A bun in a bun alert…
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I went to the market today and saw that the Quero-quero couple that live in the parking lot had two chicks that had just come out of the nest.
I didn’t dare get close, as birds are brave and often attack even people they think might threaten their offspring.
Maybe next time I Will take the camera with me.
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Buns in the oven.
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So, the family was moving from Germany to Florida. 
Why do I suspect they should’ve set up traps at the Lufthansa departure gates? 
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Looks pretty normal for me. I also sleep this way. It is relaxing…
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This bird was a complete surprise. Seen while biking around a small lake in St Paul, Minnesota. Lots of cattails, arrowhead plants. The birds you see (and hear) most are red-winged blackbirds, and ducks. Is this bird a parrot? I assume it must have escaped from captivity? What are its chances of survival?
Evidence of…something. Same small lake. I’ve seen fish, turtles, and snakes there. And heard frogs. What would have left these traces?
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How big was it? It looks a lot like a budgerigar but it’s hard to guess without any references for size. If it is I don’t give it much hope - it’ll have escaped, and Minnesota is a tad colder than the Australian desert.
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Theres populations of green parrots living wild in a few US cities, such as Chicago. It does look like a Budgie though, maybe released by a Budgie Smuggler? /s
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To give some hope, I knew someone who had a tropical finch come land on their shoulder…it was obviously not local and turns out to have been a pet that got out by accident, but decided a human could help it and was returned safely. 
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Yes! That definitely looks like it. It was maybe 8 inches, top to tip of tail.
At least it found a lovely area to hang out in, for a while…
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Yup, that sounds pretty budgie.
If it is a domestic budgie, they’re pretty sociable and as @chenille points out, might just prefer human company. And as desert birds they know how to keep warm overnight, in places where clear skies mean baking days and frigid nights.
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Monk Parakeets have moved out of the city mostly at this point, but considering how climate has shifted, it wouldn’t surprise me that they might be in Minnesota now. They create ‘condos’ instead of individual nests, so they are able to keep warm together in the winter.
You’ll know if you’re seeing monk parakeets because they are LOUD! They also poop a lot because they congregate together, so if your car is under the tree, it’s bad.
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But over 18? So, puppies?
ETA: Wait…I mean, no puppies.
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Regardless, the dogs can’t read the sign anyway
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Much as I’m sure you’re all bored to tears of pics of my wee hound, I am about to subject you to more, for he has had his latest haircut!
Doesn’t look too happy about, mind. However, a tummy-rub always makes up for it.
Into town tomorrow, many hearts (both dogsie and yooman) will be broken…
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