Bumble-ing Along

[Inger]

If you take it as part of your carry-on, TSA staff will be hours trying to figure-out what it is!!! Could be fun...

Hmmmmmm....[emoji23] if it wasn’t already a bit of a hassle to take her through security, I’d consider it!!


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[SilverSage]

Cool! I’m always trying to get people to consider taking their birds along on trips and they always look at me like I’m insane!


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She went with me last time I went for a couple of weeks. It was great. My sister made sure the house was bird safe, everyone adored her, and I didn’t spend a single minute of my vacation worrying about her. I don’t know why people wouldn’t want to take them-although Bumble is pretty easy going and not really upset by a change in surroundings or routine as long as she’s with me.


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I’ve taken several trips (usually due to moving) with mine and it’s much easier than traveling with dogs!


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[Inger]

Bumble and I have arrived safely in Virginia. She’s a bit out of sorts this morning, what with a strange cage, strange place, strange people, but I’m sure she’ll get settled soon.

Tomorrow we’ll drive from Fairfax down to Chesapeake to visit a bird mom we met through Instagram. Looking forward to that!


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[Laurasea]

Have a great time!

 

[Tami2]

Oh nice, that sounds wonderful! Have a great time.

 

[SailBoat]

Enjoy your travels!


And, by the way, Congratulations on your (Bumble's) Thread obtaining 75 pages!
Also, nearing 750 permalinks!

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

It's beautiful weather in these parts Ms Inger..great day for you and Bumsie to go galivanting Enjoy your stay!! HI BUMBLYBOO!!


Jim

 

[Rival_of_the_Rickeybird]

I'll second the Boat's commendation on 75 and 750.
This thread is a keeper.

 

[Inger]

We’re having a lovely time down here. The friend I’m staying with lost her beloved parrotlet just a couple of weeks ago. I wasn’t sure she would still want us to come or if it would be too much too soon. But Bumble, the little love of my life, has been FANTASTIC, allowing Melissa to hold her, give her skritches, and feed her nutriberries. She even decided to give Melissa one of her special manicures. [emoji23]Don’t try to tell me these little ones don’t know who needs some extra love.


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[Inger]

Enjoy your travels!


And, by the way, Congratulations on your (Bumble's) Thread obtaining 75 pages!
Also, nearing 750 permalinks!

Woooo! Thanks!!!


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[TiredOldMan]

We’re having a lovely time down here. The friend I’m staying with lost her beloved parrotlet just a couple of weeks ago. I wasn’t sure she would still want us to come or if it would be too much too soon. But Bumble, the little love of my life, has been FANTASTIC, allowing Melissa to hold her, give her skritches, and feed her nutriberries. She even decided to give Melissa one of her special manicures. [emoji23]Don’t try to tell me these little ones don’t know who needs some extra love.


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They understand and react much better than "humans"

 

[Inger]

It is one of the great joys of my life that Bumble would prefer to eat her afternoon snack while sitting on me. Even better if I will feed it to her. And then it really makes the evening perfect when one footsie goes up, the head gets tucked, and she takes a little snooze on my finger. Life with a tiny parrot is awfully good.


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[Inger]

Lest you think she's 100% sweetness and light and 0% Rickeybird . . . last night she pulled my earring out of my ear, flung it away so I had to search for it with a flashlight, and nailed my hand hard with that cute little beaksie of hers multiple times. It was past her bedtime.

Then 2 minutes later, when we started our bedtime routine and she wanted to play our usual game (she sits on my shoulder while I wash her dishes and every time I move my head in her direction she makes a random sound), I couldn't resist her sweetness and was happy to play along as usual.

 

[Inger]

Guess I’ll just be quiet and hold still. [emoji170]


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[TiredOldMan]

Ahhhhhhhh

Thanks for the fix

 

[LeaKP]

Guess I’ll just be quiet and hold still. [emoji170]


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My gracious [emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]


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[saxguy64]

Guess I’ll just be quiet and hold still. [emoji170]


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Awwwwwww. Bumble is so cute! Just in case you didn't already know, we all love her!

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[Inger]

How to Stay Up Way Past Your Bedtime: A Self-Help Guide for Parrots
Written by Bumble

1) About 3 minutes before bedtime, fluff up, pull up a footsie, and tuck your head under your wing for a nap. Your parront will now know that they must not move until you awake. This gets you about 10 minutes.

2) When you wake up, start preening. Make sure to show off your prettiest feathers - the ones that are normally hidden - so your parront doesn’t want to stop you. Easily another 10 minutes here.

3) Antics. At least 5 minutes.

4) Sit on your parront’s shoulder while they perform the nightly routine of washing your dishes. Indicate you want to bathe in the tap (I say “drink” but you do you), but when your mom puts her hand up for you, run away. Repeat as many times as necessary. This will add 3-5 minutes onto the dish washing.

5) The instant they turn off the water, hop down and look at them like they’re idiots for forgetting to bathe you. Now they have to adjust the water all over again-an extra minute.

6) Take a very super extra long bath. Really get soaked. Refuse to be done no matter how many times they tell you that you can’t get any wetter.

7) On the way back to the cage, take a detour and fly over to your boing. Start chewing on that one toy that you’ve chewed exactly twice before even though it’s been there forever. They won’t be able to resist and will probably say “Oh my gosh you little cutie you are finally playing with that toy I bought you in 1973!”

8) When your parront decides to go back to the kitchen to take care of other things while you play, fly over to their head.

9) repeat steps 7 and 8 (indefinitely).

10) When you’re done with steps 7 and 8, this time when your parront picks you up to carry you back to the cage, wipe your beaksie on them with all your might. This will cause them to sit down and skritch you. You’ll get an extra couple of minutes if you manage to look super pathetic and convince them you’re cold, even though they’ve cranked up the heat because you took a full-soak at bedtime.

11) Antics.

By this point, you’ve probably managed an extra hour of time with your hooman. Do one last extraordinarily cute thing and then let them put you to bed. Make sure they hear you scrackle your beak contentedly. That’s their reward.

STEP ONE:

HOW YOU SHOULD LOOK AFTER BATHING:

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[Jen5200]

Yup - she’s a pro

 

[LaManuka]

Oh yes I am familiar with pretty much all of these delaying tactics. However late-night bathing isn’t nearly as effective in a Queensland summer (which I should point out lasts approximately 8 months of the year!)