Bumble-ing Along

[AmyMyBlueFront]

Even the tiniest of kids know how to get what they want! LOL What a clever girl you are, little Bumble! :03:






Jim

 

[Inger]

Finally got home late this morning after repeated canceled flights and loads of frustration. Bumble was happy to see me but I didn't have time for more than a quick skritch before I went back to work. When I got home tonight, I grabbed her fresh food and took her out and she's been extra lovey. She wanted more skritches than usual, a lot of pinnies came out while I was gone so I helped her with those, then she had a bath and wanted skritches again. I started to get ready to put her in for the night (a little early, but I got about 4-5 hours of "plane-sleep" before going to work) but she was not ready to be done. Usually I get her pellets and seeds ready and she's forgotten about me right away in favor of food, but she actually flew away from her food bowl to be with me. Repeatedly. So she doesn't seem traumatized, my boyfriend obviously took great care of her, but she is clearly very happy to have me back. [emoji170][emoji170][emoji170] Next big schedule disruption: My 14 year old niece is coming on Friday to stay for a week. Guess I better start explaining that to Bumble now!


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[GaleriaGila]

YESSSS!
Bumble is a secure, happy, confident bird.
She knew you'd be back.
You're her world. How would a world cease to exist? It doesn't.
Congratulations!
Bumble might get mad... indignant... unhappy... frustrated...
But... her world is timeless and beyond question.
For all the Rb's issues, I believe he has the same certainty.

 

[Inger]

YESSSS!
Bumble is a secure, happy, confident bird.
She knew you'd be back.
You're her world. How would a world cease to exist? It doesn't.
Congratulations!
Bumble might get mad... indignant... unhappy... frustrated...
But... her world is timeless and beyond question.
For all the Rb's issues, I believe he has the same certainty.

Oh my gosh you're making me get a little teary. Thanks for saying such nice things. And RB is lucky to have you and I'm sure he knows it.


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[wrench13]

Telling your parrot when you will be away and for how long does help them process your absence. Whether a hour, day, week or month. When I must go China for 2 weeks or so, I make sure Salty knows all about the trip

 

[Inger]

Telling your parrot when you will be away and for how long does help them process your absence. Whether a hour, day, week or month. When I must go China for 2 weeks or so, I make sure Salty knows all about the trip

Yes, I followed your advice in this regard! I started talking to her about it a little bit several months ago, and then for the week before I left I told her how many days until I left, how many days I'd be gone, and that Daddy was coming to stay with her so she'd be well cared for. I also skyped with her once over the weekend [emoji23]. I'm sure it helped.


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[Inger]

Bumble has a messy beaksie [emoji2]

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[LeaKP]

Bumble is certainly the smartest parrotlet ever. Look at that sweet face!

 

[Inger]

Bumble is certainly the smartest parrotlet ever. Look at that sweet face!

Yes she is absolutely the smartest, cutest, most perfect bird that ever walked the planet [emoji6].

She really is shockingly smart though. It's fun learning how much she understands and figures out.


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[Inger]

She's also the most ridiculous. She really wanted to be on me when I came home for lunch. Trying to get her to perch on her food bowl resulted in this nonsense. [emoji23] And she was actually eating that way.

 

[Jen5200]

That is multi-tasking.....getting her person time and her eating done all in one shot

 

[LeaKP]

She's also the most ridiculous. She really wanted to be on me when I came home for lunch. Trying to get her to perch on her food bowl resulted in this nonsense. [emoji23] And she was actually eating that way.

I love when they do that. Nigel is the same, he wants the best of both worlds so I comply.

 

[FlyBirdiesFly]

Kermit does the same, hangs upside down while eating from his food bowl. It's so darn cute when they do that!

 

[wrench13]

Inger thats too funny ! That Bummble - such a big personallity in such a little feather ball.

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

Oh Bumble you silly girl...you're stealing hearts every time Mommy posts a picture of you :07:







Jim

 

[Inger]

I thought I'd post an actual update instead of just pictures of my little darling.

She's perfect. The end.

Ok that's not what I really planned. She is really pretty wonderful though. She has/we have survived her first molt. It lasted FOREVER. Started end of June and she actually has one more wing feather that still has about half its sheath on it. She looked so scruffy for a while! But the other day my kid looked at her and commented that she looked very nice and smooth now that it's over. The two little feathers that always stood up on her back are less pronounced and not always there anymore. They looked ridiculous but I miss them. Oh and it seems that the feathers that had. Eek clipped (I think only 2 per side) have been replaced. They clip never stopped her from flying, but she seems to fly around the room for a little longer sometimes. Mostly in search of my head to land on!

She keeps learning tricks at a pace that shocks me. So far she will target, walk through a hoop, spin on table, perch, finger, loop around perch or finger, recall and go to perch (she definitely KNOWS these but she sort of chooses when she wants to do them), hang by one foot from my finger, play peekaboo (still only says peek unless she thinks nobody is listening, but I've heard peeka a few times and peekaboo once or twice "in public" now). Oh and potty training is going quite well - sometimes she even takes herself to her perch to do her business. We were working on wave until I realized I had messed it up and we were actually working on shake hands. It's taking a little longer because she wants to step up, but we'll get there soon.

She's getting a bit more independent which is great. She actually stayed on her boing for 10-15 minutes yesterday-usually it's about 12 seconds before she flies back to me. I am planning to build her a PVC play gym, so maybe now that she doesn't want/need to be on my all the time, I should get to that.

I'm starting to read her body language a lot better and being able to figure out what she wants and when. She likes to take a drink out of the kitchen faucet every night, and probably twice a week she turns it into bath time (remember when I thought she'd never bathe?). I can pretty much tell when she's ready for her drink and whether it's bath night most of the time. As the weather cools off I'm going to have to switch it to morning drinks though, since I don't want her chilled at night.

My favorite thing is sitting next to her cage while she falls asleep. The minute I sit down, she starts grinding her beak and making happy noises. It's very peaceful. I don't do it more than about once a week, because I don't want to HAVE to do it, but it's a nice treat and a lovely way to unwind at the end of the day.

If you're still with me, thanks for sharing in my parronting joy and wonder. [emoji2] here's a picture for your time.

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[Jen5200]

She is such a gorgeous little girl, and you've formed an amazing bond with her . I love reading about what she (and you) have been learning!

 

[Inger]

She is such a gorgeous little girl, and you've formed an amazing bond with her . I love reading about what she (and you) have been learning!

Thank you! [emoji2][emoji2][emoji2]


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[FlyBirdiesFly]

I love little Bumble, and she is making me want to get a parrotlet!

 

[wrench13]

Parrotlets are cute, and Bummble is exceptional, but they are known to be bossy with other birds. I've actually seen one bully a Goffin's cockatoo right off a perch. They are
like Amazons in little tiny bodies, and don't know how small they are.