all about the birds

david hates these kind of posts because "it's not like the birds are our kids, michal!"...but a few of you have been asking about our birds, so i thought it'd be fun to do some bird hollywood videos.  i had posted a video with tumnus earlier in the month, but when i listened to it i realized you couldn't hear tumnus at all.  so i got some new film...i hope y'all enjoy our little birds!   

this is lucy's favorite perch in the bathroom.  when we take a shower, or if i'm in there doing my hair and make up, she loves to get in the corner and nap.  it's like pavlav's effect--when the bathroom fan goes on, she goes in the corner to sleep.  she also has a very sweet disposition.  she's still in the baby mode where she'll puff up her feathers and look super cute. when i was sick a few months ago i had gone into the bedroom to sleep and left the birds out in the kitchen area on their cage.  i fell asleep with one hand under my head.  when i woke up i found lucy sitting on the pillow next to my head and one little claw holding one finger, like she was saying, "it's ok, i'm here."  we keep their wings clipped, now, so she had made quite the trek from her cage to our bedroom in order to be with me.  such a sweet bird.  

tumnus, on the other hand, is a brat.  he'll squawk until he gets what he wants.  he likes to squawk during the entire shower.  either that or pass the time blowing his beak.  he has this really weird habit, like he's trying to blow his "nose."  he's always been like that.  when i took him to the vet i asked her if his sinuses were impacted, and she said he was completely clear, and the blowing thing is just his way of interacting with the world.  we've noticed he'll "blow" more when david and i are laughing (like it's his way of joining in on the fun and laughter), or when we are blowing our noses.  he'll give his own little blow if he sees us grab a tissue.  i've tried to capture it on film, but it's really quiet.  i also caught some bath time.