Bumble-ing Along

[GaleriaGila]

Condolences, dear friend.

Ah, dear Bumble. Always the Lifter-of-Spirits. We should promote her to an official Native totem of that name. I'm about 1/8 Choctaw... maybe I'm qualified to do that? If so, Bumble, I pronounce you a LifterOfSpirits!

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

So sorry to hear this Inger :15:My thoughts are with you and your family.

Little Bum may have sensed your pain and did her best to put a on your face. They feel these things!




Jim

 

[Jen5200]

So sorry to hear about your loss.

 

[Inger]

Thanks everyone. I am more about the pain my aunt, uncle, and cousin are feeling; I can’t imagine losing my child or my sibling.

Missed the Skype call tonight (bad signal out here in the middle of nowhere) but Bumble LifterOfSpirits and my boyfriend apparently had a nice conversation about eating peppers and she sat on his hand and ate those and nutriberries, so she’s doing ok. [emoji16]


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[Inger]

Skyped with Bumble tonight. When she heard my voice she started chirping and beeping at me. It made my heart happy and my Aunt and Uncle laughed, although I think they’re convinced I’m off my rocker because I had a video call with my bird. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Heading home tomorrow. Bum will be asleep when I get home, but I’m sure she’ll be happy to wake up to me on Sunday. I don’t know how to break it to her that I’m leaving again on Monday for a quick work trip. Geez the parrontal guilt!


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[Scott]

My deepest condolences for the loss of your cousin. So young.

You are going to have a wonderful reunion with Bumble!

 

[SailBoat]

Prior to retiring, I traveled extensively on business. I would always tell our Amazon Good Bye or Hi, I'm back regardless of time! I believe that it provides them a better connection to our weird schedules, and with Amazon's it tends to reduce, the I'm pissed at you period.

 

[Inger]

Prior to retiring, I traveled extensively on business. I would always tell our Amazon Good Bye or Hi, I'm back regardless of time! I believe that it provides them a better connection to our weird schedules, and with Amazon's it tends to reduce, the I'm pissed at you period.

Well I’m not gonna lie-I will be lifting her cover to peek at her when I get home! And of course I follow Al’s suggestion about letting her know in advance, but this unexpected trip didn’t allow for the usual prep AND means I wasn’t there to do the prep for next week’s trip.


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[AmyMyBlueFront]

Inger Little Bumble is wayyy too sweet and obviously thinks your an A number one mom to be ticked off at you for any length of time.Still...we all know where you're coming from!



jim

 

[Inger]

Our brief reunion went well. Unfortunately, I was home for about 36 hours and had to leave again. She didn’t seem very mad, but it might be a different story when I get home on Wednesday. I sure miss my little fluff!


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[wrench13]

Good,Inger. Always tell Bumbley-poo when you'll be leaving and when you will be back. I've been holding up fingers lately for Salty, so he gets an idea of how long I will be away. We just did a gig in Maryland this past weekend, so I held up 2 fingers. Salty wasnt mad at me at all on Monday ( he was asleep by the time we got home). I bet the video of you helped.

 

[Inger]

Good,Inger. Always tell Bumbley-poo when you'll be leaving and when you will be back. I've been holding up fingers lately for Salty, so he gets an idea of how long I will be away. We just did a gig in Maryland this past weekend, so I held up 2 fingers. Salty wasnt mad at me at all on Monday ( he was asleep by the time we got home). I bet the video of you helped.

I always do, thanks to reading about Salty. In fact I tell her every morning whether I’m coming home for lunch and what time I’ll be home after work (three days a week I work 5 minutes away, and the other two it’s just over an hour commute each way). I really think it does make a difference. Once or twice when I’ve come home later than planned, she gives me an earful, but if I’ve given her advance notice she’s usually fine.

Smarter than little kids.


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[Inger]

Ahhhhh home at last! Bumble was very happy to see me, spent lots of time banging her head into my thumb (parrotlet for “skritch me!”), and is now settled into her cage for the night. I’m sitting in the chair next to her cage listening to her grind her beak; all is right with the world.


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[AmyMyBlueFront]

Sweet dreams Ms Bumble...





Jim

 

[GaleriaGila]

Where's the "Parrotlets are Quiet" video? I need to watch it again but I can't find it!

 

[LeaKP]

I love Bumble stories. #teambumble


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[Inger]

Where's the "Parrotlets are Quiet" video? I need to watch it again but I can't find it!

It’s in this thread, on her YouTube channel, and also in April’s POTM [emoji7]


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[Inger]

Took Bumble in for her well-baby check on Saturday. Dr. McLaughlin says she looks great, weight is perfect, feathers are good, heart/lungs sound good, and she’s super cute. Bumble also showed off some of her tricks. Blood test came back all normal. Bumble refused to poop so we’ll do those tests later.

Dr. M is not only a CAV, she also is certified in Fear Free Veterinary Medicine and is spearheading the development of a specific avian fear free program. I could see it in little things like Dr. M playing a little game lightly booping Bumble on the back with her finger before she used the stethoscope and giving her lots of treats during the visit. They also give a mild sedative before bloodwork etc. to keep the bird from experiencing any stress and also to keep them from remembering it so they don’t associate the office with VERY BAD THINGS. They offer a maintenance plan that includes 4 office visits a year, once a year “usual” tests, and then a discount off other services. They encourage you to use a couple of those visits to just come in and let the vet play with your bird and give it treats to create positive associations. I didn’t do that last year, and I only used 3 of my visits, so I’ll probably do it this year.

They also called me on Sunday to check and see how she was doing and to see if I had any questions. I missed the call, and when Dr. M called with blood test results, she asked again.

I’m really impressed with this place.

OH! And today I put Bumble’s harness on her! It’s not a perfect fit so the person who makes them is sending a new one, but since it was on I took her on a quick walk around my apartment complex and we sat in the sun for just a few minutes. This picture was the 5 seconds that she wasn’t chewing the harness!

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[Inger]

Bumble is currently sitting on my finger which is close to my face, one foot pulled up, beak grinding like crazy. So stinking sweet. My arm is falling asleep but I don’t really care. If you want to see and hear this sweetness in action, here’s a link to her Instagram.

https://instagram.com/p/BidQNiJlXjk/

Man I love this little girl [emoji170][emoji170][emoji170]


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[LeaKP]

I’m swooning! Sweet Bumble. [emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]


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