I have really pretty birds.
I'm about halfway settled into the new house so I figured there were no more excuses to be lazy about feeding the birds. I'm getting back into the fulltime foraging routine very slowly, but surely.



Frankie is gorgeous and he knows it. (His flights are growing back and I'm on the fence about what to do on that front.)




I got three of these little baskets for $1.00 at my best friend, the Family Dollar. My other best friends (sisal rope and newspaper) turn it into a great foraging toy for birds that aren't quite skilled foragers yet.




They're easy to clean, so these work well with mushy food.




Poe won't forage very high up, she's still a pretty clumsy parrot. So, I tied the basket to a perch so that she could reach it but would still have to do some manipulating to actually get the food.



I did similar to the budgies but just put their basket on the floor. Mostly, because the larger holes in the basket made me a little nervous. For that reason, I wouldn't recommend this one for the tiny birds unless you're all about watching like a hawk. The holes look big enough for budgie heads to fit in and that was my primary concern. (Having to watch things closely is also a great excuse to take lots of pictures.)




Paine is so incredibly pretty.




Pixel, Peregrin, and Phizzy dig in. Pika stands guard.




Normally he'd be right down there with them making sure he got his share. This time, I think he's letting them do all the work first.




Of course, they'll eat around the paper rather than destroy it but that's ok.




Pixel is forever bathing in food.




It's a squishy bath.




And she has to make sure she gets every inch squished.




Meanwhile, Arctic and Crystal fling food on walls.




Phidget is food-covered.




Pico is hot.




Every time I look at Phidget's little pudgey face I want to SQUEE.




See what I mean??? Her face is ALWAYS some degree of floofy. *dies*




She and Pico are best pals. Phidget's beak is eons better than it used to be as well! I thought she was going to require constant trims for a while there but that isn't the case. :)




Forever-baby is getting sleepy. :) I'm so glad I ended up with these two.



Pixel rivals the cuteness of Phidget's babyface with wet birdness.




They really like their new window.




Phizzy keeps an eye out for something extreme to happen.




Nothing extreme about Pixel falling asleep, sorry!




Peregrin joins her.




He looks quite chuffed.




And omg, cute.




Phizzy remedies the boredom with some extreme perching.




She's much more comfortable now that something cool has happened.




Pika poses while Paine gazes outside.




I was running out of time so cut up a paper plate for Frankie's foraging fun.




Cat feet are not allowed to forage.




"AHHH GET AWAY FROM MY NEW TOY WHICH IS PROBABLY FILLED WITH SOMETHING EDIBLE."




"AWAY WITH YOU!"




*attack*




I had to take the newspaper off the top of Poe's before she'd dig in. :P I am seriously thinking she just sits around and waits until I make things easier on her. But with soft food, there isn't much else I can do as I don't want it to spoil before she decides to go for it. Oh well! She still had to do a little work. :D

x-posted from eterri