Contents
- Ian and Marshall, aka ‘Da Boyz’, aka ‘The Sausages’
- The Horrors of Fruit and Vegetables
- Favourite Things
- The State of the Nation
Ian and Marshall, aka ‘Da Boyz’, aka ‘The Sausages’
Ian is a very hard-working, unselfish bird (except when it comes to ‘who gets the millet’!) (12/08/2017)
And no one who encountered him will ever forget the bossy but legendary Marshall Mike II (aka Mooshman, Mr Moosh or President Moosharef). (17/10/2017)
Ian likes [biting] wrists best. And lips, when he gets a chance. Oh, and the bit between the nostrils … (05/02/2012)
I told them how handsome they were rather too often for their own good … (23/08/2019)
Ian’s [tail] was magic because sometimes it showed the white feather, sometimes the dark feather (along the lines of the Magic Pudding, which sometimes was a steak and kidney pudding, and other times was a plum duff pudding!). (23/11/2017)
Ian is a bad bad bird! I just had to put the blanket over them because Ian decided to shout when I was trying to skype someone. (05/02/2012)
Ian and Marshie were under strict instructions to never die – unfortunately, they were notorious for their disobedience!!! (16/01/2018)
- Hobo Ian
Ian had a bath around 3 times in all in his 10 and a half years – and 2 of those 3 because he was standing on the edge and lost his balance! 😀 (05/10/2017)
I wish Ian would realise that it IS a bath, not an alternative drinking place… (16/07/2017)
It seems that one bath every 10 years is his [Ian’s] limit! (20/06/2017)
Ian thinks that if he also has a little sip of bath water he is completely there [having a bath]. (13/08/2013)
- Greedy Marshall
I’m not sure that Marshie ever forgave me for denying him Trill Toppers. […] Mr Avian Vet said they weren’t doing his beer belly any good! (13/01/2019)
Yes, Marshie was the greediest budgie known to man (or budgie)! (05/09/2018)
Marshie used to like a lie-down – I put it down to the weight of his beer belly! (16/02/2018)
Whether dear Marshie is looking down on us all from over Rainbow Bridge or wherever else he may be, you can be sure he will be stuffing his fat feathery face with something! (06/09/2017)
The Horrors of Fruit and Vegetables
This is what the sausages score fruit at: ZERO! Nasty scary stuff… (07/05/2011)
I think those boyz are spoilt enough already, without me having to look at a nasty cucumber in the fridge! (16/09/2011)
I ought to try the sausages with cucumber but (a) it’s scary, and (b) it’s ‘orrible, so I never have it in the house! (06/01/2012)
I am tempted to try the sausages on celery leaves – even though I hate it myself! (19/07/2014)
The sausages, I have to confess, are terrified of babycorn. (17/09/2015)
The sausages would run a mile if confronted by beetroot stalks. (24/05/2011)
Favourite Things
A budgie on a window perch is almost as good as a budgie on a swing! (26/05/2021)
If there’s anything better than a budgie on a swing (and there aren’t many), it’s TWO budgies on a swing! (12/05/2021)
I love to see a budgie with fluff on his face! (11/10/2020)
There is nothing to compare with a budgie’s look of triumph when they have thrown an object on to the floor for their slave to pick up. (09/06/2012)
If there’s one thing more adorable than a budgie, it’s a greedy budgie! (10/06/2020)
There is nothing I love better than a greedy budgie (unless it’s 2 greedy budgies)! (05/09/2018)
There are few things more satisfying in life than seeing budgies stuff their fat little feathered faces! (29/05/2011)
I love seeing a budgie on one leg – so as for two at once?!?! (23/03/2018)
I remember having budgies up my sleeve when I had the aviary – nothing like it! (11/08/2016)
If there’s anything as attractive as a budgie on a swing or a budgie in a bath, it’s a budgie having a misting. (03/11/2016)
A budgie on a swing is my favourite kind of budgie! (Apart from budgies in baths and budgies in the curtains, that’s to say … (23/10/2019)
Nothing better than watching two budgies getting to know each other (so long as they’re destined to be best buddies, that’s to say 😀 ! (23/4/2018)
Budgies in a bath are even better than budgies on a swing! (27/09/2017)
The State of the Nation
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the sooner the government brings in a ‘budgerigar-carer’s allowance’ the better (13/08/2017)
Why AREN’T budgies given medals for bravery? (12/08/2018)
Mrs May [Prime Minister] should put that into legislation straightaway [every multi-millionaire to dedicate at least 1 room in their mansion for rescues]. 🙂 And if they have more than one mansion, then they need to have a room + helper in EACH mansion. Come on, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, etc – you know you want to. (14/10/2018)
Yes, forget all the election slogans – feathers and lumplessness is what matters! (12/11/2019)
Perhaps next year the [budgie] blog will also be visited by extraterrestrials – surely budgies are popular all over the galaxy! (06/01/2020)
Why haven’t they scheduled a Love All Budgies day? That’s what the world really needs… (21/02/2020)
Yes! Let Dominic Cummings [Chief Advisor to Prime Minister] be promoted to Budgie Tsar! (30/05/2020)
It’s such a joy to see a budgie (or three) tucking into the Wild Grass of Wiltshire – more of it should be harvested and distributed to non-Wiltshire budgies by law! (09/05/2021)
Hear hear! Perhaps we could train a flock of budgies to bring down all the drones and satellites and what have you, and get back some peace and calm. (11/10/2021)
Any government which makes grass harvesting [for budgies] compulsory gets my vote. (20/04/2022)
Well, now that he IS in [David Cameron, Prime Minister], perhaps he’ll be giving some thought to free vets’ fees for budgie owners. (15/05/2015)
It’s about time scientists stopped worrying about climate change and turned their attention to serious matters such as budgie psychology. (16/04/2014)
I wish you would be appointed as Minister for Cage Design – that’s something this country really lacks! (05/06/2017)
Never a truer word has been spoken [budgies should be ruling the earth]! The earth would be covered with grass and millet, and everyone would be a lot happier for it. (05/06/2022)
The sooner Harvard or Yale give you a grant for your deep research into budgie psychology, the sooner the world will be a better place!! (16/10/2015)
I reckon that it’s the world’s only chance of survival [budgies ruling the world]! (12/06/2022)
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