The cleverness of budgies making use of branches like this! Those pins must be extremely irritating, but the rubbing of the edge of the branch against them would be relieving, while helping to break the sheaths. Budgies are awesome. Thanks and good luck to those who have entered the giveaway already - if you haven't, see last night's post! #accessibility video description: a white budgie with black cheek spots sits on a branch, rubbing his cheeks, nose, and forehead on a sharper smaller protrudi

Mornings with our special needs flock ❤️ We do have special needs birds mixed in with the other parrots, but these guys are more vulnerable and require a bit of extra support. These guys are amazing little fighters, having overcome challenges including French moult, overbreeding, malnutrition, amputation and more. Some the result of unethical breeding, others simply sad accidents. Whatever the case, they live a normal life for them which gives us great joy ❤️ #accessibility video description: a

They may have been bred to showcase a rainbow of different colours, but the original green and yellow budgies will always have a special place. Seeing these guys enjoying stripping the bark and playing with native Aussie foliage is bliss. The lines around their dark eyes (their iris rings) indicate they're mature budgies, and the pinning and head bobbing shows their excitement and affection for each other. As much as we advocate for pet birds, we also need to protect their wild counterparts, and