe he actually very quietly returned to the manor behind my back? No. Eating seed inside the manor? No. Playgym again? No. Gone inside Phinny & Thomas’s cage? No. Behind the playgym? No. I hadn’t heard a thump or anything but was he on the floor? No. By this time I was seriously worried. BEZUKHOV! BEZUKHOV! BEZUKHOV!
I scanned the room frantically & then finally, I saw the curtain twitching. Somehow he had managed to get behind the curtain. How, I do not know. I moved the curtain & put my hand out to him & he stepped on. My lovely Bezukhov was fine.

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This incident reminded me of something similar that happened to the puddings…