We've now got our young teil, Freddy...
Who now bunks with his closest pal, our tame parakeet Sam,
as well as two other not hand-tamed budgerigars, Sydney and his bestest best friend, King Arthur, the original budgie I found lost outdoors a little over a year ago. I've got a new giant stand-alone flight cage on order for these guys since a 30 x 18 inch cage is a bit crowded - especially since they've gotten a bunch of new toys this week. They will be very very happy little guys now that they will get more undivided attention. Freddy is picking up bits and pieces of all the other bird's calls and whistles he hears us do. He's actually already started talking to the budgies in their own calls, which is quite neat. They're all good friends.
We have teenage Dilly and Dally the Diamond doves, who are eating on their own now.
Trixie and Tango, the orange-cheeked waxbills.
Sparky, a 4 month old male ringneck...
Weaver and Sierra, yearling canaries...
And a nice trio of society finches - my old favorite, Apollo, his mate Cirrus, and Claire, a lovely albino crested hen who has joined the pair without any problem.
The only possible new additions now would be if the canaries have chicks, or if I decide Sparky would be happiest with a mate, I'll see how he does when he is an adult. I would then consider another tame dove to keep him company. For now, however, fourteen is a nice number.
Storm & Sky
The rest is history... I still think about that aviary and how much joy it brought to the folks living there. 
