Yeaaa! Another Hatch Day! Congratulations!
Merlin...you share your birthday with my Dad...he's 64 today
Goodness a bunch of us seem to have 1 year old birds on the forums, including myself with Frankin, Chiquita and Chicken Little...all turned a year old this year.
Have a great day Merlin!
Toni
Happy Birthday to your dad
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This was my first ever meeting with Merlin. I went into the store and started chatting to the girl behind the counter, then 'peep' I spotted Merlin hidden in the food dish of the African Grey's that were in store. I was surprised and told my breeder that I didn't know they ever had sennies! He pulled him out and thrust him into my arms whilst I just stood there and coo'd over him (and took this picture). Fred (my breeder) told me about his dicky leg and I put him on the counter to see him walk. During this time someone came in to view the Grey's and Fred used me and Merlin as an example of how sociable his birds are. "She's never ever seen this bird before today!".
Anyway, long story short. This is my first picture with the 8 week old Merlin, how time has flown, I still remember every detail of that day, the anxiety as I went to the cash machine for the money, the "oh dear Andy's gonna kill me when he finds out" after I'd bought him. Just the absolute pure love I felt for him as soon as I held him. & the way his little face peeked over the side of the dish in that cage in the first place.
My mum always says how much he's grown pretty much every time she sees him, but I don't see him growing since I've only ever been away from him for 12 nights (less than a week after I got him I went on holiday, eek!)
Some more 'baby' pictures (aka. first days home)
He loves his daddys bandana.
I really don't care that people don't think that my love for Merlin is the same as the love a mother has for a child. I've had him since he was pretty much a baby and I'll love him as he's my child until the day he dies (and then some!)
Happy Hatchday Merlin, mummy loves you.
