I'm not an ordinary budgie!

A new blog launched. / 新しいブログを始めます。

Today is the monthly death anniversary of Namihei, who passed away on August 27, 2017. On this day, I launched a new blog for Ikura and T...

2019/05/27 06:29

Tara's anniversary / タラのお迎え記念日

I had not posted anything here for a month, but I want to say something today, as it's a special day. This time last year I met Tara at a...

2019/04/13 16:19

Happy Hatchday, Tara! / タラ、1歳になりました。

Tara (the blue opaline one) became 1 year old on March 14th. I welcomed him on April 13th in 2018, so he was only a chick at that time. H...

2019/03/16 10:04

Ikura and Tara meet chickweed. / ハコベさん、こんにちは。

Ikura and Tara both are curious budgies and it doesn't take time for them to get used to new things. Plus they love eating anything... bu...

2019/03/10 19:30

So long, my little flight feather! / 風切羽にさようなら。

Tara will become one year old this month. I had been a bit worried about his one flight feather since he faced his first moulting period....

2019/03/02 11:04

Think. Think. Think. / たくさん考える。

A busy bird is a happy bird! When you do brainwork, don't you think you feel hungry so quickly? When I was at school for interpreter, I ...

2019/02/23 09:57

Every budgie is different. / インコはみんなユニーク

I'm often asked how to tame budgies on Instagram. Perhaps they see how Ikura and Tara play through my photos and video clips and wish thei...

2019/02/16 13:01

What I can do for my budgies / 愛鳥さんのためにできること

Since I live with budgies, I've felt that I'm a better person in many ways. First, I do take care of myself and accept what I am. When you...

2019/02/10 11:50

Relaxing time and Twitter / 優しい時間とツイッター

Ikura and Tara always make me happy and the time spending with them is precious. Well, I only recently knew that Google+ would be shut do...

2019/02/03 15:28

Moulting / 換羽

Both Ikura and Tara are suffering from moulting now, but fortunately they are doing well. Ikura has a bit sloppy droppings, but except tha...

2019/01/19 19:23

Ikura's cup of tea, Tara's cup of tea / イクラとタラ 好みはそれぞれ

After I wake up Ikura and Tara, I always give them breakfast in my room. These days I let them work with foraging toys to get their pellet...

2019/01/12 10:05

Happy New Year! / あけましておめでとうございます。

Say hello to 2019! I'm happy to welcome a new year with my beloved budgies, Ikura and Tara. They were doing well during the New Year holid...

2019/01/06 16:56

Get ready for a New Year / 新年を迎えるにあたって

Time flies, and Ikura and Tara fly too! I can't believe that tomorrow will be New Year's Eve. There were so many things happened to me t...

2018/12/30 19:08

Ikura and Tara / イクラとタラ

These days Ikura is trying to preen Tara, but it seems that Tara isn't ready to accept Ikura's kindness yet. But... I can see some change...

2018/12/23 20:56

It's time to prepare for winter. / 冬支度。

In Tokyo it's getting colder these days, and I have attached panel heaters on cages for Ikura and Tara. Well, I haven't used them yet thou...

2018/12/16 15:07

Let's start living healthier. / 生活習慣を見直そう。

I talked about Tara's brownish cere when we visited a vet last weekend and he told me to control his diet. Well, I was wondering if it wo...

2018/12/09 10:58

To balance hormones / ホルモンバランスを整える

I took Ikura and Tara for check-up yesterday, and we didn't find anything wrong with both of them. But I have to think of Tara's diet more...

2018/12/02 11:30

Ikura and Tara debut! / 小鳥のキモチ、イクラとタラのキモチ

Ikura and Tara got interviewed for a magazine a couple of months ago and it was published today! This is the same magazine in which Namih...

2018/11/26 22:23

Bird Life Adviser / バードライフアドバイザー

This weekend I attended a two day seminar on companion birds held by a nonprofit organisation which rescues companion birds. I was planni...

2018/11/25 20:38

Let's do foraging! / ごはんを探そう！

A  busy bird is a happy bird. If a budgie gets bored, it causes a lot of problems. This is why I have to keep Ikura and Tara busy all the...

2018/11/18 15:39

When we are together... / 一緒にいると…

I welcomed Tara this April, but because he was under treatment for a month and spent his time alone in another room, he finally started pl...

2018/11/11 15:13

Because I want to be with you. / これからも一緒にいたいから。

In my room I keep a space for Namihei, who passed away after fighting cancer last summer. I'm not a religious person, and some people may ...

2018/11/04 20:14

Chickweed and glass apple / ハコベとガラスのリンゴ

Chickweed finally sprouted! It was more than a couple of weeks ago mum seeded, so I nearly gave it up. I thought perhaps it would grow onl...

2018/10/28 13:57

Be yourself, behave yourself / 自分らしく、お行儀よく

I took a day off this Tuesday and joined a seminar on companion birds. In the seminar I learned about parrot behaviour and how to train co...

2018/10/20 10:30

Every budgie is extraordinary. / みんな輝いている

It has been 6 months since Ikura came to our house and I'm so happy with him. Well, this blog title, "I'm not an ordinary budgie!" meant ...

2018/10/13 19:39

Best of the best! / 愛鳥さんには最高のものを。

It was a lovely day yesterday, and Ikura and Tara enjoyed bathing a lot. After that they kept staring at each other... perhaps they wanted...

2018/10/07 17:31